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Former top-3 pick Otto Porter Jr. is retiring from the NBA after 11 seasons. Porter announced the news Monday via the team for whom he last played — the Utah Jazz. The Jazz had waived Porter just hours prior to the announcement. “For the past …
A recent NBA champion may be up for grabs in the coming days. Tony Jones of The Athletic reports this week that the Utah Jazz have granted veteran forward Otto Porter Jr. permission to return home as the team gets ready for the second half of the …
The Golden State Warriors have lost some key role players from their championship squad, and Otto Porter Jr. is the latest one to go. On Friday, Yahoo Sports’ Chris Haynes reported that Porter Jr. had agreed to a two-year deal with the Toronto …
The Orlando Magic appear to be intent on blowing up their roster ahead of Thursday’s trade deadline, and trading Nikola Vucevic was their first big move. The Magic have traded Vucevic and Al-Farouq Aminu to the Chicago Bulls for Otto Porter, …
Otto Porter’s Chicago Bulls career may be coming to an end before too long. Porter signed a 4-year, $106.5 million contract with the Washington Wizards three years ago and was traded to the Bulls last year. He has a $28.49 million option for …
Otto Porter says the Washington Wizards lied to him about his trade status. Porter was dealt by the Wizards to the Chicago Bulls in a salary dump on Wednesday. Saturday’s game against his former team was his second with Chicago. Before the …
The Washington Wizards were looking to trade Otto Porter and have found a taker in the Chicago Bulls. The Wizards dealt Porter to the Bulls for Bobby Portis and Jabari Parker on Wednesday, as first reported by The Athletic’s Shams Charania. …
The calendar has flipped to November, Daylight Savings Time is no more, and most teams have played their first ten games or so, leaving roughly 72 contests remaining on the schedule. Of course, that can only mean one thing: [sounds airhorn] …
The Wizards showed they were serious about keeping Otto Porter by matching the offer sheet from the Nets. Earlier in the week, Porter agreed to a $106 million max deal with the Nets. It had been reported Washington would match any offers Porter …
The Washington Wizards made a move on Friday that seems to have a more significant meaning. The Wizards renounced the rights to Bojan Bogdanovic. Bogdanovic is set to sign with the Indiana Pacers on a two-year, $21 million deal, according to …
If the Washington Wizards want to keep Otto Porter moving forward, it’s going to cost them a lot of money. Porter agreed to a four-year, $106 million max deal with the Brooklyn Nets, according to The Vertical’s Shams Charania. Porter is a …
Whatever happens this offseason, it sounds as though Washington Wizards forward Otto Porter Jr. is in line for a major payday. The restricted free agent reportedly has a max offer sheet in hand from the Sacramento Kings, a deal that would pay him …
The Washington Wizards are apparently feeling lucky. ESPN’s Zach Lowe reports on Friday that the Wizards would “likely” deal forward Otto Porter plus one protected pick to rent Paul George for a year. The 24-year-old Porter, an …
Otto Porter was gushing blood and had to exit the court during the third quarter of the Wizards’ playoff game against the Celtics on Tuesday night. Porter was guarding Jae Crowder and then switched to defend Isaiah Thomas, who inadvertently hit …
The Brooklyn Nets may be putting their radar on Otto Pilot this offseason. Brian Lewis of the New York Post reports on Thursday that the Nets are expected to go after “some max salary restricted free-agent wings” in the summer, including …
Gentlemen, rev up your rivalry engines because we may have a new one brewing in the Eastern Conference. After Washington’s 117-108 loss to Boston on Wednesday, Wizards forward Otto Porter called out the Celtics for being a dirty team. …
