Washington Wizards: 15 best draft picks of all-time

Point guard Kevin Porter took the NBA by storm by the time it was his turn to hit the floor for the Bullets. He was drafted out of Saint Francis University (PA) where he put up 23.8 points per game in 72 career games. The Bullets drafted him with the ninth pick in the third round of the 1972 NBA Draft, 39th overall pick.

While he wasn’t the most efficient shooter for the Bullets, the 6-foot floor general found his niche another way. He led the NBA in assists per game (8.0) during the 1974-75 season. He led the league in assists and assists per game four times in his career, earning the league’s assist champion award.

During the same season, Porter and the Bullets made it all the way to the 1975 NBA Finals, the second time in franchise history. The team fell in four games to the Golden State Warriors.

He averaged 14.4 points, 7.3 assists and 2.4 rebounds per contest through 17 appearances that season. In 30 playoff appearances, Porter produced 11.6 points, 5.8 assists and 2.1 rebounds per game.

After six seasons with the Washington organization, Porter made two stops in his NBA career. He played 74 games with the New Jersey Nets and 190 games for the Detroit Pistons.

As a member of the Pistons, Porter became the first player to record over 1,000 assists in a single season in 1978-79. He also led the league in assists (1,099) and assists per game (13.4) that same year.

Porter finished his career with the Bullets from 1979-83, playing his last contest on Jan. 14, 1983.