The Wizards have a Kristaps Porzingis question to answer

Option 1: Porzingis declines his option to resign with the Washington Wizards

This initially sounds ideal, but say he does decline his option, there aren’t a lot of financial comps out there for what Porzingis brings to the floor, especially for players in his age/service time bracket. However, there is one player who is about as close as it gets, and he just happened to sign an extension of his own.

Like Porzingis, Myles Turner has been in the league since 2016, and can play both the four and the five depending on the team’s needs. Both have a career three-point percentage of about 35 percent, though Porzingis takes twice as many threes and Turner is more effective around the basket.

Per 100 possessions, here’s how the two stack up throughout their careers:

KP: 30.8 points, 12.7 rebounds, 2.7 assists, with a true shooting percentage of 55.6 and a usage rate of about 26.9

MT: 22.3 points, 11.5 rebounds, 2 assists, with a true shooting percentage of 58.2 and a usage rate of about 19.2

Turner’s box score numbers are a bit lower, but he also has the ball less than Porzingis. Turner just signed an extension that will pay him a base salary of $34.6 million, then it decreases to $21 million the following season.

Is $21-25 million a viable option for both the Wizards front office and Porzingis? Not as the payroll stands now. Money needs to be moved, and both the Wizards and Porzingis need to be on the same page when it is.