The 10 worst free agents in Washington Wizards history

Otto Porter Jr was once a top pick, but injuries stunted his growth.

After being selected third overall by the Washington Wizards in the 2013 NBA draft, Otto Porter Jr immediately missed 45 games. He also didn’t do much on the basketball court as he averaged 2.1 points per game.

However, since he was drafted in 2013 and was showing promise in his third season, that set him up for an extension in the infamous 2016 offseason.

Some teams used the huge spike in cap space to sign big names like the Golden State Warriors who signed Kevin Durant and the Cleveland Cavaliers who extended superstar LeBron James to a three-year deal. The Washington Wizards signed Otto Porter Jr to a giant extension, making over $25 million per year.

The Wizards quickly realized their mistake though as his development slowed and injuries continued to pile up. They ended up moving him to the Chicago Bulls where he would rarely play. After the 2018-19 season, he wouldn’t even hit 30 games played until last season.

Porter has played five games against the Wizards since being traded. It’s been four and a half seasons since he has played in Washington. Only one of those seasons was in the Western Conference and he played half a season with a division rival.

He is once again injured and will only play eight games this season. Somehow this is not his career low.

Essentially, the Washington Wizards gave a young role player a max contract, or at least close to one, and since then has played under 20 games two times and over 60 games once.

This contract gets some slack as it was in 2016 and nearly every team made some questionable financial decisions that offseason. Looks at Michael Conley becoming the third highest paid player in history.