Otto Porter

Otto Porter
Player information
Full name	Otto Porter Jr.
birthday	3rd June 1993 (age 27)
place of birth	St. Louis , Missouri , United States
size	203 cm
position	Small forward
college	Georgetown
NBA draft	2013 , 3rd pick , Washington Wizards
Club information
society	Chicago Bulls
league	NBA
Jersey number	22nd
Clubs as active
2013–2019 Washington Wizards Chicago Bulls since 2019 0

Otto Porter Jr. (born June 3, 1993 in St. Louis , Missouri ) is an American basketball player who currently plays for the Chicago Bulls in the NBA . He was selected third in the 2013 NBA draft by the Washington Wizards .

Career

After two years at Georgetown University , Porter decided in 2013 to enroll for the NBA draft and was selected third by the Washington Wizards in late June . In the Wizards' arena, the Verizon Center , he had already played games with the Georgetown Hoyas college team during his time .

In his first year as a pro for the Wizards, Porter had disappointing results for a top three pick. In 37 games he came to 2.1 points and 1.5 rebounds per game, with a 36% field hit rate. In his sophomore year, he played 74 games on 11 starts, scoring 6.0 points and 3.0 rebounds per game. In the play-offs he was able to improve to 10.0 points and 8.0 rebounds in 8 games.

Porter has been on the starting line-up of the Wizards since his third year as a professional. While Porter had made a name for himself in the previous year primarily through individual mistakes, he was able to convince in the Wizards jersey for the first time in the 2015/16 season . For the first time, he scored over 10 points per game, with a hit rate of over 50%. At the latest since the following season, 2016/17 , Porter has played a very important role in the team from the capital. He played 80 games in the regular season, out of a possible 82, all of them in the starting line-up. He was able to significantly improve his values ​​from the previous year. His improvement in threesome was particularly noticeable . Porter was able to improve its three-man quota by almost 7% compared to the previous year.

Porter in May 2017

At the end of his fourth season, Porter's rookie contract expired. The Brooklyn Nets offered him a contract on maximum terms, $ 106.5 million for four years. The wizards had the right to match offers from the competition and did so. Thus Porter became the top earner at the Wizards and is currently receiving more money than the stars of the team, John Wall and Bradley Beal .

In February 2019, Porter was transferred to the Chicago Bulls in exchange for Bobby Portis and Jabari Parker .

Others

In the 2014/15 season , Porter involuntarily caused a curiosity. In the game against the Chicago Bulls , Porter was busy protecting Tony Snell while the Bulls were setting up the game . Both players stood on the edge of the three-point line and looked at Aaron Brooks who had the ball . At some point Snell began to run inside while Porter, who was still looking at Brooks, stood motionless. Only seconds later did he realize that Snell was already gone and ran after him, but could no longer prevent his successful throw. This scene was then shown several times on programs such as Inside the NBA , with Shaquille O'Neal nicknamed "Ottopilot" as a reference to autopilot . Porter is the reigning Shaqtin 'A Fool MVP . He was awarded for the best and funniest mishaps of the 2014/15 season , with the aforementioned scene also making a contribution. He replaces last year's winner Kendrick Perkins .

Web links

Commons : Otto Porter  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Otto Porter - player profile on NBA.com
• Otto Porter - player profile on basketball-reference.com (English)
• Otto Porter - Profile at nbadraft.net (English)

Individual evidence

1. ^ Porter's new contract ; Accessed December 30, 2017; washingtonpost.com (English)
2. ^ Salary distribution in Washington 2017/18 ; Accessed December 30, 2017; hoopshype.com (English)