There has been some recent talk swirling around the internet about the potential value of the Wizards’ starting small forward, Otto Porter. He is having a career year, playing to the point that where there has been chatter that he deserves a max contract.
Before the Wizards start thinking about locking up Porter to a big, long-term deal, they should think long and hard about alternatives. This certainly isn’t an indictment on Porter as a player, but it has more to do with adding another max player to a payroll that’s already bloated with some unfavorable long-term deals.