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Magic forward Otto Porter Jr. missed chance at bigger role due to foot injury

Contract status: Porter completed the final year of a four-year, $106.6 million deal he signed in 2017. Porter is set to become an unrestricted free agent.

The buzz: Porter came to Orlando — along with Wendell Carter Jr. — as part of the trade package that sent Nikola Vucevic to Chicago. Porter’s arrival brought a veteran wing with a 40% career 3-point shooting mark. But Porter wasn’t able to become a more permanent part of the playing rotation as foot pain limited him to just three games.

He logged nearly 25 minutes in his Magic debut — a three-point loss to the Lakers — then contributed 13 points, seven rebounds and four assists in just 21 minutes during a 103-96 win against the Clippers.