Washington Wizards center Kristaps Porzingis will opt-in his player option for the 2023-24 NBA season, according to Keith Smith of Sportrac.
Something that is picking up more and more buzz: Kristaps Porzingis opting in for $36M with Washington next season. Under the old front office, the assumption was Porzingis would opt out and re-sign on a long-term deal with Wizards. He may take the money now and hit FA in 2024.
— Keith Smith (@KeithSmithNBA) June 14, 2023
As Smith wrote in his tweet and as we also wrote back in March, then-General Manager Tommy Sheppard was interested in signing him to a long term deal.