Washington Wizards: Grading John Wall, The Starting 5

Washington Wizards: Grading The Starting Five

Oct 30, 2015; Milwaukee, WI, USA; Washington Wizards guard Bradley Beal (3) celebrates with guard John Wall (2) after scoring a 3-point shot in the fourth quarter against the Milwaukee Bucks at BMO Harris Bradley Center.The Wizards beat the Bucks 118-113. Mandatory Credit: Benny Sieu-USA TODAY Sports /

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3. Consistent Otto

Otto Porter was the big question mark coming into this season because he would be forced to take on the starting responsibilities. Porter’s success in the postseason last season has been made well-known over the course of the summer. After being selected with the third overall pick in the 2013 NBA Draft, Porter had not been panning out the way the Wizards had hoped. Head coach Randy Wittman began inserting him in the rotation during the playoffs when they would play smaller with Paul Pierce at the power forward position.

Porter has seen an increase in his minutes from 19.4 last season to 32.9 throughout the first 10 games this season. He has doubled his point average from last season to 13.9 to go along with 4.9 rebounds and 2.4 assists per game. Porter has been the perfect complimentary piece next to John Wall and Bradley Beal.

Ideally, Porter’s three-point percentage should be higher than it is now (28.6%) because of how many open looks he gets, but that will come with time. He has been the beneficiary of getting out and being on the finishing end of transition opportunities with John Wall in the Wizards’ new uptempo offense. If Porter can improve his long distance shooting a bit more, he will be a huge piece of the puzzle as the season continues.

Grade= B

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