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Washington Wizards: 5 predictions for the 2018-19 NBA season

By Jerran Anderson

WASHINGTON, D.C. - OCTOBER 5: John Wall #2 of the Washington Wizards is introduced during a pre-season game against the Miami Heat on October 5, 2018 at Capital One Arena, in Washington, D.C. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2018 NBAE (Photo by Ned Dishman/NBAE via Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, D.C. - OCTOBER 5: John Wall #2 of the Washington Wizards is introduced during a pre-season game against the Miami Heat on October 5, 2018 at Capital One Arena, in Washington, D.C. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2018 NBAE (Photo by Ned Dishman/NBAE via Getty Images) /
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3. Otto Porter Jr. will average 2.5 3-point makes per game

Otto Porter Jr. is another player on the Wizards roster with breakout candidate written all over him. His numbers did go up slightly in 2017-18, as he averaged 14.7 points per game on 44.1 percent shooting from 3-point land. His challenge in 2018-19, though, will be averaging 2.5 3-point makes per game.

It’s been no secret head coach Scott Brooks wants Otto Porter to shoot more 3-pointers. It doesn’t seem like much, especially since he produced 1.8 3-point makes last season. In total, Porter shot 313 shots from 3-point range last season. In 2016-17, he shot 341 3-point attempts.

Surprisingly, Porter took fewer shots from behind the arc last year with John Wall out for half the season. In a league where small-ball is taking over, Porter should be set to shoot more from behind the arc. If his efficiency takes a hit, so be it.

His teammate, Bradley Beal, took his 35.7 3-point percentage in stride last season while averaging 2.4 makes per game from behind the arc. Porter can have a breakout season of his own from the 3-point arc and it wouldn’t hurt the Washington Wizards’ overall profile in the long run.

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