Chicago Bulls: 3 reasons trading for Otto Porter Jr. makes sense

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3. The Wizards are growing desperate

While Dwight Howard was hardly going to be considered a savior to the John Wall and Bradley Beal era, the recent news of John Wall’s season-ending injury solidifies this season’s fate.

The Wizards’ hopes for a deep playoff run are all but gone.

With rumors swirling even before that news, the truth is that there will now be more pressure than ever for the Wizards to blow it up and start from scratch.

But why Porter first when John Wall and Bradley Beal have even more value and money to get off the books?

Moving Porter first will signal to other teams that the Wizards are serious in their intent to rebuild. With the absence of Porter, the Wizards can still sell tickets this season to see Bradley Beal. The opposite scenario can’t really happen: Porter cannot be the centerpiece to any team (even one on its way into a turbulent rebuild).

With John Wall being owed a ridiculous $141 million through the 2022-23 season, he will need to at least undergo a successful surgery and a near recovery (like, this offseason) before teams will give honest bids for him.

Bradley Beal is the most appealing and easiest to move of the three. He can lead a team, he can score as well as any other All-Star in the East, and best of all, he is only owed $81 million through the 2020-21 season — a modest price for the talent that he is.

Moving Porter is the move to start with before this trade deadline.

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