« Reply #1750 on: February 20, 2017, 10:34:02 AM »
I have read reports that Brooklyn is prepared to offer Otto Porter a max contract after the season. He will help them but not significantly.
Probably a smart move from them. What if they tried to max out Porter and Ibaka? Would they come together on a team with Lopez and Lin? Could that work?
Why in the world would either Porter or Ibaka sign with BKN, though? They are just dreadful. Since Toronto just traded for Serge, it is likely they sign him to a pretty hefty deal. They can also offer a 5th year which is humongous with his age concerns.
With Porter, he is going to have several teams lined up to offer max or near max offers (including the Wiz). Assuming he wanted to leave, why wouldn't he choose a team like the Cs over BKN? A lot of things would have to really fall right for BKN to sign anybody of consequence. We saw how things went down this past off-season when they had loads of money to spend.
Porter's been third fiddle in Washington, he might like the opportunity to show he's capable of being the lead dog. Of course, he's restricted, and Washington could match (although I'm on record as saying they won't if he's offered the max.)
Good point. I don't think Brooklyn will be the only team offering Porter the max though.
There will be a large amount of teams offering Porter max money and the Wizards will match.
Maybe Porter wants to live in New York City and have a bigger role on his team. I don't think it's true but it wouldn't be the craziest thing to ever happen in the NBA.
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