NBA executives think Porzingis will stay in Washington – Eurohoops

By the Eurohoops team/ [email protected]

The Wizards (11-15) have plenty of offense with Bradley Beal, Kristaps Porzingis and Kyle Kuzma, but the team is neck and neck with the Bulls in the standings. While Kyle Kuzma is a leak risk and precisely the kind of player many rebuilding teams would covet in free agency, according to Bleacher Report, several rival executives believe the Wizards won’t lose Porzingis, who is having a solid season.

He can opt for his $36 million salary for 2023-24 with the Wizards or re-sign to a longer contract at a lower annual price.

Kristaps Porzingis had his first game of 30 points, 10 rebounds and five assists of his career against the Clippers. The Latvian joins Russell Westbrook and Antawn Jamison as the third Wizards player since 2010 to go 30p-15r-5a.

His NBA career began in New York in 2015 when the Knicks selected him as the fourth pick in the NBA draft. After four seasons, he was traded to the Dallas Mavericks, but he’s playing his best basketball in a Wizards uniform.