Reports: Wizards send Porter to Bulls for Portis, Parker

The Washington Wizards traded Otto Porter Jr. to the Chicago Bulls in exchange for Bobby Portis and Jabari Parker, according to multiple published reports Wednesday night. The deal, which took place less than 24 hours before the NBA's trade deadline, also includes a 2023 second-round pick going from Chicago to Washington.

Porter, who averaged 12.6 points and 5.6 rebounds with the Wizards this season, has two years and $55.7 million remaining on his contract. The 25-year-old Georgetown product is expected to join the Bulls' starting lineup at small forward. Portis, 23, averaged 14.1 points and 7.3 rebounds in 22 games (six starts) for the Bulls this season. He was in his fourth year with Chicago, which selected him in the first round (No. 22 overall) out of Arkansas in 2015.

The deal ends a failed experiment for Parker, 23, who grew up in Chicago and hoped for a positive homecoming. He averaged 14.3 points and 6.2 rebounds in 39 games (17 starts) with the Bulls, but he spent substantial time on the bench in recent weeks as the team turned to more developmental prospects instead. Portis recently told reporters that he hoped to remain with the team for the long term through its rebuilding process.

"Bobby Portis just left the United Center," The Athletic's Darnell Mayberry reported on his Twitter account. "All he had with him was a small Louis Vuitton backpack on his back, a pair of shoes and a Bulls jersey. He looked shellshocked." --Field Level Media