Salt Lake City – Otto Porter Jr., a Utah Jazz forward, has announced his retirement after 11 seasons in the NBA.
Otto Porter Jr. retires.
The Jazzman announced the news on Monday, March 11.
“For the past 11 years, I had the chance to live my lifelong dream of playing in the NBA,” Porter Jr. said in a statement. “That dream was realized by winning the NBA Championship! Unfortunately, my body is not allowing me to perform at the level that I expect of myself, therefore I’ve chosen to quit.”
Porter Jr. joined the Jazz after being traded from the Toronto Raptors in February.
After moving to Utah, Porter Jr. never played for the Jazz and spent the final weeks of his career away from the organization.
Otto Porter’s NBA Career
Porter Jr. was selected by the Washington Wizards with the third overall pick in the 2013 NBA Draft following a great college career at Georgetown.
The forward spent the first five and a half years of his NBA career with the Wizards before being traded to the Chicago Bulls during the 2018-19 season. Porter Jr. remained with the Windy City until the 2020-21 season, when he joined the Magic. Following his stint in Chicago, Porter Jr.
Played for the Magic, Warriors, and Raptors. He helped the Warriors win the NBA championship in 2022, his only season with the franchise.
The forward signed with Toronto in 2022 and appeared in only 23 games over the course of a season and a half.
Porter Jr. has a lifetime average of 10.3 points per game on 47.7% shooting, including 39.7% on three-pointers. In addition, he averaged 4.9 rebounds, 1.5 assists, 0.4 blocks, and 1.1 steals a game while playing 25.4 minutes. He started 319 games out of 527 total.
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