The Bulls’ acquisition of Otto Porter Jr. sets them up to have a talented two-way wing with elite shooting potential the next two-and-a-half seasons. But dealing for Porter wasn’t free, and in acquiring Porter the Bulls were forced to give up a player Zach LaVine called “the glue of the team.”
And on Saturday night Bobby Portis showed the Bulls exactly what they decided to give up, torching a Bulls group that looked like it was missing its emotional leader and captain. Portis wasn’t all that efficient in the Wizards’ 134-125 victory over the Bulls, but like most of this statlines his 10 points, 12 rebounds and four assists went much farther than the box score.