VICTORIA - When Otto Porter Jr. was considering an offer from the Toronto Raptors, he didn’t have to look far for a scouting report.
“First thing he did (was call me),” Thaddeus Young said. “He said ‘Yo, Toronto’s calling me, what’s up?’”
Porter and Young were teammates for parts of two seasons from 2019 to ‘21 with the Chicago Bulls, and remained friends.
“I said ‘Come on through, come on through, we’re family over here,’” Young told Porter. “’Just come on through, sign the deal and let’s go, we’ll be ready to rock and roll.’”
The two were reunited with the Raptors when Young signed a contract extension in Toronto this past summer, and Porter agreed to a two-year deal with the Raptors on the heels of helping the Golden State Warriors to an NBA championship.