The Washington Wizards selected Otto Porter with the third pick in the 2013 draft. He came into the league with high expectations because of where he was drafted, but he struggled to live up to those expectations early in his career. Injuries limited him to 37 games in his rookie season, and it took him nearly his entire second season to earn consistent playing time under Randy Wittman.
He finally became the full-time starter in his third season, but that coincided with the Wizards taking a step backward after two straight playoff appearances. Fair or not, some of the blame on Washington’s struggles were attributed from the drop off from Trevor Ariza and Paul Pierce to Otto Porter, even though he had steadily improved from his rookie year.