Trading Otto Porter Jr. was just the beginning for the Washington Wizards.
The Wizards sent forward Markieff Morris and a 2023 second-round draft pick to the New Orleans Pelicans late Wednesday in exchange for forward Wesley Johnson — another salary dump that helps them get out of the luxury tax. The news was reported by The Athletic.
Morris, who the Wizards acquired in 2016, was in the last year of his contract, making $8.6 million. By comparison, Johnson makes $6.1 million — and the net difference helps the Wizards get under the tax for this season.