God will let you know.’ Now, it’s his turn. But how far he’s come, it’s just a blessing because when he first got to the NBA, he was saying, ‘Mama, when is it going to be my turn?’ I said, ‘Boy, just hold on. I always told him, ‘If you ever go to the NBA, they’re going to be looking for players to shoot the three.’“I’m glad that he’s improved on his three. “Whenever we’d been in the postseason, in the regionals or state, then he’d start shooting them. “Whenever he was in school, he never shot out on the three-point line,” Elnora said. It’s typical Porter, producing without hogging the ball, running all over the court, scoring at the rim, from midrange and from deep despite the Celtics’ determination to eliminate his clean three-point looks. He’s averaging 16 points and 9.3 rebounds. Although his three-pointer isn’t falling, Porter is shooting 57.1 percent in three games this series. But for now, he’s focused on helping the Wizards advance past the Boston Celtics in the Eastern Conference semifinals. This summer, when Porter will be a restricted free agent, he could command $100 million for his combination of skill, hustle, basketball smarts and knack for making winning plays. The improvement has transformed him from a versatile player slowly finding his way as a pro to an invaluable NBA commodity: a shooter with a diverse skill set. The Washington Wizards small forward has grown from a rookie who made just four three-pointers in the 2013-14 season to the league’s fifth-most accurate deep shooter, at 43.4 percent. His range extends well beyond the free throw line, for sure. is one of the most efficient scorers in the NBA. He’s come a long way from when we were just trying to get a consistent form and make ’em from the free throw line. “I just wanted him to hold it and shoot it right. “I just had one thing in mind,” Elnora said, laughing. Her husband, Otto Sr., would come home and worry about footwork and using the legs. She emphasized the follow through and hold. She told him to focus on the rim and to see the ball roll off his fingertips. Elnora taught young Otto, about 8, how to position his hands. They stood on a paved slab in their backyard and went through the basics. Of all the gifted southeast Missouri players named Porter or Timmons - the two royal basketball families of that area - Elnora Timmons Porter influenced her son’s now-esteemed jump shot the most. Here’s Jerry Brewer of the Washington Post with the details: In short time, Porter has become of the NBA’s best 3-point shooters, and it’s a credit to the woman in the house who taught her son to play with a purpose. got game from mom - One of the Washington Wizards’ promising young players was named after his father but got his game from his mother.
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