32 Facts About Bobby Portis

1. On May 2018, Bobby Portis surprised his mum with a new fully-furnished house, just north of Little Rock, where Portis was born.

2. Bobby Portis had a rough childhood and didn't grow up in a privileged home; his mother worked with the American Airlines and his maternal grandfather Otis was a cab driver.

3. Bobby Portis was traded by the Chicago Bulls to the Washington Wizards on Wednesday, and he finds Chicago's reason for the trade to be laughable.

4. Bobby Portis had 33 points in his final game as a Bull and 30 points in his first game as a Wizard.

5. Bobby Portis will make his Wizards debut Friday against the Cavaliers.

6. Bobby Portis will be given quality run right out of the gate, with coach Scott Brooks noting he sees Portis as a power forward and center.

7. Bobby Portis is expected to play 20-plus minutes during his Wizards debut against the Cavaliers on Friday, Chase Hughes of NBC Sports Washington reports.

8. On February 6, 2019, Bobby Portis was traded, along with Jabari Parker and a 2023 second-round pick, to the Washington Wizards in exchange for Otto Porter.

9. Bobby Portis signed his rookie scale contract with the Bulls on July 7, 2015.

10. Bobby Portis was named one of 20 finalists for the John R Wooden Award for national college player of the year, one of only two players from the SEC.

11. Bobby Portis was a highly decorated prep player there, earning McDonald's and Parade All-American status and was named Mr Basketball of Arkansas in 2013.

12. Bobby Portis played college basketball for the Arkansas Razorbacks and was drafted with the 22nd overall pick by the Chicago Bulls in the 2015 NBA draft.

13. Bobby Portis was born on February 10, 1995 and is an American professional basketball player for the Washington Wizards of the National Basketball Association.

14. Bobby Portis averaged 17.7 points and 8.8 rebounds for the Hogs.

15. Bobby Portis suffered a knee injury during Wednesday's game against the Hornets and will undergo a scan on that knee Thursday.

16. Bobby Portis has been diagnosed with a sprained MCL in his right knee and will be out four-to-six weeks, Shams Charania of The Athletic reports.

17. Bobby Portis drives to the rim and finishes with a floater in the paint.

18. Bobby Portis became the first in-state McDonald's All-American to sign with the Razorbacks since Corliss Williamson in 1992.

19. Bobby Portis gets the pass and throws down the massive dunk over Michael Kidd-Gilchrist.

20. Bobby Portis has a girlfriend named Kanesha Woods, it has not been ascertained when the duo started dating.

21. Bobby Portis had a short career set back on October 17, 2017, after a brawl with teammate Nikola Mirotic during practice whom he punched in the face.

22. Bobby Portis played in a total of 70 college basketball games at Arkansas Razorback mean's team begining from 2013 to 2015.

23. Bobby Portis had some solid talent which is what got him drafted.

24. Bobby Portis tweeted, "I didn't need Kentucky to make it to the NBA but thats none of my business.

25. Bobby Portis has been going about 80 percent at recent practice runs.

26. Bobby Portis has played in four games and Kris Dunn (left knee) has appeared in one.

27. Bobby Portis has emerged as a legitimate Sixth Man of the Year candidate.

28. Bobby Portis started the first four games of the season, but has been out since with the same injury as Dunn.

29. On June 25, 2015, Bobby Portis was selected with the 22nd overall pick in the 2015 NBA draft by the Chicago Bulls.

30. On March 10, 2015, Bobby Portis was selected as the SEC Player of the Year by the league's coaches.

31. In his sophomore season, Bobby Portis was named to the preseason All-SEC team and led the Razorbacks to a top 25 ranking.

32. Bobby Portis was a preseason menace against the Pacers when he made a few three pointers and scored 20 points as the Bulls worked over the Pacers in the final practice game.