Raptors: 3 contracts Otto Porter Jr. deal is much better than

1. PJ Tucker, Philadelphia 76ers

Tucker has bounced around from team to team over the last few seasons, but he always seems to come out of these wild trades smelling like a rose and ending up on contending teams. Philly wanted some of that corner 3-pointer magic, but Tucker’s contract is questionable.

Tucker signed a three-year, $33 million contract even though he hasn’t averaged more than eight points per game since 2015-16. Tucker’s value clearly goes beyond the box score, but $11 million per year to someone who will be 40 by the time the contract ends

PJ Tucker is an overpay for a Toronto Raptors rival.

The 76ers had a rock-solid rotation before they decided to acquire Tucker, but the veteran starting to show his age could throw a wrench into things. Replacing Danny Green as the designated corner 3-ball marksman, Tucker’s skillset seems too niche for s contract like that at this stage of his career.

The Raptors will ask Porter to do a lot of things that Philadelphia will task Tucker with, and they likely won’t have to commit as much to him from a financial point of view. Tucker is a fine one-year upgrade, but that long-year deal will be something that Daryl Morey is going to have to navigate around.