I'd like to try and call Washington see if we can work something for Porter while eating Mahinmi along the way. Doesn't affect any long-term signing with the core for us and only takes out a majority of our 2019 cap room (which is... who cares). Something like:
Kings get:
Porter
Mahinmi
Wizards get:
$40 mil in cap room for the 2019 season
Shumpert
ZBO
Ben
JJ (or Skal)
3 2nd round picks
Might seem like we aren't giving them the value, but I can very easily their ownership getting fed up with a bottom feeder team that will be OVER the cap with $109 mil committed to 4 guys (Wall, Beal, Porter, Mahinmi) next season. That's with having Dwight with a PO, Rivers, Markieff, Jeff Green a UFA, Oubre and Satoransky a RFA; which makes it a fairly daunting task to have for them to retool with no money. Us freeing them of the Mahinmi and Porter deal gives them the chance to try and make a splash in the 2019 FA class and get a "third star" next to Wall and Beal. The 2nd round picks offer cost controlled contracts they've seemingly ignored the last 5 years that's needed when you have expensive stars and they get a rookie cost controlled young guy in JJ or Skal.
It boils down to how desperate the Wizards get if they keep losing. They might be able to find better value for Porter somewhere (not exactly sure where or what with his contract), but they certainly won't be able to find anyone to take Mahinmi's deal with it. Clearing $40 mil off your books, getting a plethora of 2nd round picks and a cost-controlled young guy should at least get the conversation going if I'm the Wizards.