Lorenzo Romar's firing could cause a major domino effect for Washington, No. 1 recruit Michael Porter Jr.

Lorenzo Romar is out at Washington, which on the surface seems fairly straightforward considering that Washington hasn’t been to the NCAA tournament since 2011, and just went 2-16 in the Pac-12 despite having likely No. 1 NBA draft pick Markelle Fultz.

The situation at Washington in the wake of Romar’s firing is more convoluted than any other we’re likely to see this college basketball offseason. Let’s tackle it through bullet points.

—For starters, Michael Porter Jr., who is the No. 1 player in the class of 2017 according to multiple scouting services, had been committed to Washington. He also just so happens to be Lorenzo Romar’s Godson. His father, Michael Porter Sr., also spent the past season as an assistant on Romar’s staff.

It appears with Romar moving on, the elder Porter will be as well. The destination? Missouri, which hired Cuonzo Martin away from Cal earlier in the day on Wednesday. Porter Sr. had previously spent six seasons with the Missouri women’s basketball program, including three as an assistant. He then left for his first stint in the men’s game when he was offered a job by his longtime friend Romar, who had first helped get him into coaching long before his sons had become elite recruits.

—As for Michael Porter Jr., there appears to be some debate over whether or not the McDonald’s All-American actually signed a letter of intent.

Washington, however, explicitly stated back in November that Porter Jr. did, in fact, sign his letter of intent. The fact that the school and coaching staff have been mentioning him by name ever since would further back up the notion that Porter Jr. had put his college intentions in writing.

Regardless, Washington would likely let Porter Jr. out of his LOI since it fired the coach he agreed to play for. If they refused, however, Porter Jr. might be forced to take his case to the NCAA. One way or the other, the chances of Porter Jr. ever suiting up for the Washington Huskies are now minuscule.

—Porter Jr. went ahead and voiced his thoughts on Twitter after the firing.

—Michael Porter Sr.’s other sons, Jontay and Coban, can also play. Jontay is a four-star prospect whom ESPN currently has as the No. 26 overall player in the class of 2018. Coban is a freshman who saw time on the varsity this season with his older brothers at Nathan Hale High School in Seattle.

Jontay took to Twitter to echo a sentiment similar to his brother’s.

—Speaking of Nathan Hale, the story goes even deeper when we start looking there.

The first-year coach at Nathan Hale this season was Brandon Roy, the three-time NBA All-Star who played for Romar at Washington from 2002-06. No one seems to agree on exactly how Roy got to Nathan Hale, but soon after he accepted the job in June of 2016, he had seven new transfers including the Porter brothers. Led by the play of the oldest Porter brother, Nathan Hale went from a 3-18 team in 2015-16 to one that finished its season 29-0 and ranked atop the USA TODAY Sports’ Super 25 national rankings.

Despite having just one year of coaching experience at any level, Roy is the choice by more than a few Washington fans and alumni to replace Romar. He’s young (32), he’s a name that resonates with the recruits on the AAU circuit, he might be able to keep the Porter kids in purple and gold, and if all else fails, he probably couldn’t do worse than the 9-22 mark the team put up this past season.

—Despite his lousy record in recent years, Romar has always been very well-liked by most who have played for, known, or covered him. Included in that group is Fultz, who took to Twitter to share some thoughts on his head coach for his only college season.

A number of former and current players shared similar thoughts. There has also been at least one report that multiple starters and committed recruits have already announced their intentions to head elsewhere.

So clearly, there’s a lot to unfold and digest here. Washington wasn’t the first power conference job to open up this year, and it’s not going to be the last. It’s probably going to have the most interesting saga to follow, though.