Just more than a week after firing Randy Wittman, the Washington Wizards have a new coach.
Washington hired former Oklahoma City Thunder coach Scott Brooks on Thursday, signing him to a five-year, $35 million deal, according to several reports, and making him the team’s fifth coach in the 13 years that Ernie Grunfeld has been general manager of the organization.
Brooks, 50, comes to Washington after a year out of the NBA. He was fired by the Thunder following the 2014-15 season, when it finished 45-37 and out of the playoffs for the first time in his six full seasons as coach of the team.