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Revisiting the Terrible Kelly Oubre for Trevor Ariza Trade

Ernie Grunfeld was the General Manager for the Washington Wizards for 16 years. During his reign, Grunfeld made numerous terrible or questionable decisions. If I wanted to list them all, this article would take hours to read from beginning to end. Instead, I’ll just focus on one of his final moves.

The last straw for Wizards fans came when Grunfeld traded Kelly Oubre to the Phoenix Suns in December of last season.

At the time of the trade, the Wizards were a lackluster team who played without heart, passion, or team chemistry. They were in danger of missing the playoffs for the first time since the 2015-2016 season.