After four months of silence following the Ernie Grunfeld firing, it wasn’t exactly clear what the Washington Wizards were doing – if anything – to find his replacement. As the days until the draft passed by, the Wizards seemed no closer to making their front office selection. Until yesterday.
Finally, we are starting to hear some legitimate news about who the Wizards are considering for their top front office position. It’s been known that Tommy Sheppard, the Wizards Senior Vice President of Basketball Operations now acting as interim GM, is a candidate for the job. But which executives outside of the organization would be considered?