Ernie Grunfeld and the Washington Wizards had planned for summer ’16 years ahead of time.
Like a college student wanting to spend his spring break in Cancun, the Wizards had created a plan: leave enough cap room for hometown free agent Kevin Durant and figure out the rest later.
The Wizards were convinced they were going to Cancun. They had the money to do so. But then their supposed friend never even called.
Durant, whom the Wizards had made room for since 2013, didn’t even schedule a meeting with the team, leaving Washington with a bunch of other not-so-enticing free agents.