Several days after an agreement was reached, the Washington Wizards announced on Tuesday that Scott Brooks would become the organization’s 24th coach.
Brooks becomes the fifth coach to work for team president and general manager Ernie Grunfeld during Grunfeld’s 13 seasons with the organization. He replaces Randy Wittman, who was fired immediately after a 41-41 season closed without a playoff appearance on April 13, ending Wittman’s four-plus seasons as coach of the Wizards.
“Scott was our top candidate and we moved quickly on an agreement to make him our head coach,” Grunfeld said in a statement released by the team.