The Wizards are currently looking for their next President of Basketball Operations since Ernie Grunfeld was fired earlier in April.
To many Wizards fans, they feel that this job is undesirable. After all, there are major salary cap hurdles for the next several years. They think team owner Ted Leonsis “only cares about the Capitals.”
But ESPN’s Brian Windhorst said that’s not the case. Though there are other GM openings with the Lakers and Suns, the Wizards job is very desirable. Perhaps there is great job security. But the bottom line is that Leonsis is a forward-thinking owner who is willing to invest in technology and is someone people “want to work for.