LOVERRO: Grunfeld resurrects knucklehead movement with Howard signing

Charlotte Hornets’ Dwight Howard answers a question during an end of season news conference for the NBA basketball team in Charlotte, N.C., Wednesday, April 11, 2018. The Hornets wrapped up what new GM Mitch Kupchak said has to be considered ...ANALYSIS/OPINION:

It was a historic meeting — a meeting where the direction of the Washington Wizards appeared to have changed for the better.

The late Flip Saunders, upon being fired as the Wizards coach in 2012, had an exit interview with owner Ted Leonsis where Saunders tried to give the owner religion when it came to the dysfunctional roster that general manager Ernie Grunfeld had put together – the knucklehead crew drafted by Grunfeld that…