Gary Neal and Alan Anderson beget Trey Burke and Marcus Thornton beget Jodie Meeks and Mike Scott.
Or, if you prefer front-court players, Kris Humphries and DeJuan Blair beget Jared Dudley and J.J. Hickson beget Ian Mahinmi and Andrew Nicholson.
Or, for the Wizards lifers, Francisco Oberto begets Yi Jianlin begets Ronnie Turiaf.
You get the idea.
But throughout this continual roster upheaval there is one constant: The Ernie Grunfeld introductory press release. The names change, but the press release template stays the same. It’s like Ernie’s quotes are drafted by a tank full of manatees with only three idea balls: “veteran” “versatility” “experience”.