At this point, Kevin Durant is not even an option for the Washington Wizards.
Years of saving up cash in order to make a run at the hometown hero won’t result in even a meeting with the man. Now the Wizards have to find a way to spend the max money they saved up.
For all of his faults, general manager Ernie Grunfeld has always done an excellent job of keeping his cards close to his chest.
The Wizards have been involved in free agent deals (Paul Pierce) and trades (Marcin Gortat, Markieff Morris, Nene, Emeka Okafor and Trevor Ariza) that were never in the rumor mill.