The Washington Wizards will request permission from the NBA champion Toronto Raptors to interview president of basketball operations Masai Ujiri, with plans to make him a “staggering” offer to take over their front office, ESPN reported early Friday morning.
The Wizards fired general manager Ernie Grunfeld in April and have yet to fill the position. Reports hinted that they were interested in Ujiri, whose team was still playing until defeating the Golden State Warriors four games to two in the NBA Finals Thursday, delivering Toronto its first title.