Washington Wizards: David Aldridge breaks down Ernie Grunfeld’s Tenure

WASHINGTON, DC – AUGUST 4: Scott Brooks, John Wall #2, Ted Leonsis and Ernie Grunfeld of the Washington Wizards pose for a portrait after announcing a new contract for John Wall at the Verizon Center in Washington D.C. on August 4, 2017 in Washington, DC. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement (Photo by Ned Dishman/NBAE via Getty Images)

David Aldridge explains the Washington Wizards extending President Ernie Grunfeld’s contract. Also, the moves Washington would have to make to become a contender.

On Monday, the Washington Capitals beat the Penguins to advance to the Eastern Conference Finals. At the time I thought in relation to team owner Ted Leonsis, “that’s what you call diversifying your portfolio”. Because the Washington Wizards didn’t advance, however the Caps did.

Congratulations to the Caps. I’m not going to write about a subject that I don’t follow. Similarly, there have been a lot of complaints about the Wizards extending President Ernie Grunfeld’s contract. Again, I chose not to write about it because I followed the team and not the front office.

However, the Grunfeld extension is a topic among Wizards fans. I looked at the past two seasons, and this season it was clear what pitfalls lay in wait to prevent Washington from their reaching its goal. John Wall‘s injury, losing to sub-.500 teams, playing from behind, rotations, and no sense of urgency. That’s just to name a few.

Some have called it a secret extension and Candace Bucker of the Washington Post broke the story.

What we had here was a “failure to communicate”.

Nonetheless, sticking with the facts, David Aldridge breaks down what led to the breakdown in communication. He also details what could be done to help the Wizards on their road to become a contender.