The Washington Wizards are searching for a general manager after Ted Leonsis fired president and general manager Tommy Sheppard on Wednesday in the wake of the team missing the playoffs for a second consecutive season.
Leonsis, the CEO of Monumental Sports & Entertainment, said in a statement that the search for new leadership will begin immediately and will focus on an executive from outside the organization.
“Failure to make the playoffs the last two seasons was very disappointing to our organization and our fans,” Leonsis said in the statement.Not all is changing at the top: Wes Unseld Jr. will return for his third season as coach, according to two people with knowledge of the situation, and he has Leonsis as a strong supporter.
Sheppard’s downfall was Washington’s inability to progress during his tenure despite multiple roster revamps and a new coach.Overall, the team went 129-179 under his leadership, a winning percentage of just .419. Sheppard took over the team from longtime general manager Ernie Grunfeld in an official capacity in July 2019 and led the Wizards during a time of great change both within the organization and for the NBA broadly.
Having worked in the front office under Grunfeld since 2003, Sheppard was promoted from interim general manager just eight months before the league halted amid the pandemic, then took the Wizards through their
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