NBA Free Agency 2017: 5 offseason needs for the Washington Wizards

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May 7, 2017; Washington, DC, USA; Boston Celtics guard Isaiah Thomas (4) passes the ball between Washington Wizards center Ian Mahinmi (28) and guard John Wall (2) during the second quarter in game four of the second round of the 2017 NBA Playoffs at Verizon Center. Mandatory Credit: Brad Mills-USA TODAY Sports /

4. Time to go Ernie Grunfeld

Since his arrival as the Wizards office head, Grunfeld has been responsible for several positive moves including the signing of Gilbert Arenas in 2003. He orchestrated a trade that brought in Antawn Jamison who was selected to the All-Star game twice during his tenure in Washington. He got rid of Kwame Brown, arguably the worst number one pick in the history of the league.

Most recently, he picked up Bradley Beal and Otto Porter via the draft, a move that seems promising for right now. Oh yeah and he also got that John Wall guy. However, with the good there has also been bad.

Grunfeld was responsible for the drafting of Javale McGee and Nick “Swaggy P” Young, moves that obviously didn’t work out too well.

In 2009, he carelessly dealt the team’s No. 5 overall pick for Mike Miller and Randy Foye, again moves that obviously didn’t work out too well. Did I mention that the 2009 draft was loaded with superstars such as DeMar DeRozan, James Harden, Steph Curry and Blake Griffin? It also had Brandon Jennings, who he did manage to sign in 2017 even though it was eight years removed, does that count?

In the 2011 draft, he passed up on Kawhi Leonard and Klay Thompson for Jan Vesely (who?) and Chris Singleton. In addition to his inconsistent drafting ability, the Wizards have not performed as efficiently as they could. The Wizards have failed to reach 50 wins in any of the seasons under Grunfeld’s watch. They have also missed the playoffs in roughly half of the seasons during the Grunfeld era.

But if any of you are still doubting that this guy needs to go, just remember that he signed Ian Mahinmi for $64 million. Hopefully you didn’t forget that since the first slide, did you?