Having reached an agreement to join the Wizards as the team’s senior VP of player personnel, Travis Schlenk will oversee Washington’s player evaluation work at all levels (amateur, international, and professional), according to Josh Robbins of The Athletic, who says scouts will report to Schlenk.
While new team president Michael Winger will have the final word on personnel moves, Schlenk’s input will carry “significant weight,” writes Robbins, as will that of the executive that the Wizards eventually hire in a general manager-type role. Winger hasn’t offered that position to anyone yet, sources tell The Athletic.
As Robbins explains, Winger’s previous work has focused less on player evaluation and more on bigger-picture roster construction and strategy, as well as navigating the CBA and salary cap, so he wants to ensure he’s surrounded by strong player evaluators in Washington’s new-look front office.
Here’s more on the Wizards:
- According to Marc Stein at Substack, the word in league circles is that the Wizards offered Winger an annual salary in the neighborhood of $9MM to lure him away from the Clippers to become the new head of basketball operations in D.C.
- Chase Hughes of NBC Sports Washington lists five major decisions Winger will have to make within his first few months on the job, starting with hiring a general manager. The Wizards’ new president will also have to determine whether or not to keep the team’s “big three” (Bradley Beal, Kristaps Porzingis, and Kyle Kuzma) intact and figure out whether or not to sign Deni Avdija to an extension this offseason.
- Assistant coach Ryan Richman is leaving the Wizards and taking a job as the head coach of the Seahorses Mikawa, a Japanese team, sources tell Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN (Twitter link).
i would trade beal and let zingis stay, also trade kuzma
If Scoot falls to 3 I would trade Beal for 3, Sharpe and Simons.
I don’t think Portland would do that trade. Maybe 3rd and Simmons for Beal. I would love that deal if Scoot is there at 3.
Wizards GM candidate = David K–A–H–N !!
Tatum and Beal are quite friendly. If the Wizards and Celtics could agree on a package, that would be the ideal. Honestly, Boston asking for Beal and the #8 for Brown would be more than fair.
No way Boston is getting a pick and Beal for Brown. Maybe send Beal to Boston, Brown to Portland and Simmons and 3rd pick plus filler to Washington l.
No chance, I am not giving up #8 pick and then giving Brown $280 Million.