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Washington Wizards President Ernie Grunfeld received a contract extension months before the team concluded its inconsistent 2017-18 season and bowed out in the first round of the Eastern Conference playoffs as the eighth seed.

When reached for comment, a spokesman for majority owner Ted Leonsis and his company Monumental Sports & Entertainment, which runs the Wizards, declined to address the terms of the deal. According to a person close to the situation, however, the Wizards offered the extension in the fall.

closg00 wrote:

Washington Wizards President Ernie Grunfeld received a contract extension months before the team concluded its inconsistent 2017-18 season and bowed out in the first round of the Eastern Conference playoffs as the eighth seed.

When reached for comment, a spokesman for majority owner Ted Leonsis and his company Monumental Sports & Entertainment, which runs the Wizards, declined to address the terms of the deal. According to a person close to the situation, however, the Wizards offered the extension in the fall.

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beeflow wrote:I feel for you guys. Here's to hoping Ernie's reign of incompetency lasts only one more year.

Wizards, Ernie Grunfeld agree
Apr 24, 2012

WASHINGTON -- The question put to Washington Wizardspresident Ernie Grunfeld was simple and to the point: Does he feel he deserved a new contract? The Wizards, after all, are wrapping up a fourth consecutive season of far more losses than wins.

Grunfeld's response Tuesday was direct, too.

"The important thing," he said, "is Ted felt that."

That was a reference, of course, to Wizards owner Ted Leonsis, whose decision it was to keep Grunfeld in place. Leonsis did not attend Tuesday's news conference announcing the move.