Ernie Grunfeld
Ernie Grunfeld
Ernest "Ernie" Grunfeldis the General Manager of the Washington Wizards. He was also once a professional basketball player. He served as general manager of the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association from 1989 to 1999, and as the Bucks' general manager from 1999–2003, at which time he became the President of Basketball Operations for the Washington Wizards...
ProfessionBasketball Player
Date of Birth24 April 1955
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Young players, a lack of depth, personnel changes, chemistry problems. I really don't know. It just has taken awhile for a lot of teams to come together.
action best course decided expect full healed injury reviewing team
Jarvis is a big part of our team and it is unfortunate that this injury hasn't healed properly. After reviewing Jarvis' progress, it was decided that the best course of action was to have the injury surgically repaired. We expect Jarvis to make a full recovery.
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Kwame was the number one pick here and it probably didn't work out the way he would've liked or we would've liked, but we wish him the best, ... Sometimes a new beginning is good for everyone and we feel we have two very solid players for him.
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Larry Hughes's agent informed us that Larry is not returning to Washington, ... He rejected our final offer which we regarded as very fair and very meaningful. We have a lot of outstanding players on this team including All-Stars Gilbert Arenas and Antawn Jamison, and we will add players that will continue to make us a very competitive ball club. Our goals remain the same which is to be a perennial playoff contender.
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I think the thing we're most excited about is that Andray has shown that he has a nice feel for the game. He's versatile and he's coachable so we're excited about working with him and helping him continue to improve.
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We made Larry a significant offer, but he elected to sign with another team. We wish him the best. We're moving forward and we're excited about the players we added to our team.
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Our number one priority is to keep our own players, ... Larry Hughes's situation we want to deal with first, and then we have some other free agents we also want to deal with.
determine quickly rehab start training
He won't be a participant in training camp. He'll start doing his rehab and we'll see how all that goes, and that will determine how quickly we can have him back in action.
learn wrong
He was in the wrong place at the wrong time. He'll learn from it.
encouraged
He is doing very well, and we are very encouraged by his progress,
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Calvin is a veteran player that adds depth to our frontcourt, ... He's experienced, he's been a part of winning programs in Seattle and in Dallas, and he's familiar with Washington.
determine early return time timetable
At this time it is too early to determine a timetable for his return to action.
close love talk
Not necessarily about basketball, ... We talk about father-son stuff. We're a close family. Of course, there are times when we do talk about basketball. It's our life. We love the game.
room
He's still very young. He still has room for improvement.