Since being hired in 2003, Ernie Grunfeld has become a villain in fans’ eyes.

The 2018 draft is the breaking point for the Washington Wizards fans. With two picks and no immediate help, the Wizards fans are fed up. The Wizards needed a big and they chose to go small when the backcourt is crowded as it is. It’s hard to believe that Grunfeld will make a trade move now, he would have done it during the draft.

Let’s go down memory lane of Grunfeld’s best moments because we should say nice things before we say bad things. First, his first signing as an executive for the Wizards was Gibert Arenas. Point for Grunfeld. After that season, he acquired Antawn Jamison. Another point. Second, He selected John Wall and Bradley Beal. Two more points. Oh, he traded away Kwame Brown for Caron Butler. One more point. Unfortunately, those are the only transactions that have occurred under Grunfeld that would be considered “winning.”

The NBA draft has been a huge failure for Grunfeld

Now, time for the bad. Let’s start with his sterling draft record. First, his first draft in 2004, he drafted Devin Harris and Peter John Ramos. He traded Harris that night and Ramos started a whopping 6 games over his one year career. Harris did end up turning out to be Antawn Jamison. But still, it foreshadowed a tenure mired by draft blunders.

He is notorious for the second-round foreign draft-and-stash. The most recent draft, he drafted Issuf Sanon. As expected, Grunfeld is stashing him. Unbelievable. This started in 2006 when Grunfeld drafted Vladimir Veremeenko and stashed him for FOUR years. Do you want to know what the Wizards got after four years? Kirk Hinrich and Kevin Seraphin. What a return on investment!

Under Ernie Grunfeld, the Wizards have not advanced past the second round in the playoffs.

The Wizards have been to the playoffs under Grunfeld, so his tenure could be worse. But what is worse? Being a consistent loser or a middling playoff team? It’s picking your poison at this point. The Wizards have been to the playoffs eight times under Grunfeld. They have lost in the first round four times and in the second round four times. And with his current draft, it does not seem like they will break through next season.

How can someone keep their job with the combination of mediocrity and draft failures? Oh, wait. He keeps it through secrecy when all of sudden, Grunfeld has a new extension. That disrespected the fans that they had to find out through leaked news instead of everyone being up-front.

If you want your voice heard, there’s a group trying to get Ernie Grunfeld fired.

On the Washington Wizards‘ Reddit, there is a group that is not happy with Grunfeld. Under “Operation Fire Ernie is a Go!“, this group describes why Grunfeld needs to be gone. The first reason, “He is the longest-tenured GM without winning a championship.” Yikes. That means the Washington Wizards brass are happy with mediocrity.

The fans are done. With the last draft, the straw finally broke the camel’s back. It’s not Troy Brown. It’s Grunfeld putting the Wizards in a hole with bad free agent contracts and bad draft choices. Unfortunately, he is providing zero help to get the Wizards to the top echelon of the Eastern Conference. It’s time for Grunfeld to go.

To see all of Grunfeld’s blunders click here.

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