Jun 28, 2013; Washington, DC, USA; Washington Wizards general manager Ernie Grunfeld speaks to the media during a press conference to introduce Otto Porter Jr. at Verizon Center. Porter was selected with the third pick of the first round in the 2013 NBA Draft. Mandatory Credit: Rafael Suanes-USA TODAY Sports

According to Marc J. Spears of Yahoo! Sports, the Washington Wizards have hired Marc Eversley to replace the position formerly held by Milt Newton, who is now the general manager of the Minnesota Timberwolves.

Wizards have hired former Raptors exec Marc Eversley as Vice-President of Scouting, a source told Yahoo! Sports. — Marc J. Spears (@SpearsNBAYahoo) September 12, 2013

Like many of the other executives around the league, it’s tough to judge these sort of decisions, especially since we don’t get much information about their background and former decisions they’ve made. Before being let go by Masai Ujiri, Marc Eversley was the “director of basketball operations” for the Toronto Raptors for over 7 years, and played a big part in their operations.

Here’s an excerpt from Eversley’s time in Toronto:

Eversley comes to the Raptors from Nike, where he worked for more than 10 years. He spent the past four at the company’s world headquarters in Beaverton, Oregon as its player relationship manager. He was responsible for managing athlete relationships, and team and athlete brand management. He was instrumental in developing strong brand relationships for the company with Steve Nash, Elton Brand, Vince Carter and Gary Payton.

Full profile here

The Wizards’ front office has been plucked by several organizations this offseason, but they’ve rebounded by hiring experienced executives, including Frank Ross who served as a scout for the Oklahoma City Thunder.