DENVER – In 2019, the Wizards offered then Nuggets President Tim Connelly the same job with the Washington organization, according to multiple reports at the time. Connelly turned the job down to stay with the Nuggets, and Washington moved on in promoting Tommy Sheppard to general manager and eventually team president.
On Wednesday, the Wizards fired Sheppard in part because the team failed to make the playoffs the past two seasons, owner Ted Leonsis said in a statement.
Timberwolves fans might want to keep an eye on how the process plays out, given the last time Washington had an opening, it was interested in Connelly.