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Wizards GM Search Update

The Wizards search for the next GM is now in full gear

Candi Waller

Wizards GM Search Update
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The Wizards search for a new General Manager had been unusually quiet in the past few weeks. The topic is now picking up some momentum with the NBA Draft Lottery now in the recent past.

ESPN sources have shared with Adrian Wojnarowski that there are now two known candidates interviewing for the Washington Wizards’ head of basketball operations job. Los Angeles Clippers General Manager Michael Winger has interviewed for the job. New Orleans Pelicans General Manager Trajan Langdon has also interviewed for the Wizards’ head of basketball operations role.

Langdon, recently completing his fourth season as the Pelicans’ GM, is the first known person to have interviewed for the position. Prior to the Pelicans, Langdon spent three years as the Brooklyn Nets assistant GM and GM of the Net’s G League affiliate. The former Duke Blue Devil also spent one year in the Cleveland Cavaliers front office (2015-2016) as their director of player administration and basketball operations.

Before joining the Clippers as General Manager in 2017, Winger spent seven years in the Oklahoma City Thunder front office. He has been sought after a number of times yet has remained with the Clippers. Winger has also worked in the Cleveland Cavaliers front office under Danny Ferry from 2005 – 2010.

It has been reported that both Winger and Langdon have been in substantial in person meetings with Monumental Sports & Entertainment Chairman & CEO Ted Leonsis.

The Washington Post also reported that the Wizards held preliminary conversations with Milwaukee Bucks assistant GM Milt Newton.

Golden State Warriors GM Bob Myers is also noted to potentially be on his way out from the Bay Area. This may be another name of interest to Leonsis and his advisory team as they continue their search for the next GM. 

Also, of note, ESPN has reported that the Milwaukee Bucks interviewed Wizards assistant Joseph Blair for the team’s coaching job. Blair has been an NBA assistant with the Wizards, Timberwolves, and 76ers. 

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Candi Waller
CANDI WALLER

Candi Waller also known as "CWall" is the Founder and CEO of CWall® Sports & Entertainment, President of the CWall Foundation, Inc, the Managing Publisher of the Fan Nation Inside the Wizards site, and President of Bowie Television. A native of Gorgeous Prince George's County, Maryland, Candi has been an authentic lover of all sports since her childhood. She was such a sports fan at an early age that she notes one of her favorite childhood shows as the legendary "George Michael Sports Machine". Candi holds a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Hampton University, Master of Arts in Human Resource Development from The George Washington University and a certificate in Sports Industry Essentials from Columbia University.  Prior to and during her work in the sports industry, Candi has established her identity as a results-driven, relationship building advocate and professional with extensive years of experience leading and implementing successful strategic change, communications, and stakeholder engagement programs across geographically dispersed organizations. She’s worked across Big Four and Government Trusted Advisor consulting firms such as IBM, Deloitte, and the MITRE Corporation. She is an active member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated, Women in Sports & Events (WISE), the National Press Club (NPC), the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ), the Prince George’s County Chamber of Commerce and is an ambassador for the National Museum of African American History and Culture. In terms of what she likes to do for fun, that’s just it…anything that is considered fun, she’s all for it! She’s very close to her parents, brother, and sister, and has a host of nieces, nephews, and godchildren. 

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