A huge shake-up in the Washington Mystics organization was announced Wednesday, as the franchise said it has “mutually agreed to part ways” with general manager Mike Thibault and head coach Eric Thibault.
“After extensive reflection and conversation, we have decided we are at a point in our competitive and evolutionary cycle to turn the team over to new leadership with a renewed vision to carve our path into the future of WNBA basketball,” Monumental Basketball president Michael Winger said in a statement.
The move marks a total organization reset, a source close to the situation told ESPN, as the Thibaults’ vision for the franchise’s future and that of upper management were not aligned.
The Mystics will look to build moving forward through multiple drafts as opposed to free agency, the source said. They currently have a 10.4% chance of earning the No. 1 pick in next month’s 2025 WNBA draft lottery (Nov. 17 at 5 p.m. ET) and also own the No. 6 pick in the 2025 draft, which they…
