Los Angeles Clippers general manager Michael Winger has been hired as the new president of Monumental Basketball, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, making him the top executive for the Washington Wizards, the WNBA’s Washington Mystics and the G-League’s Capital City Go-Go. Winger replaces Tommy Sheppard as the chief basketball decision-maker for the Wizards.
Winger came up in the NBA working under Danny Ferry for the Cleveland Cavaliers, but made his name during a stint as the assistant general manager of the Oklahoma City Thunder. He spent seven years with the Thunder, helping them reach the NBA Finals in 2012 and the Western Conference Finals in 2014 and 2016. In 2017, he joined the Clippers as their general manager, though decision-making power in that front office ultimately resided with president of basketball operations Lawrence Frank.
Now, Winger will be able to run his own team, and he takes over a Wizards team in desperate need of guidance….
