Just to Make it Official

by Jake Whitacre on May 8, 2007 9:44 AM EDT in Free Agency

And you thought the Wizards D was porous

According to the Washington Times, Brendan Haywood has requested a trade.

Washington Wizards center Brendan Haywood has told president of basketball operations Ernie Grunfeld he wants to be traded this summer, according to two team sources and a league source with knowledge of the situation.

Haywood, 27 , told Grunfeld during exit interviews last week following the team's elimination from the playoffs that his relationship with coach Eddie Jordan had deteriorated beyond repair, the three sources said.

"He pretty much said that the relationship between himself and Eddie had gotten to the point where he didn't want to be in Washington anymore because he doesn't feel that he'll be treated fairly," the league source said.

Attempts to reach both Jordan and Haywood last night were unsuccessful.

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Says in the article

That Ernie wants to get another big back for him.

I feel like that's going to be a really difficult thing to do. Why not use Haywood to improve other sore spots on the team, and then fill the void in free agency/draft?

You know you'll get devoured by Cheaney, Wallace, and Juwan Howard.

by Mike Prada on May 8, 2007 11:58 AM EDT reply actions