Troy Haliburton on the Michael Winger hire and filling the open GM position

05/27/23 • 42 min

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Troy Haliburton (@TroyHalibur) joins the podcast to talk about the latest developments and reporting associated with the hiring of Michael Winger as president of Monumental Basketball. Supposedly, Ted Leonsis is giving Winger full authority to do whatever he wants to the roster, including rebuilding, but should we actually believe that? We also discuss who Winger is likely to hire to be the actual general manager of the Wizards. Plus, we review Winger's comments about Bradley Beal being "unequivocally a superstar." Presented by betonline.ag!

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