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Saturday, June 28
Updated: June 29, 1:02 PM ET
 
Grunfeld expected to leave Bucks for Wizards

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Welcome to the NBA's version of "Trading Spaces".

Saturday's Washington Post reports Milwaukee Bucks general manager Ernie Grunfeld soon is expected to become the Washington Wizards' new president of basketball operations -- Michael Jordan's old job before his last comeback as a player.

And all Jordan is expected to do, the Post reports, is become one of the new owners of Grunfeld's long-time employer -- the Bucks.

Both of these stories were broken on June 26, draft day, by ESPN.com's NBA Insider Chad Ford.

Citing league sources, the Post reports Grunfeld is expected to speak with Wizards' owner Abe Pollin soon to finalize the deal. Grunfeld refused to confirm or deny the move after trading guard Sam Cassell and center Ervin Johnson to the Minnesota Timberwolves Friday in exchange for Joe Smith and Anthony Peeler.

The Post also reports the NBA and Bucks soon will acknowledge the sale of Sen. Herb Kohl's team to Jordan's ownership group. Jordan spent the previous two seasons playing for the Wizards after a 19-month stint in the team's front office. The newspaper reports that the NBA's approval process on the sale could take weeks.

Wes Unseld, the Wizards long-time general manager who announced he was taking an extended leave of absence in the spring, said the June 26 draft was his last day on the job.

The Post also reports new coach Eddie Jordan is building his staff. Phil Hubbard, a Golden State Warriors' assistant, is expected to join the Wizards' coaching staff that also features Mike O'Koren and Tom Young. Larry Drew, a holdover from Doug Collins' staff, was asked to join Eddie Jordan's staff but has decided to leave the Wizards, the Post reports.




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