Ernest Grunfeld (born April 24, 1955) is a Romanian-American former professional basketball player and former general manager in the

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(NBA). In college at the

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, he set a new record as the school's all-time leading scorer. He won

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s with Team USA at the

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and the

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. He began his professional career as a player with the

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. He served as General Manager of the

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of the

from 1989 to 1999, and as the Bucks General Manager from 1999 to 2003, and then became the president of basketball operations for the

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from 2003 to 2019.

Early life

Born in

Satu Mare Satu Mare (; hu, Szatmárnémeti ; german: Sathmar; yi, סאטמאר or ) is a city with a population of 102,400 (2011). It is the capital of Satu Mare County, Romania, as well as the centre of the Satu Mare metropolitan area. It lies in the ...

, Romania, Grunfeld immigrated with his parents, Alex and Livia, to the United States in 1964 when he was eight years old.Ernie Grunfeld
/ref> He is Jewish, and his parents are

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s. He grew up in Forest Hills, in

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, New York City, where he attended Forest Hills High School. At 18 years of age, he played for Team USA in the 1973 Maccabiah Games in Israel, was the only high school student on the American team's starting five, and led the team in scoring with a 20-point average as the US took the

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College career

He attended the

, where he played basketball with future NBA

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. Nicknamed the "Ernie and Bernie Show", they averaged over 40 points per game. With 2,249 points, he set a new record as the school's all-time leading scorer. The record was broken by

Allan Houston Allan Wade Houston (born April 20, 1971) is an American former professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1993 to 2005. A shooting guard, Houston played nine seasons for the New York Knicks; he w ...

in 1993.

Playing career

Grunfeld was drafted 11th overall by the

in the 1977 NBA draft. On December 26, 1978, Grunfeld led all scorers with 27 points in a 143–84 blowout victory against the

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. He played with the Bucks for two years and moved to the

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for the 1979–82 seasons. In 1981 he had a .535 field goal percentage. The Knicks signed him as a free agent in 1982, and he played there for four years, where he reunited with Bernard King. He retired following the 1985–86 season. Grunfeld averaged 7.4 points per game in his NBA career. In 1982 he averaged 12.7 points a game, and 21.8 per 40 minutes. In 1986 he was third in the NBA in 3-point field goal percentage, with .426. He finished his career with a .477 field goal percentage and a .770 free throw percentage. His playoff shooting percentages were even better.

NBA career statistics

Regular season

, - , align="left" , 1977–78 , align="left" ,

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, 73 , , - , , 17.3 , , .443 , , - , , .657 , , 2.7 , , 2.0 , , 0.7 , , 0.3 , , 6.9 , - , align="left" , 1978–79 , align="left" ,

, style="background:#cfecec;", 82* , , - , , 21.7 , , .493 , , - , , .761 , , 4.4 , , 2.6 , , 0.7 , , 0.2 , , 10.3 , - , align="left" , 1979–80 , align="left" ,

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, 80 , , - , , 17.5 , , .443 , , .500 , , .771 , , 2.9 , , 1.4 , , 0.7 , , 0.1 , , 5.9 , - , align="left" , 1980–81 , align="left" ,

, 79 , , - , , 20.1 , , .535 , , .000 , , .743 , , 2.6 , , 2.6 , , 0.8 , , 0.2 , , 7.5 , - , align="left" , 1981–82 , align="left" ,

, 81 , , 11 , , 23.4 , , .511 , , .143 , , .821 , , 2.2 , , 3.4 , , 0.9 , , 0.5 , , 12.7 , - , align="left" , 1982–83 , align="left" ,

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, 77 , , 0 , , 18.5 , , .443 , , .000 , , .827 , , 2.1 , , 1.8 , , 0.5 , , 0.1 , , 5.4 , - , align="left" , 1983–84 , align="left" ,

, 76 , , 6 , , 14.7 , , .459 , , .222 , , .771 , , 1.6 , , 1.4 , , 0.6 , , 0.1 , , 5.2 , - , align="left" , 1984–85 , align="left" ,

, 69 , , 0 , , 15.4 , , .490 , , .250 , , .740 , , 2.2 , , 1.5 , , 0.7 , , 0.1 , , 6.6 , - , align="left" , 1985–86 , align="left" ,

, 76 , , 0 , , 18.4 , , .417 , , .426 , , .833 , , 2.7 , , 1.6 , , 0.5 , , 0.2 , , 5.4 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 693 , , 17 , , 18.6 , , .477 , , .337 , , .770 , , 2.6 , , 2.0 , , 0.7 , , 0.2 , , 7.4

Playoffs

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, 7 , , - , , 11.0 , , .531 , , - , , .800 , , 1.6 , , 2.4 , , 0.4 , , 0.1 , , 5.4 , - , align="left" , 1979–80 , align="left" ,

, 3 , , - , , 10.7 , , .556 , , .000 , , .333 , , 0.3 , , 0.0 , , 0.3 , , 0.0 , , 3.7 , - , align="left" , 1980–81 , align="left" ,

, 15 , , - , , 42.2 , , .488 , , .500 , , .806 , , 4.2 , , 5.9 , , 2.0 , , 0.6 , , 16.8 , - , align="left" , 1982–83 , align="left" ,

, 6 , , - , , 19.7 , , .441 , , .000 , , .947 , , 1.3 , , 1.7 , , 1.2 , , 0.3 , , 8.0 , - , align="left" , 1983–84 , align="left" ,

, 11 , , - , , 7.6 , , .478 , , .000 , , 1.000 , , 0.8 , , 0.5 , , 0.2 , , 0.0 , , 2.4 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 42 , , - , , 22.5 , , .488 , , .500 , , .827 , , 2.2 , , 2.9 , , 1.0 , , 0.3 , , 8.9

National team career

Grunfeld was selected to participate as a member of the American basketball team at the 1973 Maccabiah Games, while he was still attending high school. The US team was defeated by

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in the final game. Grunfeld played on the team that won a gold medal at the

. He also participated in the basketball event at the

, again winning the gold medal. He became an American citizen that year.

Sportscasting career

After he retired from the NBA, Grunfeld was the Knicks radio analyst for the

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from 1986–89. He then briefly worked under

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as an assistant coach for the Knicks before starting his career in team administration.

Executive career

Grunfeld was appointed director of administration in the 1990–91 season and was moved to vice-president of player personnel on April 23, 1991. He was then appointed vice president and general manager on July 21, 1993. He became president and general manager on February 23, 1996. During his time with the Knicks, Grunfeld and his family were residents of

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. During his eight-year tenure with the Knicks executive, the team had a record of 397 wins and 227 losses (.636), and a 61–44 playoff record. They won the Atlantic Division three times and reached the NBA finals twice. At the time of his removal from his general manager post, during the 1998–99 season, the team had a 21–21 record and were on the verge of not making the playoffs. They eventually got in with a 27–23 record. He was responsible for bringing every player on that roster to the team except for

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. Before the start of the season, he organized the trade of

Charles Oakley Charles Oakley (born December 18, 1963) is an American former professional basketball player. Oakley played for the Chicago Bulls, New York Knicks, Toronto Raptors, Washington Wizards, and Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association ( ...

to the

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for

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, and

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to the

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for

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. Many people blamed him for the Knicks' poor play. However, they came within 3 games of winning the championship, losing to the

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in 5 games. At first it was said that he was being temporarily relieved of his duties as general manager. When the season ended with the result that came about, it was said that all was forgiven and he would be reinstated. However, he took the job as the Bucks' general manager on August 13, 1999. He held the position for four seasons, during which the Bucks made the playoffs three times and enjoyed 14 playoff wins. The team won 177 regular season games and lost 151 (.540 average).

Washington Wizards

He was hired by the

as president of basketball operations in June 2003. During his tenure, the Wizards have held a record of 536–678 (44% win rate from 2003/2004 to 2017–2018), which includes six seasons with fewer than 30 wins alongside eight Eastern Conference playoff appearances. Candace Burker of ''The Washington Post'' noted that "Grunfeld ranks as the second-longest tenured general manager in franchise history, trailing only Bob Ferry (1973–1990), who guided the Washington Bullets to the 1978 NBA championship."

Transactions

As the Wizards' general manager, Grunfeld signed free agent point guard

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, who went on to have one second team All-NBA and two third team All-NBA seasons. In 2004, Grunfeld traded the number five pick in the

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along with

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for All-Star

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. Grunfeld also traded

Kwame Brown Kwame Hasani Brown (born March 10, 1982) is an American former professional basketball player who spent 12 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Selected by the Washington Wizards in the 2001 NBA draft, Brown was the first No. ...

for All-Star

Caron Butler James Caron Butler (born March 13, 1980) is an American professional basketball coach and former player who is an assistant coach for the Miami Heat of the National Basketball Association (NBA). During a 14-year career he played for the Miami ...

(who was later traded in a deal for

Josh Howard Joshua Jay Howard (born April 28, 1980) is an American basketball coach and former professional player who is the head coach of the UNT Dallas Trailblazers men's basketball team. He played college basketball for the Wake Forest Demon Deacons. H ...

). In the 2007 and 2008 NBA draft classes, Grunfeld selected Nick Young and Javale McGee respectively. While young and athletic, the two players soured in Washington and were dealt in 2012. In the

2009 NBA draft The 2009 NBA draft was held on June 25, 2009, at the WaMu Theatre at Madison Square Garden in New York City. In this draft, the National Basketball Association (NBA) teams took turns selecting amateur U.S. college basketball players and other eli ...

, Grunfeld traded the team's first-round pick (5th overall) for Mike Miller and

Randy Foye Randy Foye (born September 24, 1983) is an American former professional basketball player. He played collegiately at Villanova University. He was selected seventh overall in the 2006 NBA draft by the Boston Celtics, but was immediately traded to ...

, both of whom only spent one season in Washington. In the

2010 NBA draft The 2010 NBA draft was held on June 24, 2010, at the Theatre at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The draft, which started at 7:00 pm Eastern Daylight Time (2300 UTC), was broadcast in the United States on ESPN. In this draft, National ...

, Grunfield selected the consensus number-one overall pick

John Wall Johnathan Hildred Wall Jr. (born September 6, 1990) is an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Clippers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). A Raleigh, North Carolina native, Wall was chosen with the first overa ...

. Grunfeld drafted

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and Chris Singleton in the first round of the

2011 NBA draft The 2011 NBA draft was held on June 23, 2011, at Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. The draft started at 8:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (23:00 UTC), and was broadcast in the United States on ESPN. Kia Motors was the presenting sponsor ...

. In addition,

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was selected in the second round. All three players were off of the team three seasons later. Vesely and Singleton are currently not in the NBA. In the

2012 NBA draft The 2012 NBA draft was held on June 28, 2012, at Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. The draft started at 7:00 pm Eastern Daylight Time (2300 UTC), and was broadcast in the United States on ESPN. In this draft, National Basketball Asso ...

, Grunfeld drafted

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at number three overall and drafted

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in the second round. In the 2013 NBA draft, Grunfeld drafted

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at number three overall as the Wizards jumped five spots in the lottery process. He acquired

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in a draft day trade with the Philadelphia 76ers in the second round. The Wizards traded their first-round pick in the

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along with

Emeka Okafor Chukwuemeka Ndubuisi "Emeka" Okafor (born September 28, 1982) is an American former professional basketball player. Okafor attended Bellaire High School in Bellaire, Texas and the University of Connecticut, where in 2004 he won a national champ ...

for

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in a trade with the Phoenix Suns in October 2013. Grunfeld sold the Wizards 2014 2nd-round pick for $2 million to the Lakers, who then drafted

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. In July 2014, he signed former NBA Finals MVP

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to replace

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in a sign and trade with the Boston Celtics (trading a 2015 2nd round pick), and

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in free agency. On December 15, 2018, he was involved in a trading controversy surrounding

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and

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. Later on that same day, he traded

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and Kelly Oubre Jr. to the Phoenix Suns for the return of Trevor Ariza. On April 2, 2019, he was fired by the Washington Wizards.

Halls of Fame

In 1987, he was inducted into the Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame. In 1993, Grunfeld was inducted into the

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. In 2008, Grunfeld's number 22 that he wore while at Tennessee was retired, making him the second Tennessee Volunteer in Men's Basketball to be retired along with his teammate

. He was also inducted into the

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Wingate Fund Hall of Fame.

Personal life

Grunfeld's son,

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, played for

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(2002–2006), the German

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team

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(2006–2007), and

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, a professional basketball team in Spain, and received

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to be eligible to play for the

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References

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