Wes Unseld Jr. emerging as favorite to land Wizards head coaching job

Denver Nuggets associate head coach Wes Unseld Jr. is emerging as the leader to be the Washington Wizards’ new head coach.

Source: Fred Katz/The Athletic

ANALYSIS: Unseld Jr. is the son of Hall-of-Fame forward Wes Unseld, who won a 1978 championship with the Washington Bullets. Before joining Denver in 2015, Unseld was a personnel scout and later assistant coach for the Wizards between 2005 and 2011. He also was an assistant coach with the Orlando Magic from 2012-2015.