Washington
Philip Maymin
Basketball News Services
The Wizards have announced the additions of Eric Waters as Head Athletic Trainer and Drew Clear as Strength and Conditioning Coach, thus stabilizing their staff. The two have already begun working with the players in preparation for the regular season.
“We are extremely pleased to bring both Eric and Drew on board,” said Wizarsd GM Ernie Grunfeld. “Both of them have outstanding experience and are highly regarded in their respective fields."
Waters spent the last four years as an Assistant Athletic Trainer for the Chicago Bulls while Cleary was the Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach with the Portland Trailblazers. Cleary was also the Strength and Conditioning Consultant to Scottie Pippen.
In other words, the Wizards will have a lot of the conditioning expertise of the Bulls this coming season.
Both Waters and Cleary have a Masters in Exercise Science from Boise State University. They should make a terrific team together.
TEAM NOTES
Wizards fans recently had the opportunity to chat with Washington center Etan Thomas at WashingtonWizards.com. Thomas fielded questions about his breakout season last year, an eventful summer for Thomas and the Wizards, and a promising season ahead for DC basketball.
You can shop at the Wizards team storewhere you can personalized jerseys with your name and number.