PD's Cavs beat writer says transition to new GM Chris Grant should be seamless.
Danny Ferry
VIDEO: Danny Ferry resigned earlier today as general manager of the Cavaliers. Plain Dealer Cavs beat reporter Brian Windhorst analyzes the development in this interview with Starting Blocks TV host Bill Lubinger. (The video runs about eight minutes.)
Brian talks about the struggle for control between owner Dan Gilbert and Ferry, as well as how this will affect the LeBron James free agency.
Also, Brian says the team is in good hands with Chris Grant as the new GM, as Grant has been working side-by-side with Ferry for the last five years.
An excerpt from Brian's story on the Ferry resignation:
Ferry and Gilbert, who will hold a press conference later today, enjoyed a very close relationship over the last several years, but that seemed to change in recent weeks. After the Celtics eliminated the team in the playoffs, Ferry made a case behind the scenes for Gilbert to keep Brown.
When Ferry took the job he pushed to have full personnel control in his contract, even walking away from the table at one point during negotiations. With another contract on the horizon and the uncertainty over LeBron James' future with the team weighing on the franchise, it isn't clear whether Gilbert was ready to cede as much control this time around.