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ESPN Insider is reporting that the Cavs are trying to get back in this year’s first round of the draft:

“The Cavs should have the 13th pick in the draft this year. However, they foolishly dropped their lottery protection on the pick they owed Charlotte so that they could send their 2007 first-rounder to Boston for Jiri Welsch. That worked out.

Now owner Dan Gilbert is trying to get back in the draft. They team has no draft picks to dangle, but the Cavs are offering teams their choice of Sasha Pavlovic or Welsch in return for a mid first-round pick. Given the number of teams in that area ? Clippers, Celtics, Grizzlies ? that are willing to deal out of the first round, it appears they might get their wish.”

Say what you want about Gilbert, but it’s hard to criticize his decision to let Paxson go. The Jiri Welsh move was a joke. Hopefully they’ll be able to salvage something out of it, though I’d much ather see Welsch traded instead of Pavlovic.

It’s official. The Cavaliers have named Mike Brown as their new head coach. The move seems to have generated universal praise around the league, indicating that he is a well-respected coach. He frankly sounds like a great fit for the Cavs. It is a little troubling, however, that Gilbert is picking a coach before picking a GM. Let’s see how that and the Larry Brown drama plays out.

The Plain Dealer is reporting that the Cavs are close to naming Mike Brown as their new head coach. The 35-year-old Brown is a very well-respected assistant with the Pacers. It’s surpising that they would settle on a coach before selecting a GM, though the feedback on Brown from other coaches and GMs in the league seems positive.