Former Cavaliers and now-Celtics guard Ricky Davis was definitely on the way out in Cleveland and it was head coach Paul Silas who choose the deal.

"It has been learned that Paxson was making tentative deals with Minnesota, Miami and Dallas before the Boston package was accepted. The plans were laid out on the table for Silas and he took the defensive-minded veterans (Eric Williams, Tony Battie, and Kedrick Brown from the Celtics) because that's what he covets more than slick shooters and athletic specimens."