Despite the Cleveland Cavaliers' firing of Chris Grant, Mike Brown's future appears stable at the moment, with Dan Gilbert supporting the head coach who is in the first year of a long-term contract.

"We’re going to see Mike Brown succeed this year,'' Gilbert said. "I think he will be able to do good things in the next 30 games or so. I think this team is going to be able to do good things. They’re going to look at each other, look in the mirror, and they’re going to rally. We’re going to do everything we can to give them the air cover they need.''

The Cavaliers own a 16-33 record into Friday night's game at Washington.

Gilbert expects the Cavaliers to be aggressive in this month's trade deadline.

"I think we’ll be aggressive at the trading deadline -- historically we have, anyway,'' Gilbert said. "I think we will and we potentially have a lot of opportunity there. We’re looking forward to working with David Griffin, and whatever it takes, 24 hours a day for the next two weeks. Hopefully we’ll find opportunities.''