Mike Dunleavy and Jim Paxson had a very good relationship in Portland in 1997-98. It's a relationship Dunleavy might want to rekindle in Cleveland.

Dunleavy, fired Tuesday as Portland's head coach, said yesterday he would be interested in talking with Paxson, a former Trail Blazers executive who now is general manager of the Cavaliers, about replacing the fired Randy Wittman as head coach.