Danny Ferry labored over the decision until the day after the Spurs' championship parade. "The opportunity was one that if I didn't take, it would've been too many 'what ifs,' " said Danny Ferry, who joined the Cavaliers a day before the draft, a few days before the free agent recruiting period. "I took this job because of the challenge. There is an inherent pressure that this job has, but again, that's part of the reason I took it. It gets your blood pumping a little bit."

And, whenever he needs help, Danny Ferry doesn't have to look far. "My dad's given me advice. But he's stepped back. I don't think he wants to stand over my shoulder," said Danny, who added that he hired his father to do some scouting for the Cavaliers. "It'll be fun doing this with him in some regard, but I'm not going to have him move to Cleveland."