When the Cleveland Cavaliers hired David Griffin as their General Manager it was a bit of a surprise. Many thought that Cavs owner Dan Gilbert would shoot for a more known name, Joe Dumars was mentioned. Griffin was the team’s interim GM following the firing of Chris Grant but his moves were unable to lead the Cavs to the NBA Playoffs, a stated goal of the team.
In his first press conference Griffin hit on what he wanted for his Cavs teams, thanks Fear the Sword:
“As we talked about the end of season meeting … we need to be bigger, we need to be smarter from a basketball IQ standpoint, I’d like us to be a team that’s recognized as being tougher, I’d like us to be a better shooting team, and we need to address our fit.