Well, I certainly think that qualifies as a #WojBomb. Adrian Wojnaroski of Yahoo! Sports reported that Chris Grant, Cavaliers GM, has been fired.
It’s a bit surprising; almost everything I’ve heard about the Cavaliers organization suggests they’re not huge on mid-season firings. That said, this
one makes a fair amount of sense.
Chris Grant was a dead man walking after this nightmare season, and it’s pretty apparent that Dan Gilbert wasn’t interested in letting him make any trades to save his job.
Two years ago, if you told me that Chris Grant would be fired midseason, I would have been shocked. He made a series of very good trades, including fleecing the Clippers out of the pick that became Kyrie Irving, dumping an already-leaving Ramon Sessions for a first, and getting protected firsts out of both Memphis and Sacramento.
However, the draft was not kind to Mr. Grant. Kyrie was obviously a hit, but Dion Waiters is having attitude and production issues, Tristan Thompson still can’t finish at the rim, and Anthony Bennett is thus far the worst #1 overall pick of all time.
