From Deseret News archives:
Cavs exploring options for NBA draft
With two major trades, Ainge revived the Boston Celtics and turned them into NBA champions. He dumped a few contracts and players on Seattle to get Ray Allen on draft night a year ago and later acquired Kevin Garnett from Minnesota for five players and two first-round picks, a bold move that sent shock waves through the league that are still being felt.
As he prepares for Thursday's NBA draft, Ferry, whose flawed team pushed the Celtics to a seventh game in the Eastern Conference semifinals, doesn't feel any pressure to match Ainge.
"It was a perfect storm for Danny," he said. "Obviously it worked out very well with a combination of assets and picks that he made two pretty special things happen. He made all of us look bad and that will be a standard that everyone will be talking about for a while. I'm not so sure it can be duplicated, what he did."
Ferry has shown he's not averse to a blockbuster trade. He dealt half his active roster at the trading deadline in February, sending starters Larry Hughes and Drew Gooden along with four others to acquire Ben Wallace, Wally Szczerbiak, Delonte West and Joe Smith.
"I like our team," he said. "I like the makeup of our team. We're not a perfect team but I think this team, this year is capable of beating anybody."
As always, trade rumors are rampant in the hours leading into the draft. The biggest one surrounding Cleveland involves Milwaukee shooting star Michael Redd, a player the Cavaliers pursued but couldn't sign as a free agent a few seasons back.
Redd, who this week was named to the U.S. Olympic team along with Cavs All-Star LeBron James, could be had for the right price. He has three years and $51 million left on his contract, and Ferry would need to give up some key parts perhaps Daniel Gibson and Anderson Varejao along with some top picks to bring Redd to Cleveland.
Bucks general manager John Hammond indicated he would listen to offers for Redd, who averaged 22.7 points last season for one of the league's worst teams.
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