When the Cleveland Cavaliers’ season ends in May or (probably) June, the Orlando Magic plan to offer Cavaliers general manager David Griffin their president of basketball operations position, according to ESPN’s Brian Windhorst.
Magic plan to offer job to Cavaliers GM David Griffin when season ends
Orlando fired their general manager earlier this month.
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The Magic cannot engage Griffin until the season is over. Griffin’s contract is up after this year with Cleveland, and he hasn’t engaged in serious talks with the team about signing a new one yet. Still, Griffin has LeBron James’ seal of approval, has brought a wave of talent to Cleveland over the past three seasons, and hasn’t given any indication that he would want to leave the team that won a championship just a year ago.
Orlando currently doesn’t have a general manager after firing Rob Hennigan earlier this month. This season was the sixth straight losing one for the Magic, who have a few quality young players but nothing like a franchise piece to show for their high draft picks over the past few years.
It mostly feels like wishful thinking for the Magic, but it’s possible they are willing to pay Griffin more and enough to convince him to leave. Still, it seems much more likely that he would remain with the team that has LeBron James rather than reenter a rebuilding process.
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