Cavs Owner Stunned NBA Executives

Dan Gilbert's boldness stunned many NBA executives. The Cavs' owner is willing to spend big money despite two major concerns: 1) The team's season-ticket base will drop 2) A lockout and canceled games could hurt financially

Gilbert's approach is to spend while others cut. It's why he didn't immediately throw a lot of cash around after James left. Instead, he and General Manager Chris Grant decided to wait until more teams were desperate to make trades. The Clippers refused to even consider parting with their pick until Wednesday evening at 6:30. Many other deals went right to the deadline -- when some teams realized it was time to make cost-cutting deals.