<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">CLEVELAND ? What a difference a year has made for Cavaliers general manager Danny Ferry as far as the NBA free-agent market is concerned. In 2005, the Cavaliers were $28 million under the salary cap, which allowed Ferry to go on a major spending spree and sign Larry Hughes, Zydrunas Ilgauskas, Donyell Marsh-all and Damon Jones. This offseason, the Cavaliers are over the cap, so Ferry has had to be much more careful and calculating. "Last year, we were in a mode to be aggressive and make something happen," the second-year GM said Thursday at Quicken Loans Arena. "This year, it was a mode to be patient." Though the Cavaliers have not made any additions to their roster since drafting Shannon Brown and Daniel Gibson, they have been able to lock up LeBron James and Drew Gooden to long-term contracts. "I don't think we're done," Ferry said. "We have some moves and additions that will enhance what we're trying to get done. "We'd like to get tougher and we'd like to continue to become a better shooting team." Two veterans who fit that criteria are free agent guard David Wesley and veteran big man Scot Pollard. The Cavaliers already have 15 players under contract, the maximum allowed during the regular season, but Stephen Graham's money is not guaranteed and Martynas Andriuskevicius' money is minimal, by NBA standards. But rather than release one of those players down the road, the Cavaliers probably would prefer to trade someone from a mix of small forwards that includes Sasha Pavlovic, Luke Jackson and Ira Newble. None of those players, however, will bring much in return. Since Cleveland added guards Brown and Gibson in the draft, Jones could also be trade bait, but it will be tough to find a team willing to take on the four-year, $16 million contract he signed prior to last season.</div> Source
