<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'></p> <div class="bi">Surprising Move</div> <div> <span style="font-style: italic">Nov 2</span> - The Cavs decided not to pick up the option in Shannon Brown's contract for next season, a surprising move for last year's first-round draft choice. He's the only first-round draft choice GM Danny Ferry has been able to make in his three-year tenure.</p> </p> Brown, who was taken aback by the decision, will be an unrestricted free agent after this season. He would have made $1.1 million next year if the Cavs had picked up his option.</p> </p> The Cavs might look to trade Brown before February's trading deadline.</p> </p> ''None of these decisions are simple,'' Ferry said. '' I really like Shannon. At this point, we haven't used him a whole lot. We felt it was the right decision for now, and it's something we can address at the end of the year.'' -- <font color="#000000">Akron Beacon-Journal</font></p></div></div>
