Cavs promote assistant general manager Mike Gansey to GM

Cleveland Cavaliers senior basketball advisor Bernie Bickerstaff, left, and general manager Mike Gansey David Richard-USA TODAY Sports

Cavaliers promote assistant general manager Mike Gansey to GM post

By Victor Barbosa | Last updated 2/23/22

The Cleveland Cavaliers have been one of the most pleasant surprises in the NBA this season. Coming out of the All-Star break with a 35-23 record, the Cavs are currently fourth in the Eastern Conference standings.

Now, one of the key forces in Cleveland's front office is getting a promotion.

ESPN Sources: The Cleveland Cavaliers are promoting assistant general manager Mike Gansey to GM, an ascension in the wake of Koby Altman's elevation to President of Basketball Operations: https://t.co/zLQlc54bGO
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) February 23, 2022

Gansey played high school basketball in a suburb of Cleveland before continuing at St. Bonaventure and West Virginia from 2001 to 2006. He originally signed with the Miami Heat as an undrafted free agent in July 2006.

After spending four seasons playing both abroad and in the G League, Gansey joined the Cavaliers as an intern in 2011.

According to Wojnarowski, the 39-year-old "moved up quickly" and was eventually named the G League Executive of the Year in 2018 for his work with the Cavs affiliate, the Canton Charge.

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