Shlara Congratulates Danny Ferry On His New Gig In Atlanta

As you know, we at G:TB love a good guestie, especially a good Shlara guestie. So, we figured why not kick off NBA Draft Week here at GTBHQ with a few (kind) words from the First Lady of G:TB on Danny Ferry's recent hiring as Atlanta Hawks GM (good luck with those contracts, chief). Without further bob mcadoo...

Danny left (got run out of) Cleveland when he couldn’t keep LBJ on the Cavs roster and headed back to Texas and the safe confines of the Spurs front office to wait for a new opportunity. I was hoping Ted would get rid of Ernie this summer and bring Danny in to fix the Wizards. Danny was basically groomed for the job since he was a toddler (Bob Ferry was Bullets GM from 1973-1990) - but Ted apparently has other ideas.

Some of you may know that Danny was my all-time favorite player back in college when he looked like this:

And I was one of the only people who cheered for him when he played in the pros - he wasn’t the most talented player on the court, but he worked hard, has good basketball sense, and is SUPER nice. So, he will always have a special place in my heart - which is why I’m happy to see him land the GM job with the Hawks today.

Hopefully he can help build a real fan base there in Atlanta. Welcome back to the Eastern Conference Danny!!