Cavaliers executive Chris Grant has rejected an offer from the Atlanta Hawks to become the team's new GM, the Marc Stein of ESPN.com is reporting.

NBA front-office sources told ESPN.com that Grant spent the weekend mulling Atlanta's proposal before ultimately deciding to stay in his role with the Cavaliers as a top aide to front-office chief Danny Ferry.

Sources said contract negotiations between Grant and the Hawks began after Spurs executive Dennis Lindsey's withdrawal and intensified to the point that Atlanta had ceased speaking to other candidates, expecting Grant to accept.

The Bucks and guard Michael Redd are no longer on the same page, and it appears as though the Cavaliers could make a play for the shooter, according to The Akron Beacon Journal.

Cleveland courted Redd in free agency a few years ago, but he elected to remain with Milwaukee.

Redd averaged 22.7 points in 72 games this season and played his college basketball at Ohio State.

Robert "Tractor" Traylor will participate in the NBA Summer League in Las Vegas as a member of the Cavaliers, according to The Cleveland Plain Dealer.

It will be a tryout of sorts for Traylor, who previously spent two seasons with the team.

He has not played in the NBA since the 2004-05 season because of heart issues, but he played professionally in Spain and Puerto Rico over the last six months.

The team could use their midlevel exception on him if he impresses during the Summer League.

The Cavaliers have already started the paperwork involved in getting Eric Snow approved for disability retirement, according to The Akron Beacon Journal.

The process will take a while because there are many hoops to jump through as Snow complains of debilitating pain in his left knee.

If the process is completed, $7.3 million could be taken off the books.

It's also possible that the league could grant them an exception of up to half of Snow's salary ($3.7 million).

The Cavaliers are still in shock after their Game Seven loss to the Celtics on Sunday afternoon, according to HoopsWorld.

"We're going to work this summer to get better and better, and we'll look at everything. We're going to let a little time go by then re-group and look at everything objectively, try and get better and get to where we ultimately need to be," owner Dan Gilbert said.

What Cleveland failed to do once again was provide LeBron James with a worthy sidekick.

"Everyone points to Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen. But do you call Tony Parker and (Manu) Ginobili "sidekicks" to Tim Duncan? I don't think so," Gilbert explained.

"A lot of people focus on the means instead of the ends in this business. They'll focus on the offense or the defense, a point guard or a 'sidekick'.  But for me there is a lot of ways to get there ? to get to a championship ? which is LeBron's goal, and the ownerships goal ? so I can't really comment if it's a 'sidekick'."

Cavaliers' owner Dan Gilbert is confident LeBron James' future is firmly in place in Cleveland.

"We have no reason to doubt LeBron James or any player and their commitment to be with the Cavaliers based on the organization we built and are building," Gilbert said Tuesday, two days after the Cavs were eliminated from the playoffs in a Game 7 loss in Boston.

"It [James leaving] is something I don't worry about it because we do the right things. We're trying to build a top-notch franchise in every way."

Guard Delonte West claims that he wants to come back to the Cavaliers next season, according to The Akron Beacon Journal.

He was slightly inconsistent this season but played well for the Cavs in their second round series against the Celtics.

West, who was dealt from Seattle to Cleveland at midseason, is a restricted free-agent.

"I would love to be back here next year," West said. "I didn't surprise myself with anything I did in the playoffs. What I did learn is how much I have to get better."

Just moments after being eliminated at the hands of the revamped Celtics, LeBron James told reporters that he would welcome more personnel moves in Cleveland, according to The Akron Beacon Journal.

"I think what we have is very good, but we need to continue to get better. We know that," James said. "If that means some personnel changes that need to happen, then so be it. The teams around us in the league are continuing to get better."

The Cavaliers could have as much as $30 million in expiring contracts to work with this summer, with the possibility of dealing them to teams looking for cap room in the summer of 2009.

They also have the $5.5 mid-level exception to use, as well as the 19th pick in June's NBA Draft.

Paul Pierce scored 41 points in leading the Celtics to a 97-92 victory over the Cavaliers on Sunday in Game 7 and a spot in the Eastern Conference finals, as reported by the Associated Press.

The Boston Celtics advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals with a tight, 97-92, win over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Sunday afternoon.

Paul Pierce notched 41 points on 13-for-23 shooting, out-dueling LeBron James, who had 45 points, on 14-for-29 shooting.

Kevin Garnett added 13 points and 13 rebounds and P.J. Brown tallied a season-high 10 points and 6 rebounds for the Celtics, who shot 47% and outrebounded Cleveland by eight.

Boston turned the ball over just eleven times in the victory, and withstood a furious charge by the Cavaliers in the fourth quarter.

The Celtics were a torrid 28-for-34 from the foul line, while Cleveland shot just 71% from the charity stripe.

Delonte West was the only Cavalier to help James out, posting 15 points and 5 assists in the Game Seven loss.

West and LeBron accounted for 60 of Cleveland's 92 points, while Pierce and Garnett accumulated 54 of Boston's 97.

The Cavaliers shot just 44% on the night, but kept themselves alive with some timely three-point shots, including a pair from James and a dagger by Sasha Pavlovic late in the fourth quarter.

LeBron brought the Cavs to within a point, 89-88, after stealing the ball and coasting in for a slam dunk, but Brown answered with an unlikely jumper on the other end of the floor and Cleveland never even sniffed the lead.

Fittingly, Pierce clinched the game with a pair of free throws in the final seconds to give Boston a five-point lead.

Boston will host Game One of the Eastern Conference Finals against Detroit on Tuesday night.