As the Milwaukee Bucks searched for their next general manager, a number of names emerged as possibilities to land the vacant front office post before they eventually hired Jon Horst. Arturas Karnisovas, Wes Wilcox ,and Justin Zanik were considered the top candidates for it as well, but if it was up to NBA commissioner Adam Silver, he would've considered another former executive to takeover the reins of John Hammond.
According to a piece by Zach Lowe and Brian Windhorst of ESPN, the league commissioner advised the Bucks' ownership group to hire former Cleveland Cavaliers GM and Atlanta Hawks president Danny Ferry:
“With the search bogged down and complicated, NBA commissioner Adam Silver advised the Bucks, according to sources, to consider former Cavs and Hawks GM Danny Ferry, who is currently a consultant for the Pelicans. The Bucks reached out to Ferry, and he was open to discussing the job, but a formal interview was never scheduled, sources said.”
Ferry was ousted as GM of the Hawks when he infamously made some offensive remarks against Luol Deng back in 2015. It has since raised serious questions about his ability to run a team without looking at players differently based on their race, or even the country they came from.
Silver continues to have a good relationship with Ferry, and the two have supported each other's careers over the years. They both went to Duke University, where Silver finished his Bachelor's Degree and Ferry starred for four years with the Blue Devils.
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