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Article: Paxson sees hope for older brother.(Sports)
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- Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL)
- Article date:
- April 15, 2003
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Byline: Mike McGraw Daily Herald Sports Writer
From players to coaches to former broadcast partners, the selection of John Paxson to run the Chicago Bulls was met with almost universal applause.
The approval rating of the other Paxson working as an NBA general manager doesn't appear quite so positive.
John Paxson's older brother Jim is in his fourth year of running the Cleveland Cavaliers, which owned the NBA's worst record (16-64) through Sunday.
While Jim Paxson is in a difficult situation, it's also easy to question some of his decisions. He already has fired two coaches (Randy Wittman and John Lucas).
In 2000, he paid the Bulls an undisclosed cash ...