Cleveland Cavaliers President of Basketball Operations Kobe Altman announced that Brendon Yeo and Leron Fannan have been promoted to new positions within the organization immediately, with Yeo moving to the position of director of scouting for the Cleveland Cavaliers, while Fannan will assume the position of general manager. against the charge.
Yu has been part of the Cavaliers organization for nine seasons, including his last four as general manager in charge (2019-2023), with the Cavaliers’ director of scouting added to his title in 2022-23. In addition, Yu spent two seasons as Director of J-League Operations and Basketball Operations, Special Projects. He began his tenure with the Cavaliers as a seasonal basketball operations assistant in 2014-15. As Director of Scouting, Yu will lead the talent assessment of collegiate and professional athletes and will continue to work closely with Altman and Cavaliers General Manager Mike Gansey who oversees the Cavaliers’ staff, including internationals and NBA players.
With her promotion, Fanan became the first woman in Charge franchise history to be named a general manager and only the fourth in the NBA G League, joining Tori Miller (College Park Skyhawks), Amber Nichols (Capital City Go-Go) and Anjali Ranadivé (Stockton Kings).