Aside from being immensely proud of both these guys, what they’ve done and how they’ve done it, I’m also equally entertained by the idea that somewhere in their daily thoughts they’re still competing with one another and trying to be the better one that day. So how about this Monday for the former, and perhaps forever, roommates, teammates and best buds?

Patrick Beilein, already in charge of his own college basketball program, lands Noah Cottrill. Just picture Cottrill, under control, running the floor and hoisting 3s in that offense in that league. You have to score against the teams in that league, and while a Beilein offense isn’t necessarily engineered to do that, Cottrill can certainly help … if a lot of very big ifs are conquered.

That said, I’ve spoken to a few people the last few days and weeks and months, people who knew him both then and now, and the typical report is that he’s in a good place and determined to get it right. I know, I know, you’ve heard that before, but Pat and Noah have a pretty good relationship, and I’m sure Pat made this offer and the circumstances attached crystal clear.

Fighting out of the other corner, Mike Gansey, the new director of developmental league operations for the Cleveland Cavaliers. That’s as big as it sounds, particularly for a young team that’s going to rely on the D-League a good bit here in the future. This is a pretty significant personnel position for someone who’s been in the front office world for inside of a year now. It’s obviously grooming grounds and proving grounds for larger roles later in his career — and Mike’s basketball intuition made him who and what he is as much as his vertical and his hustle.

Plus, who couldn’t trust his eye for talent?