CLEVELAND -- The Cavaliers have received permission to interview Indiana Pacers senior vice president of basketball administration David Morway for their vacant general manager position.

Morway, in his seventh season with the Pacers, is in charge of day-to-day basketball operations with Indiana, including the team's budget and salary cap.

"I think he's got all the elements and is a real good candidate," Pacers CEO Donnie Walsh said Wednesday. "He's been here seven years and he's learned all the elements of what it takes to be a general manager. There's no doubt he's interested in it."

Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert is looking for a replacement for Jim Paxson, who was fired April 21, a day after the season ended with the Cavaliers missing the playoffs for the seventh straight year.

The 44-year-old Morway was president of Professional Excellence Sports Inc., a sports management firm, from 1988-95.

Cavaliers spokesman Tad Carper declined comment on Morway, saying the team won't discuss general manager candidates.

Cleveland did announce that director of player personnel Mark Warkentien is currently serving as its interim general manager.http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=2053448