Or... Ferry's contract was up, he wanted to maintain the power that he had and Dan Gilbert wasn't willing to give it. (Per Brian Windhorst's (Cleveland Plain Dealer sports reporter) Twitter feed.)
"As you may have read in Robert Parker's Wine Newsletter, 'Donaghy Estates tastes like the urine of Satan, after a hefty portion of asparagus.'" Jack Donaghy, 30 Rock
"Lebron is cleaning house" might not be 100% accurate but it wouldn't be a stretch to believe someone in the organization asked LeBron ahead of time if he would be okay with Danny Ferry no longer being the team's GM.
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