Brendan Haywood

Former Cavalier center Brendan Haywood, left, went to SiriusXM NBA Radio to talk about the firing of coach David Blatt.

(Joshua Gunter, cleveland.com)

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Shortly after the Cavaliers fired head coach David Blatt on Friday, former Cavs center Brendan Haywood was a guest on SiriusXM NBA Radio's NBA Today show.

The Cavs hired assistant coach Tyronn Lue to replace Blatt.

Among the things Haywood -- who was on the team all of Blatt's first season -- told hosts Justin Termine and Eddie Johnson included that he felt LeBron was not held accountable for any struggles the team had, but that the rest of the players were.

Brendan Haywood told me & @Jumpshot8 that Blatt "was very hesitant to challenge Lebron" — Justin Termine (@TermineRadio) January 22, 2016

Haywood said players from the team started to lose respect for not holding Lebron accountable, but doing so with the rest of the team... — Justin Termine (@TermineRadio) January 22, 2016

Haywood told us "Blatt can't help a team in a close game..." Adding, "he doesn't know how to draw up a play..." — Justin Termine (@TermineRadio) January 22, 2016

Haywood was traded to the Portland Trail Blazers in the summer of 2015, and Portland waived him shortly after the trade. The Cavaliers received a $10.6 million trade exception which must be used this league year before expiring.