The No.1 Anti-Fans in Basketball-Chapter 510 - 254 I’m back_2

"Before you meet me, I need you to do one thing," Hansen said straightforwardly.

"As long as it doesn’t involve trading you back, anything!" Griffin was still very excited.

Because the former trade that brought Hansen over made Chris Wallace the new president of the Brooklyn Nets. He was promoted from general manager to president because of that initial trade involving Hansen.

Now, trading Hansen back to the Cavaliers would certainly be the most striking move of his managing career.

"I need you to acquire a late first-round draft pick, then select a player from Serbia named Nikola Jokic."

Cleveland didn’t have many stars willing to go there, so they had to rely on the draft.

Although rookies generally need more time to develop compared to immediate impact players, he wasn’t James—he could wait.

In fact, if it weren’t for having Wiggins as a trading chip, he wouldn’t mind helping "Wolfberry Bro" develop.

After all, Wiggins never lived up to his talent in "history."

"No problem," Griffin responded crisply on the other end of the phone.

"Make sure it happens," Hansen emphasized again.

Having returned to the Cavaliers, the team wouldn’t have a high draft pick for the next few years, so they would have to rely on finding talent in the lower draft spots, also known as bargain hunting.

When it comes to finding bargains, there was nobody bigger than Jokic.

And although the Cavaliers had a decent backcourt with Irving, their frontcourt was weak.

"Definitely," Griffin also gave his assurance from the other side.

If it were a lottery pick, he might have to discuss it with Gilbert, but since it was just a late first-round rookie, he could make the decision himself.

After the phone call, Hansen went back to his room.

While the draft was still in lottery positions, he started scrolling through social media.

"I’m a Heat fan. Thanks to Heisley, dawn has arrived for Miami, and it will be our era next!"

"I’m a Spurs fan. This vile scoundrel has finally left The West and is now charging full strength towards TD’s final championship!"

"The Grizzlies can’t pay over forty million in luxury tax every year. Since Han won’t let the management trade anyone else, they had to trade him."

"Players shouldn’t interfere with management decisions. Han crossed the line, so he was traded, and I see no issue with it."

"Han’s success wouldn’t have been possible without the Grizzlies team. In a place like the Cavaliers where nobody wants to go, he’ll never win a championship again."

"The Cavaliers gave up too much to trade for Hansen. LeBron couldn’t do it there, and Hansen won’t be able to either."

"What’s left in Cleveland? Irving and Tristan Thompson? How much can Hansen do, even if he is strong?"

"This trade has destroyed the Cavaliers. They could have used Wiggins’ chip to get Love and then LeBron would join, making the Cavaliers a championship contender. Now, they’ve become just a playoff team."

"It seems, even after leading the Grizzlies to a dynasty, Han still has a lot to prove."

"Brother, basketball is a team sport. Wasn’t Jordan strong in his first six years with the Bulls? Didn’t he still lose?"

"Cleveland’s four major sports leagues have no championships, which shows that no one can succeed there!"

"The Cavaliers’ management is the funniest, four years ago they sent Hansen away and none of those chips are left. Now, they’ve given up nearly all they accumulated in the past four years to get Hansen back, practically wasting four years!" freewebnσvel.cøm

"Gilbert will be the biggest joke in the league, he thinks he’s got Jordan, but he’ll soon realize Han is no Jordan."

"Before Han went to Memphis, did anyone think he could bring a dynasty to that chaotic city? You don’t understand what having him means!"

"I’m a Cavaliers fan, you other fans don’t need to worry unnecessarily, Han will bring us a championship, I firmly believe it!"

"There’s a saying: ’sour grapes’. Remember what you’re saying today, until the day Han holds up the championship trophy for Cleveland."

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Public opinion varied, and it seemed that his return to Cleveland was not going to be easy.

However, this kind of public sentiment was actually "better" than he had expected, as it also increased his notoriety value.

By the time the draft was almost at its end.

At the 28th pick, Griffin finally made his move.

He traded Tyler Zeller, the No. 17 pick of the 2012 draft from the team, for the Heat’s No. 28 pick this year.

Hansen had some memory of Zeller, a reasonably strong rotation-level player.

Moreover, he had just finished his sophomore year, and there was still potential to be tapped.

The Cavaliers lost a bit in this trade, but thinking about getting Jokić back, it actually was a great gain.

Although this matter didn’t have much to do with the Miami Heat management, like with the Hornets back in the day, it would probably be a hot topic among fans over tea.

"Miami Heat selects Nikola Jokić, a 2.11-meter center from Serbia."

When Silva read out this draft result, Hansen also showed a smile.

That sense of secure possession was delightful.

Of course, what he didn’t know was that at this moment, the people in the Nuggets’ draft office were stunned.

Jokić had been playing in a small Serbian league, a player their scouts had discovered after a long search.

This situation was different from the likes of Nowitzki and Ginobili, who had shown themselves on various occasions.

So theoretically, no one should have been competing with them, which is why they were confident enough to pick him with a second-round pick.

But now you’re telling me someone used a first-round pick to snatch Jokić away?

Needless to say, Jokić himself, far away in Serbia, was also stunned at this moment.

Wasn’t he supposed to go to Denver? Why did it suddenly change to Cleveland?

Where is Cleveland?

He couldn’t help but pull out a map of the United States to look it up.

"Now the space for big men in the league is getting smaller," Rondo said, seeing how much Hansen cared about this Serbian, still inevitably curious.

Having been with Hansen for so long, this was the first time Hansen had insisted the team draft someone, and he was so keen on it.

"He’s not just any big man," Hansen didn’t explain much.

Because apart from him, the transmigrator, no one would know what Jokić could become in the future.

In fact, with the selection of Jokić, along with Irving, Tristan Thompson, and himself, the Cavaliers now had the strength to contend for a championship in the future.

With some luck, he might achieve more than one championship before his contract expired.

Indeed, Hansen did not plan to play with the Cavaliers indefinitely; by the time his contract was up, he would also be 30 years old.

By that age, he would really need to consider his commercial value, and by then, he should choose to move to a big city.

If he could get to the Clippers as he wished, he could actually pay homage to James with a "not 7."

But life doesn’t always go as planned, and a life with twists is more interesting.

At that moment, Rondo handed Hansen a tablet, showing him a video.

It was of Cleveland fans gathered outside Quicken Loans Arena, loudly shouting his name and chanting welcome home.

The crowd looked to be several thousand strong and densely packed.

Moreover, without police maintaining order, the scene was exceptionally orderly.

It was hard to imagine that just four years ago, these same people were burning James’s jersey and then storming James’s mansion, doing what Memphis fans were doing tonight.

Honestly, this was something Hansen had not anticipated.

He knew Cleveland fans liked him quite a bit, but he had underestimated their passion for him.

Yet returning to Cleveland was not originally his intention, but seeing all this, he was deeply moved.

At that moment, he felt that coming back to Cleveland could be not just interesting but meaningful.

Thinking this, he picked up his phone, opened up his personal social media, and posted a status:

"I’m back"

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