Basketball's No. 1 Anti-Fan

Chapter 359: Cleveland's Last Season

When all the interviews were over, Silva also received the FMVP voting results.

It may sound a little strange, but because of the award ceremony, this is the first award given out since the playoffs.

韩森总决赛6场场均33.5分6.5板7助攻2.6抢断1.6封盖，投篮命中率50.5%，三分命中率39.2%。

约基奇场均能够贡献18.6分10.6板6.2助攻，投篮命中率49.6%，三分命中率31.5%；

韦德场均贡献16分3.5板3.5助攻，投篮命中率46.1%，三分命中率36.2%。

The result of the selection was not too suspenseful, as Hansen was elected FMVP with unanimous votes.

After Silva announced the result, the fans at the scene began to shout Hansen's name in unison.

Hansen also once again received the trophy representing the FMVP honor from Russell.

This time, after giving Hansen the trophy, Russell was a little naughty and stretched out his hand to Hansen.

That means this is the fifth time he has presented this honor to Han Sen.

Time flies. At the beginning, the two of them just reached an agreement casually, but they didn't expect that five years have passed in a flash.

When the cheers died down, Han Sen began his acceptance speech.

"I'm glad you didn't yell Emperor."

Han Sen's first words were just as humorous as before.

The scene was also filled with the cheers of the fans.

Sure enough, Han Sen is not a petty person; he just cares about every little thing.

"A year ago, not many people thought Cleveland could win the championship; before this year's finals, not many people thought we could defend the title.

But we managed to disappoint them and we got this team to the top again.

Nikola, DW, JR, Robert, TT, PJ, Deron, Kyle, Dent, Nene, Dedmon, Norman, Dejounte, Derrick, each of us did everything we could. "

Han Sen read out everyone's names, and cheers rang out every time he read a name.

Especially when he read to the end, little Jones, who had been feeling lost because of Han Sen's look, instantly recovered.

Han Sen knows the contributions made by each of them!

“We were never the top seed, but we were always the champions.”

When Han Sen finished his last sentence, streamers flew out, Han Sen opened his arms, and the cheers in the Quicken Loans Arena soared into the sky.

There are no words more exciting than this.

When the fmvp award ceremony ended, the championship award ceremony also ended.

But the Cavaliers' championship moments aren't over yet.

Or rather, this is when the celebration really begins.

Reporters at the scene quickly gathered around the players and began interviewing them.

Han Sen was surrounded.

Hansen mentioned many people in the interview, including Jokic, Dedmon, and of course Wade.

"You all only see DW's outstanding performance, but I know how much hard work he put in behind the scenes."

It's not just about how a player who relies on speed adjusts his playing style after losing it, including participating in the breakfast club, practicing three-pointers every day, and making sacrifices on the court. Wade did everything he could.

Just when Han Sen mentioned Wade, the reporters looked around and realized that Wade did not seem to be there.

After they searched for a while, someone finally found Wade at the location of the billboard.

Wade was sitting there at this time, wearing a baseball cap representing the championship, holding champagne in his left hand and a cigar in his right hand.

In front of him was the golden championship trophy.

After taking a puff of the cigar, he bit it in his mouth, then picked up the champagne, opened his knee pads, and poured the champagne on his knees.

Champagne on the knees!
What Wade is most grateful for is that his knees kept him going until the end.

When Hansen finished the interview, most of the players had already left.

Because they are winning the championship at home this year, the management has booked the largest local nightclub and most of the players have already gone there.

When Hansen returned to the locker room, he found Griffin and Gilbert waiting for him there.

If it's just about discussing the championship parade later, then Griffin's presence is enough.

But if Gilbert was there, there was obviously something else going on.

In other words, because the outside world knows that Hansen will not leave Cleveland, what no one pays attention to is that the five-year super-max contract Hansen signed in 2013 has a player option this summer.

Hansen can opt out and choose to re-sign a five-year maximum salary contract with the Cavaliers.

Because he has played for a full 8 years, this contract will be 30% of the league's salary cap. Combined with the rising salary cap, it will be the largest contract in history.

Griffin stayed mainly to discuss the matter in advance, and Gilbert stayed there out of respect for Hansen.

After listening to their words, Han Sen did not answer immediately, but gestured for them to go to the general manager's office to communicate.

Gilbert and Griffin looked at each other. Hansen's reaction gave them a bad feeling.

When they arrived at the general manager's office, Han Sen finally told them his decision.

"Next season will be my last season in Cleveland."

Griffin and Gilbert both widened their eyes in disbelief after hearing this.

"Is there something wrong with what I did?" Gilbert looked puzzled.

"No, Daniel, you did everything you could, you are the best boss in the league." Hansen gave Gilbert a high evaluation, he didn't even use the word "one of".

"David, you are also the best general manager." Before Griffin spoke, he turned to look at Griffin and gave him the same evaluation.

"I've been very happy these past few years in Cleveland, but I said it before," Hansen said, looking at Gilbert.

Gilbert quickly understood what Hansen meant.

Hansen's first choice was the Clippers, and coming to the Cavaliers was an accident.

Although that doesn't mean Hansen has to play for the Clippers now, Hansen still wants to go to a big city.

At this stage of his career, that is also what a professional player would want.

"I understand." Although he was very reluctant, Gilbert still showed Han Sen respect after a moment of silence.
"When you leave next year, I will ask David to fully cooperate with you."

This is completely different from James' situation back then. Even though the Cavaliers were not his first choice, Hansen still tried his best to help the Cavaliers win two championships after he came back.

Moreover, Hansen had already made arrangements with the management team the season before he left, giving them enough time to respond. Hansen even brought Jokic, a core player in the Cavaliers team, to the team.

Hansen doesn't owe Cleveland anything. If you have to say it, it's Gilbert who owes Hansen a lot.

A few days later, the Cavaliers' championship parade was held in Cleveland.

The number of spectators attending the parade this time was even greater than last year, including many fans who came from overseas.

The Cavaliers' championship is not only a carnival for Cavaliers fans, but also for Han Mi.

As Hansen led the Cavaliers to defend their title, his global influence reached a new dimension.

It is no exaggeration to say that he is now on par with Jordan in terms of influence.

This year the Cavaliers' parade used a double-decker bus.

However, when the lead car appeared at the parade site, the situation at the scene was out of control for a while.

On the first bus were head coach Malone, JR, Thompson and others.

But this is not the point. The point is that there is a James KT board standing right in front of the bus.

It's obvious that this was Malone's idea.

Since Hansen said he wanted to thank James for his contribution to the Cavaliers' championship, how could it be just a verbal thank you?

This scene will definitely become the focus of heated discussion among fans after the championship parade.

And perhaps influenced by this scene, when Hansen's bus appeared, the fans at the scene began to shout "Emperor".

That scene was just like the emperor reviewing his army.

Han Sen was in tears on the bus. He thought it was all because of the joke he made on James during his acceptance speech.

When the team returned to Quicken Loans Arena after the parade, Lu was the team's keynote speaker for this year's speech.

Originally, this job was assigned to Han Sen, but Han Sen thought Lu was more qualified for the role.

Facts have also proved that Hansen's judgment was correct, because no one knows the team better than Lu.

He told a lot of interesting stories about the team that even Hansen didn't know.

When talking about Jokic's popular Sprite drinking video during the championship night, he also mentioned Hansen's words "Sprite is not Coke", which caused laughter in the audience.

You have to admire Lu's eloquence and his ability to get along with everyone.

When the microphone was handed to Han Sen, he also stated the team's goals for next season.

"We're going to build a dynasty in Cleveland."

When James joined the Warriors, he said he would bring a dynasty to the team, so Cleveland deserves a dynasty.

If Han Sen had said something like this when he came back, everyone would have thought he was crazy, even though he had done it in Memphis.

But now, there are only cheers and expectations.

A sports desert like Cleveland has erected a monument to a dynasty. I can’t imagine what the scene will be like when that day comes.

When the Cavaliers' championship parade ended, the 2016-2017 season officially came to an end.

It was at this time that players announced their retirement one after another.

The first is that veteran Deron, who won the championship with the Cavaliers, officially retired after opting out of the team option for his last year with the Cavaliers.

The scene of Wade pouring champagne on his knees on championship night was touching, but Deron was the one who had been struggling with knee injuries.

He could still play, but after winning the championship, he had no reason to continue to torture his knee.

Next, the Celtics' old twin stars, Pierce and Ray Allen, both announced their retirement.

Ray Allen originally wanted to come back and give it one last try, but ultimately failed to do so, and he had no reason to continue.

As for Pierce, it was actually obvious last season that he was no longer able to do his best and he couldn't even keep his mouth shut.

However, what no one expected was that when Pierce announced his retirement, Hansen sent him his blessings on social media.

"Goodbye Truth, you fought till the last moment."

Of course, Pierce is far inferior to Kobe, but as he said, he fought until the last minute just like Kobe, and this alone is enough to win his respect.

In addition, the former "Elvis" Gerald Wallace and Matt Barnes, who was a fellow of Fisher, have successively chosen to end their careers.

The remnants of the old era are still gradually leaving the stage of history, but the footsteps of the new world will not stop.

On June 6, the 23 NBA Draft kicked off at the Barclays Center in New York.

Hansen did not return to Serbia with Jokic this year, although he spent more than one million dollars to buy the best racehorse in Serbia for Jokic.

Because he was going to attend the season awards ceremony held in Manhattan, New York on the 27th, he and Ajiali went to New York for vacation in advance, so this was also his second time to come to the scene after he participated in the draft that year.

This year is not a big year for talent shows, but for Han Sen, who has opened his eyes, there are still many young talents.

Of course, more importantly, Han Sen has more opportunities for micro-management this year.

As for the Cavaliers, they got the Bulls' first round pick this year in the Irving trade, which was finally confirmed to be the 22nd pick.

In addition, this year the Kings have the No. 5 pick in addition to their No. 10 pick because of the Cousins ​​trade.

Although there is no direct connection between the Kings and Hansen, Ajali sought his advice as in previous years. It is exciting to be the agent behind the scenes and have 2K micro-manage the reality.

This year's No. 76 pick belongs to the ers, and not surprisingly, they chose Markelle Fultz, who was previously the most popular choice.

Fultz plays for the University of Washington. In his freshman season, he averaged 23.3 points, 5.9 rebounds, 6 assists, 1.6 steals and 1.2 blocks per game. He is tall, talented, and good at both offense and defense. He is considered to be the most promising point guard in the NBA after Rose.

The Nets, who hold the second pick, chose point guard Lonzo Ball, who has been popular on social media. He will partner with Jaylen Brown to form a backcourt twin star.

The Lakers got the third pick this year. They were originally actively negotiating with the Nets to get the second pick to select Ball, but after failing, they could only choose De'Aaron Fox with this pick.

Fox has an explosive physical fitness and was once considered a candidate for the No. 1 pick, but his three-point shooting has been criticized.

The Lakers can be regarded as getting Fox as a backup after missing out on Ball.

The Suns, who had the fourth pick, selected Josh Jackson, who was once considered a candidate for the No. 1 pick.

After the Suns made their choice, Han Sen asked Ajiali beside him to contact his father again as soon as possible.

Hansen's previous recommendations for the Kings were Donovan Mitchell and Adebayo.

But now, a better option has emerged.

Five minutes later, Silva walked out from behind the scenes, smiling.

“With the fifth pick in the first round of the 2017 NBA draft, the Sacramento Kings select…Jayson Tatum, a 2-foot-03 small forward from Duke University.”

(End of this chapter)