The No.1 Anti-Fans in Basketball-Chapter 445 - 228: 2013 NBA Free Agent Market_2

At this age, it’s still a bit early to get married for both East University students and Americans.

So, Hansen had really never considered it.

But when a woman, especially one who plays poker with you often, asks you this question, then the meaning of the question should actually be, "Do you want to marry me?"

Scarlett is 29 this year. In 2008, when she was just 24, she married Ryan Reynolds, who plays Deadpool. Their marriage, however, lasted only two years before ending in divorce.

A woman who has been married treats the concept of marriage differently than Hansen.

Simply put, Scarlett has developed feelings over time, unsatisfied with their lover relationship, she wants to advance to the next level.

Hansen’s impression of Scarlett was actually quite good, not just in terms of the physical experience, but more importantly, she had a straightforward and passionate personality.

But if you ask him if he wants to marry Scarlett, his answer is definite.

He does not want to.

Not because of Scarlett’s past, but because he would not marry an actress for a wife.

He could not accept his wife getting intimate with other men in films and TV dramas, even less so for roles like the one Scarlett was filming in "Under the Skin," where she would have to undress entirely for the sake of art.

"You should head back early, you’re running out of time," Hansen reminded her.

He could see Scarlett’s look change from hopeful to disappointed, and he knew their relationship was over.

On the drive to drop Scarlett off, the two remained silent without speaking a word.

Before getting out of the car, Scarlett gave Hansen one last kiss and then left him with something meaningful to think about:

"If you meet someone next time who you want to marry, remember to be more proactive."

The 2012-2013 season came to a close, and the 2013 NBA draft was fast approaching.

The Grizzlies had sent their first-round pick to the 76ers in an earlier trade, so the draft convention had little to do with them this year.

However, before the draft started, Hansen saw a very interesting piece of news.

The Cavaliers had dismissed their current general manager Chris Grant, and then appointed David Griffin as the new general manager of the team.

Griffin was a good man. He had texted congratulations during the night of the finals in the past two years, and Hansen also congratulated him upon seeing the news.

After the congratulations, he suddenly became curious about something.

As far as he remembered, in 2013 the Cavaliers had picked Bennett as the first overall pick, and by that time Griffin wasn’t the general manager yet.

Did this unexpected twist mean another domino effect was about to take place?

Driven by curiosity, on the day of the draft, he also turned on the live television broadcast.

When Stern appeared, the familiar booing from the audience was still present.

However, the booing this year seemed especially intense.

Particularly before Stern began to speak, it took quite a while for the noise to subside.

This was Stern’s last appearance at the NBA draft site, as he was set to officially retire in February of next year.

His successor would be Adam Silva, who had been running around with him for the past several years.

The first pick belonged to the Cavaliers, marking the second time in three years they had won the top pick.

If his memory served him right, Hansen recalled that the Cavaliers’ would have the top pick next year as well.

When James left the Cavaliers, it seemed he had only left them with a few not-so-useful draft rights, but in fact, he had left them three number one picks.

Stern was still a decent man.

"The 2013 NBA first-round first overall pick, the Cleveland Cavaliers select Norrense Noel, a 7-foot-tall center from the University of Kentucky."

When he saw this selection result, Hansen was somewhat surprised but not so much.

This year’s draft was truly a super weak year, rivaling the year 2000 in that regard.

Noel was basically slated to be the top pick when he declared for the draft.

Just that in February of this year, during a game, he suffered a torn meniscus in his left knee, which cast a pessimistic outlook on his draft prospects.

Unexpectedly, Griffin’s first move after taking the helm was so bold.

The opinion of the trading management played a leading role, but the draft still depended on the style of the general managers.

As a transmigrator, Hansen could say with clairvoyance, this choice was not good, as Noel would later prove to be injury-prone.

But, and this ’but’ is important,

Even if you pick a pig, it would be stronger than selecting Bennett as history did.

Moreover, Griffin’s choice was theoretically sound because the Cavaliers already had players for the one and two spots, so it wouldn’t make sense to pick Oladipo.

Choosing any other perimeter player was clearly not as good as selecting Noel.

Hansen watched the entire first round of the draft, and then he declared that the Thunders’ draft was really damn strong.

They managed to snag both Andre Roberson and Rudy Gobert at the end of the first round, a move that was simply admirable.

If it weren’t for their remarkably bad trades, he would really think Presley was a transmigrator just like himself.

However, Presley’s situation probably wasn’t too good at the moment because the free agency period was about to start, and he was soon facing a tough either-or decision.

Time flew, and it was already July.

On the first day of July, as the free-agency market opened, news started to break out.

Hansen was also in the spotlight on this day, as he was a restricted free agent and, when the gates opened, over a dozen teams offered him max contracts.

Nearly all teams with cap space made offers to him.

This even included his former team, the Cavaliers.

But these offers didn’t really matter much, because Hansen qualified for the "Rose Rule," which was the super-max for rookies, and only his current team could offer this super-max.