Golden State and Cleveland will compete for the trophy in a repeat of last year’s NBA Finals. The Warriors will attempt to defend their title, while the Cavaliers will try to stop them and get the first trophy in the club history. Is there anyone who takes advantage in the whole situation? Yes! Anderson Varejao is the happiest person.
The Brazilian centre was in Cleveland’s squad in the beginning of the season, just as in the previous eleven seasons, before he left for Portland in February, where, however, quickly dropping left to sign with the Golden State Warriors.
The 33-year-old basketball player is already in the NBA’s history, because so far no other player has not been a part of the two finalists in just one season. The veteran has recorded a total of 53 games during the regular season 2015/2016 – 31 for the Cavaliers and 22 for Golden State.
Logically, the Brazilian player should acquire a championship ring no matter who will be the winner in the finals. If the Warriors win, he will be guaranteed that there will be a prize, and if the victory is for Cleveland, the decision whether Varejao will receive the ring will be in the hands of his former team, because the clubs are taking the decisions who to be honoured with a championship ring. So, the decision will be taken by Dan Gilbert, who personally sold Varejao…
However, Varejao, as a real professional, hopes his ring will come with The Warriors. He is a very experienced player and knows how to win trophies. “Right now my focus is on this series. We’re trying to win this. Everything is part of the business, as far as what happened to me and now I’m here. I’m a Warrior. That’s what I want to focus on now,” the Brazilian player said in an interview for cleveland.com.
At both ends, Anderson Varejao was a key part of the last two Cavaliers’ real challenges for the title – in 2007 and 2015 and he has remained loyal to the team for more than a decade, so from this point of view he is very likely to be awarded with the championship ring no matter who wins the trophy. But we will see what Dan Gilbert will decide (in case of Cleveland’s victory in the finals). Just remember that this man was the reason Anderson Varejao left the club and believe me the Brazilian didn’t want to do it.