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Ex-Cavs GM David Griffin: 'I Knew I Was Gonna Leave' as Soon as Cleveland Won 2016 Title

Former Cavaliers general manager and current Pelicans GM David Griffin was integral in building the Cavaliers' 2016 championship team, but he didn't exactly enjoy himself during his three-year run leading Cleveland's front office.

“Everything we did was so inorganic and unsustainable and, frankly, not fun. I was miserable,” Griffin told Sports Illustrated's Jake Fischer. “Literally the moment we won the championship I knew I was gonna leave. There was no way I was gonna stay for any amount of money.”

Griffin joined the Cavaliers in 2010 and was promoted to general manager in May 2014.