Cleveland Browns owner to spend more time with his NBA team

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Cleveland Browns fans spent the years between 2002 and 2011 with the singular idea that “anyone but Randy Lerner” would be a good choice as owner of the city’s No. 1 sports team.

That dream became a reality in 2012 when Jimmy and Dee Haslam bought the Browns from Lerner.

It all sounded good at the time, but reality can often be a cruel mistress. In the 14 years that the Haslams have owned the team, the Browns have made the playoffs twice, while posting nine seasons with double-digit losses.

The team appears to be slowly turning a corner, with what looks like the second consecutive solid draft, a new head coach, and the unquestioned best defensive player in the league, Myles Garrett. Sure, the quarterback situation is still a disaster, but, as they say, Rome wasn’t built in a day.

The other issue remains ownership, who, while always having a checkbook at the ready, also has had a difficult time staying out of the way and allowing the football guys to do what they are paid to do.

A small change could be coming on that front, however, courtesy of the NBA’s Milwaukee Bucks, who are coming off a disappointing 32-win season that signaled the end of Doc Rivers’ tenure as head coach.