Toronto Raptors Receive: G/F Duncan Robinson, 2023 First-Round Pick (MIA), 2027 First-Round Pick (MIA), 2029 First-Round Pick (Swap – MIA)
Miami Heat Receive: F OG Anunoby
Meanwhile, the Toronto Raptors don’t need lecturers about how NBA championships are won. That’s a goal they accomplished a short while ago.
Yet, the Raptors’ title run wasn’t like other title runs. We don’t mean to take anything away from them – an NBA championship is an NBA championship.
Still, it’s fair to say that the Golden State Warriors broke down in those Finals in a way that teams seldom do.
Furthermore, the Raptors primarily built their attack around Kawhi Leonard. It’s not often that a superstar of his caliber gets traded to a team, wins a championship with them, and bolts for a new team the following summer. Yet, that’s exactly what Leonard did.
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All of this has left the Raptors in an interesting position. In 2020-21, they were bad enough to procure lottery odds. With that said, they used their fourth overall pick wisely on Scottie Barnes. In 2021-22, they made a playoff run – only to get eliminated in the first round.
Should they be looking at rebuilding measures?