Brooklyn Nets Receive: F O.G. Anunoby, G/F Gary Trent Jr., C Christian Koloko, 2023 First-Round Pick (TOR), 2025 First-Round Pick (TOR), 2027 First-Round Pick (TOR), 2029 First-Round Pick (TOR)
Toronto Raptors Receive: F Kevin Durant
The Nets may have one of the most unstable organizations in the NBA. The Raptors can’t relate.
In fact, this team has been the model of stability in recent years. For a long time, that meant fielding competitive, but non-contending teams. During the DeMar DeRozan / Kyle Lowry years, the Raptors were always good, but seldom great.
On the other hand, they may have simply been waiting to strike.
After all, when Kawhi Leonard became available, the Raptors pounced. The results could not have been any better. They walked away with the 2018-19 NBA championship as a result of the move.
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Of course, we all know what happened next. Leonard bolted for his hometown Clippers. Now, the Raptors are back in the same position: they’re always good, but they haven’t looked like championship contenders since.
Could this be the opportunity they’ve been waiting for?