Toronto Raptors Receive: F Jonathan Kuminga, G/F Gary Payton III, 2025 First-Round Pick (GSW), 2027 First-Round Pick (GSW), 2028 First-Round Pick (Swap – GSW)
Golden State Warriors Receive: F OG Anunoby
By contrast, the Toronto Raptors can attest to how difficult it is to even win a single NBA championship.
Of course, they accomplished that task in 2018-19. In fact, they’re one of the only teams to topple the Warriors in the Finals.
On the other hand, Warriors fans will be quick to remind you that they suffered a string of injuries throughout those Finals.
That’s not the only break the Raptors got. The San Antonio Spurs traded them Kawhi Leonard at the cost of DeMar DeRozan and Jakob Poeltl. Plenty of organizations would have insisted on a more future-focused package, but the Spurs refused to tank.
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History records none of those details. It simply records a championship for the Toronto Raptors. With that said, they’ve struggled to return to that level since.
Does this deal set them in the right direction?