Toronto Raptors Receive: G/F Luguentz Dort, G/F Josh Giddey, F/C Aleksej Pokusevski, 2024 First-Round Pick (Top-4 Protected – HOU via OKC), 2025 First-Round Pick (PHI via OKC), 2026 First-Round Pick (LAC via OKC), 2027 First-Round Pick (OKC)
Oklahoma City Thunder Receive: F/C Pascal Siakam
With that said, NBA contention can feel like it will last forever as well.
It’s so easy to get wrapped up in the present – whether it’s going well or not. When you’re on top, you feel untouchable. Surely, you’ll maintain your position there.
When it comes to NBA teams, that isn’t the case. Typically, a team has a window in which they can contend.
When that window closes, they may have to start over. It feels like the Raptors’ window is closing.
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This organization won the 2018-19 championship, but they’ve been on a downward trajectory ever since.
Could they finally embrace that trajectory?