Toronto Raptors Receive: G/F Andrew Wiggins, F Jonathan Kuminga, 2026 First-Round Pick (GSW), 2028 First-Round Pick (GSW)
Golden State Warriors Receive: F/C Pascal Siakam
In fact, these two teams have gone to battle with each other before. They met in the 2018-19 NBA Finals.
In some ways, it’s a case study on the different methods of building a champion. The Warriors painstakingly built through the draft until they had a contender.
They didn’t trade for a superstar until after they’d already won.
By contrast, the Raptors made a bold decision in trading for Kawhi Leonard. It paid off. They achieved their ultimate goal by doing so.
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All of which goes to show – there’s no single “correct” way to do this. With that said, neither of these teams looks like title hopefuls in 2022-23.
Should the Raptors abandon their dreams of repeating the feat soon?
