You’ve got to drive a hard bargain if you want to succeed. To make deals, you also have to be flexible in order to be able to reach an agreement. There is a fine line to be walked that NBA teams must also walk in order to achieve this balance.
General managers should not be in the business of taking pennies on the dollar in order to get a trade completed. That’s not a good business practice. However, they should also be realistic about the value of their players and assets in the long run.
Masai Ujiri has been criticized for being a bit unrealistic by some people. There is no doubt that the general manager of the Toronto Raptors drives a hard bargain.
That’s great – unless the Raptors are looking to make a deal. A clear direction hasn’t been established on whether the team wants to favor being competitive or if undergoing a rebuild is the plan.
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OG Anunoby, for example, has long been rumored as a possible candidate to be moved. There was a lot of expectation that they would move him during this year’s draft. That wasn’t the case.
Could they still send him to the New York Knicks?
