Congrats to Toronto. Well deserved especially since they proved that there is value in building your team over years and stay competitive although you can't seem to be able to beat LeBron or the Warriors. Ujiri is a beast, but now has his biggest task ahead of meeting expectations without Kawhi.
To me it also validates what the Mavs where doing during Dirk's prime. Just reload every year and hope for a shot. They had two and won one. Should have been more, but that's bad luck. Don't forget that Raps needed a weird situation in San Antonio and a depleted Warriors team to get over the hump. You usually don't just assemble the best team in the league and start winning. But you can out yourself into a position to profit when others struggle.
Also Kawhi winning the title as rental is hilariously representative of the current state of the NBA. I wouldn't be surprised if superstars in the future chose to gather for a year or two on short-term contracts just to win a title and then move on.
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