NBA's a weird league to condemn a franchise for failing to run with the big boys. It's pure vitriol towards the Raptors and management, but really how much can you feasibly do, guys?
They built quite an incredible team considering where the team is located. It's not like the NHL where you can acquire and draft a really good core, than add pieces and you've got a shot as a contender. You either have a couple of superstars or you don't.
And the stars basically make their own inside game of the NBA by conspiring to go to the same teams and create superteams.
If you're the GM of a team that isn't on the list of teams that stars want to band together on, then really, tell me, what can you do?
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