Over the last two summers, both the Boston Celtics and the Toronto Raptors shocked the NBA with blockbuster trades. They both brought in transcendent talent, and put their teams in a much better position to win right now.
Both of them made blockbuster trades for a superstar, but the circumstances and context could not be more different. In fact, these two trades show the true divide between how the Celtics rebuilt, and the state the Raptors are in right now.
The biggest difference is options. The Celtics have always made sure that no move would limit their options too drastically, and that is exactly what is happening to the Raptors by bringing in Leonard on a one year rental.