The three-peat was denied and the back-to-back championships for Quinn Cook was denied as the Toronto Raptors defeated the Golden State Warriors in six games in this year’s NBA Finals.
While many declared the NBA season over before it even started due to the loaded roster Golden State entered the season with, that roster became very depleted throughout the course of the playoffs and Finals this season.
DeMarcus Cousins injured his groin in the First Round against the Los Angeles Clippers, Kevin Durant suffered a ‘calf’ injury in the Second Round of the playoffs against the Houston Rockets, followed by Durant rupturing his achilles in Game 5 of the NBA Finals and Klay Thompson tearing his ACL in Game 6.