Never before in the history of the NBA has a team won the title and the Finals MVP left that squad that very summer. Yet, that’s precisely what happened to the Raptors as Kawhi Leonard held NBA teams and fans hostage while he made calls to other superstars trying to get them to join him in LA. OKC Thunder fans know this better than most given the move by Leonard to sign with the Clippers only happened after Paul George also requested (demanded?) a trade to join him.
That one move gutted the OKC Thunder who were thrown into an automatic shift in direction.