The Atlantic Division is full of big fish, and all of them acted accordingly this offseason, spending lavishly with the intention of improving in the short term.
The Knicks retooled their roster on this idea through a series of big acquisitions, the Celtics gave Al Horford his maximum, Brooklyn attempted to bring "Linsanity" back to New York City and the Raptors gave DeMar DeRozan a lucrative contract to stay in "The Six." Even the notoriously frugal 76ers devoted more than $25 million in 2016-17 salary to veterans, including their likely starting backcourt of Jerryd Bayless and Gerald Henderson.