The Toronto Raptors organization is in new unchartered territory. Unlike past seasons, the Raptors have earned the winning pedigree that they so desperately sought. Because of this, the Raptors have an opportunity to rebuild and restructure the organization much like Billy Beane structured the Oakland A’s: Find undervalued assets and use them to replace a lack of superstar talent.
This isn’t unheard of in the NBA. Notably, the San Antonio Spurs have been a homegrown organization and have had the ability to find cheap, reliable players with tools to help them win. It isn’t too far of a stretch upon hearing of a 3-point dynamo hailing from Europe that we automatically assume he would do well on the Spurs.