The reaction of the NBA press to the mega-trade between the Toronto Raptors and San Antonio Spurs has generally been positive to both sides. The consensus of opinion boils down to a view that the Raptors acquired the best player (Kawhi Leonard), while the Spurs did as well as could be expected from an exasperating, no-win situation.
Raptors President Masai Ujiri has been praised for his determination to build an NBA championship calibre team without regard to sentimentality. I concur about the need for a GM to possess a degree of callousness in the acquisition and disposal of assets, even when they are human beings.