If you want to win a title in the NBA, you have to roll the dice. Back in February, that’s exactly what the Toronto Raptors did.
Before the Marc Gasol trade, the Raptors were a great team. They had two legitimate options at center with Jonas Valanciunas and Serge Ibaka, they had depth at guard and a nice helping of wing players who can knock down shots.
They wanted more, though. The ambition always remained a title, that’s the end game. As such, Masai Ujiri and Bobby Webster felt they needed to make one more move.