Hey, to each their own, but if these candidates were already viewing their potential destination with pessimism and a bleak outlook, maybe this was just a blessing in disguise.
Raptors insider Josh Lewenberg mentioned on TSN's OverDrive program, following Toronto's decision to promote Bobby Webster to a more influential role within the franchise:
"What I was told was that a number of the external candidates that came in really, really pushed back on some of the moves that Masai [Ujiri] and company made over the last few years. One of them went as far as calling the [Brandon] Ingram trade a "desperate Hail Mary," and that's not surprising, right?