As NBA organisation’s go, the Toronto Raptors are good at being different. Masai Ujiri has built the Toronto Raptors up from the ground since his arrival in 2013 and the team is now one of the most winningest teams in the last decade and has six winning seasons in a row and four consecutive seasons with 50-plus wins.
All of that prior success culminated with a title win last season – the first-ever Larry O’Brien for the Toronto Raptors – a well-deserved accolade for one of the most well-run teams in the league from top to bottom. The reward – other than the feeling of accomplishment beyond the realms of normality and the opportunity to call yourself an NBA champion and hoist that shiny trophy above your heard – was a championship ring like no other.