The Ringer, Bill Simmons’ post-Grantland web toy, offers some thoughts about BIG NBA DEALS in the provocatively titled post “The State of the Blockbuster NBA Trade”. The writer, Kevin O’Connor, fails to gin up much excitement, conceding “The market appeared to be primed for blockbuster trades this summer, but no deals materialized.”
Your Correspondent glommed onto this topic because of the ongoing debate among fans of the Toronto Raptors as to where our favourite team is headed this season. There are two camps, one of which believes strongly that’s there no NBA championship rings to be had without the acquisition of a superstar.