Except for the fact that Ujiri hasn’t simply built a consistent 50-win team with a real chance of making the NBA Finals .
9 pick in 2016 (praise be to the Knicks ’ inexplicable interest in Andrea Bargnani ) is still coming along but is playing a real role for this quality team.
The Celtics’ Young core was built on a different sort of genius, stemming from a fleecing of the Nets and a couple of deep talent reboots paired with high-end free agent chases.
But that Ujiri has built the Raptors’ corps without that big marquee blockbuster that Danny Ainge pulled off with Brooklyn is worth note.
They are also a powerful collection of young talent that threatens to keep Toronto relevant far longer than any of the previous East teams vanquished by LeBron.
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