This move has been met with widespread criticism, and rightly so. Trading away generational talent like Luka Doncic, who hasn’t even reached his prime yet, feels like such a massive blunder especially for a team that reached the NBA Finals just eight months ago.
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QSAO’s Insights around the NBA: After missing out on Giannis, the Raptors shift to Plan B /
When Giannis Antetokounmpo signed his five-year, $228-million supermax with the Milwaukee Bucks last week, Plan A for the Raptors was officially dead. It is unusual for a team to "move on" from a player they never actually had on their roster (and with no real proof they were ever even close to getting him), but the Raptors must come to terms with the fact that there is no superstar in their future. In this QSAO article, Jared Goodman breaks down the keys to success for the Raptors season without any superstar reinforcements in the near future.
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