I’ve always believed that NBA teams without superstars should do everything they can to acquire one. If that means a good team must take a step back for the chance to be great, so be it.
The correlation between teams with top-10 players and championship winners is so strong that getting one really is the only way to have a chance. That’s why at the last trade deadline I thought Hawks boss Mike Budenholzer should have broken up the core of his superstar-less, older team and started the difficult path toward acquiring a superstar.
Yet my view is unencumbered by the desire to root for a good team (like fans), keep my job (like general managers) or make money (like owners).