It’s finally done. Whether you’re happy with the Raptors’ trade deadline moves or suddenly have the trying-too-hard-to-be-a-smart-fan take that “Masai Ujiri got too sappy”, at least we can all move on. The biggest move, the Norman Powell-for-Gary Trent Jr. and Rodney Hood trade, was clearly made with an eye towards the future, while the biggest potential move, a Kyle Lowry trade, was avoided because the future benefits simply did not outweigh those of the present in Masai’s eyes.
While I believe a proactive Lowry trade made sense with the right offer (so chill out, “now we lose him for nothing!