I’ll make this clear: I don’t like buy-out season. The idea that the best teams, and often the “best” markets can add solid veteran contributors for nothing has never sat well with me (not that anyone’s asked).
Maybe, it’s because the Toronto Raptors, for all the franchise’s reputational progress, have rarely if ever benefitted from this time of the year. I think it’s really more that a few places, (cough, cough, Los Angeles), get a disproportionate bump this time of the year.
I’m not the only one, for years there have been rumbles from various owners, General Managers, and even players about the fact that the buy-out market tends to disproportionately benefit a few teams, at the most important time of year.