Masai Ujiri, the President of the Toronto Raptors, took the biggest gamble of his career on July 18. He traded Raptors institution DeMar DeRozan, and received Kawhi Leonard (yes, I know there’s more). There was lots of sound and fury at the time, but no way to truly know how the deal would unfold until players hit the floor. They have, so let’s take a look.
To refresh your memory (which most of you won’t need to do):
The consensus of opinion at the time went something like this: “If you believe the team which gets the best player wins the trade, then the Raptors come out on top.