Opinion | Corbin Smith: The Toronto Raptors are in the NBA Finals, and the L.A. Lakers are not — for a reason. - NBCNewsTHINK
— should put every team on notice, but one team in particular: the L.A. Lakers.
The Lakers, of course, weren’t even close to making it to the playoffs, let alone the finals, and that’s the point. For every tired and inside-the-box choice L.A. made, the Raptors went the other way. Their daring, in particular a willingness to jettison fan favorites, has gotten them to where they are.
And the Lakers' abysmal season, riddled with embarrassing losses and humiliating off-the-court coverage, shows the limits of placing personal connections and name recognition above all else. The Lakers' abysmal season, riddled with embarrassing losses and humiliating off-the-court coverage, shows the limits of placing personal connections and name recognition above all else., one of the league’s top-shelf front-office executives, traversed it with decisiveness and guts. A lot of other NBA front offices would have been scared to take his approach, fretting for their jobs if such bold moves didn’t work out and lounging in the comfort of a familiar team with moderate success.
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