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RSS FeedsBruce Arthur: Ujiri swings for the fences
(The Star Books)

 
 

20 july 2018 23:09:24

 
Bruce Arthur: Ujiri swings for the fences
(The Star Books)
 


In the two days before making the most significant, high-risk, blow-your-mind trade in Toronto Raptors history, Masai Ujiri spent time with former U.S. President Barack Obama in Kenya. Obama opened a court Ujiri helped build; they went to dinner together, spent time together. The thing that struck Ujiri the most was how Obama made people feel special. How the former President’s charm, intellect, and natural feel for human interaction made everyone in the room feel like they could believe in him. On Friday, Ujiri stood before the media two hours after getting off a plane from the continent and discussed The Trade: Four-time all-star and franchise icon DeMar DeRozan for potential MVP and free agent Kawhi Leonard. From a basketball perspective, it’s simple. It’s a swing for everything.“We’ve been doing this for how many years?” said Ujiri, as part of a 20-minute press conference. “You can’t keep doing the same thing over and over again, and when you get a chance to get a top-five player — which isn’t very often — I think you have to jump on it. I think we’ve given a chance to this team, we tried to build it up as much as we can, but at this point, we got to this level, this opportunity came in front of us and we had to jump on it.”When you talk top-five players, he’s right. How many players on the planet can even enter that conversation? LeBron James, obviously. Kevin Durant and Steph Curry. James Harden in Houston, Anthony Davis in New Orleans. Giannis Antetokounmpo could become one in Milwaukee, and Joel Embiid could become one in Philadelphia. Russell Westbrook? Opinions vary. And definitely a healthy Kawhi Leonard, who is now a Raptor. The NBA has always been ruled by the true superstars. Every finals since 1991 has involved at least one of LeBron, Kobe Bryant, Shaquille O’Neal, Tim Duncan, Hakeem Olajuwon or Michael Jordan. It’s almost impossible to win a title with ...


 
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