Well done, many questioned Leonard trade. Risk turned out to be well worth regardless of what happens with him now. Pretty impressive how Toronto with Raptors and Leafs finally understand you have to take risks to get nice things. Maybe some day Habs will embrace the same strategy.
It's a bit different in the NBA because one player, at least players in the tier of Kawhi Leonard (of which there are only 5-6), can singlehandedly make the difference for a team.
But I get what you mean...I mean think about it.
Masai traded a fan favorite and franchise leading scorer DeMar DeRozan, for a player who gave no indication he even wanted to play in Toronto never mind re-sign.
He fired the Coach of the Year and replaced him with a rookie coach who was coaching their D-League team.
Made another key trade at the deadline to reinforce their lineup (Gasol acquisition).
The one thing I got from that is if you want to affect change, meaningful change, you have to be willing to make decisions that aren't necessarily obvious or comfortable or might bring you unwanted negative press.
Masai is a BOSS!
Let's hope he doesn't get in trouble for this though