It was too easy to overlook the magnitude of the Lakers getting Pau Gasol years ago because the bigger story was the lopsided trade that landed him there.
It was a bit harder to ignore Boston's additions of Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen to join with Paul Pierce because they were all teetering on the twilight of their primes and none of them ever were considered "winners" by their lonesome.
Suddenly, three of the four top players in one of the most impactful drafts in NBA history joined together, and what has been swept under the rug has finally been exposed.
Sometimes it takes the obvious to make people realize what has been going on for quite some time. And make no mistake, the disparity in the NBA has gone on since the Lakers got Gasol and the Celtics completely transformed their team.
In 2008, it was Celtics-Lakers. In 2010, it was Celtics-Lakers. In 2009, Kevin Garnett got injured and, just barely, the Magic made it passed the Celtics to face none other than the Lakers in the Finals
The Miami Heat are now the most hated team in the NBA because, well, the competitiveness of the NBA was allegedly placed aside so that two o ...
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