msgkings322
Throbbing Member
Building through the draft is still the best way to build a championship team.
Sometimes you whiff. Sometimes you whiff year after year, but eventually you pick correct.
It has always been more effective than free agency.
Look at the last 5 title teams for examples:
Golden State DRAFTED Steph, Klay, and Draymond.
Cleveland DRAFTED Lebron** and Kyrie.
San Antonio DRAFTED Timmy, Kawhi, Manu, and Tony.
Even the free agent driven title teams already had at least one homegrown drafted superstar (Miami, Dallas, Lakers).
Agreed with the caveat that in this era of guys teaming up, you need to draft right and then likely add one piece as an FA or trade to get you over the top. The guys the Ws drafted won a title, but without KD I doubt they would have won any more.
Heat drafted Wade, signed LeBron and Bosh. Cavs traded for Love. Etc.