The concept, and term, of team-building has become something of a tenet in basketball. Though it suggests construction, which takes time, the phenomena of team-building has turned more immediate. The urgency and meta-gamification of competitive seasons — poring over roster construction, rotations, match-up deficiencies — in order to win now versus playing the long game is how the term is contemporarily lobbed around by fans, and meted out by front offices. In modern sports, with sky-high skill levels and fan appetites, patience is a luxury a lot of franchises can’t afford.
But what does it mean to consider team-building at a granular level? A molecular level, almost? To bring
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