The death of the superteam (for now)

The Boston Celtics and Golden State Warriors Finals was one of the more engaging championship fights of recent memory.

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The Celtics were on a Cinderella tear on their way to facing a retooled

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Both teams had organically built the backbone of their roster through adept drafting and shrewd, minor trades.

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For the first time since 2007, we had two teams in the NBA Finals whose roster wasn’t built through a superstar trade.

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It’s taken 14 seasons to kill the superteam, for now.

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The modern superteam as we know it was formed in 2007 by the Boston Celtics when they acquired Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen to pair with Paul Pierce.

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The rest of the league took note, and in summer of 2010, many teams prepared for the best free-agent class in the history of the NBA.

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The Miami Heat combined the superstar powers of LeBron James and Chris Bosh in Miami alongside Dwyane Wade.

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This makes this year’s Finals sweeter, watching two homemade rosters slug it out for all the marbles

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Looking toward the future, plenty of draft-built teams are poised to make deep runs.

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