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Reflecting on the trades and decisions leading up to this season, one must also consider the impact of trading for Rudy Gobert, which significantly altered the team’s dynamics. Had they invested their resources differently and avoided the Gobert trade, they might have maintained the flexibility needed to keep all their key players, develop together, and ultimately contend. The fundamental miscalculation came when they decided their roster was not enough, despite a Western Conference Finals berth just months prior.