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And Boston, Detroit, SA and Phx are smart enough to know that they can't just sit back, contend for a couple more years, then become lottery teams and rebuild again.
The will continue to use the draft and free agency to keep their teams contending for and hopefully winning NBA titles for years to come.
You are right, they can't sit back and wait, because they are old. Those 4 teams will fall off drastically in the coming years, San antonio has already started and Phoenix sped up theirs by going after Shaq. Patience.