I'm glad their brand of moneyball didn't pay either. Granted it only didn't happen due to injuries most likely, but I'm still glad they weren't rewarded for it.
And people say.... well then Milwaukee or Minnesota should just buy a title too then. It doesn't work that way folks. The dollars don't work.
I'm always surprised that there aren't even more championship teams built around buying a team vs drafting a team. Bulls and Rockets core was drafted, Spurs core was drafted, GSW won title with drafted core before they added Durant. The Lakers drafted Kobe but all of their historic pieces around him were acquired with deals, last year was certainly a bought title.
Dallas drafted Dirk who won a title and could almost be considered two for anyone who watched.
It's hard to put Cleveland's title in that bought category when LBJ likely never returns ifhe had t been drafted by them.
Even the "money" championship teams still tend to draft their legendary players and add around them, Lakers and LBJ Heat being the exception.