That said, isn’t that how leagues work in the US for most sports? The bottom teams are constantly given legs up to keep the winners cycling. That’s what the whole draft system is about, right? Full disclosure: I know close to nothing about US sports.
No disrespect to US sports fans or athletes but over there it seems more like the brand they care about is the league itself, as an entertainment product, compared to football teams in most of the world which are much more independent. Even just the name “franchise” says something.
Is it a miracle when you straight up drop all rules and use whatever leverage you have to assemble, if not a dream team, certainly not a team that would’ve existed one year ago under normal circumstances. Either way - it will be interesting to watch.