It was a sight that was at once surprising and disappointing in how surprising it was.
Anthony Bennett, like a young Anthony Mason, barreling through the lane, rising over traffic and putting his poor opponent on a poster.
But this wasn't in a playoff game with the Cleveland Cavaliers or even in a regular-season outing with the Minnesota Timberwolves. Instead, Bennett's shining moment was in the waning minutes of a preseason scrimmage between the Toronto Raptors and Los Angeles Lakers in Ontario, California.
It wasn't supposed to be this way for Bennett. As the No. 1 pick in the 2013 NBA draft, the freshman out of UNLV was slated to be a cornerstone of Cleveland's future alongside Kyrie Irving, Tristan Thompson and Dion Waiters.
But Bennett, out of shape in the wake of shoulder surgery, struggled through an abysmal rookie campaign. Then...well, LeBron James came back, and before long, Bennett was off to Minnesota along with Andrew Wiggins as recompense for Kevin Love.
Now, Cleveland's young core is no more. Bennett, 22, is with his hometown Raptors after getting waived by the Wolves on ...
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