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Now this is at least something, at least a consolation prize.
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Joan MacDonald, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Making the championship game was a great accomplishment, but the team wasn’t satisfied with a consolation prize.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Aug. 2025
This is Bam and Tyler being drafted, Andrew arriving as a consolation prize in the Jimmy Butler trade, and Norman suddenly becoming available at the low-risk cost of Kevin Love and Kyle Anderson.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 9 Aug. 2025
On Boston’s side, May appears to have been a consolation prize for being unwilling to meet Minnesota’s price for Joe Ryan.
—Levi Weaver, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2025
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Joan MacDonald, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Making the championship game was a great accomplishment, but the team wasn’t satisfied with a consolation prize.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Aug. 2025
This is Bam and Tyler being drafted, Andrew arriving as a consolation prize in the Jimmy Butler trade, and Norman suddenly becoming available at the low-risk cost of Kevin Love and Kyle Anderson.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 9 Aug. 2025
On Boston’s side, May appears to have been a consolation prize for being unwilling to meet Minnesota’s price for Joe Ryan.
—Levi Weaver, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2025
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“Consolation prize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/consolation%20prize. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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