dirkforpres wrote:
Assuming the deal for 4 is Wes and Powell for Parsons, we still have room to sign a quality free agent along with adding two top 5 picks. For this example, i'm going to assume the picks are Doncic and Bamba and we sign Julius Randle. That team makes the playoffs next year and even if it doesn't, it comes very close. There will at least be at a minimum, 10 teams worse than that and the 2019 draft class is awful... I want no part of it.
You don't take the risk, not to mention our track record of getting free agents is poor to say the least.
Regardless, even signing another player, playing Smith, Luka, and Bamba big minutes (like we should) is a recipe for a bottom 5 team and would not be projected to make the playoffs at all.
Almost no way a team like that gets close to 45 wins, which would be the minimum it takes to make the playoffs.
Also, I'd be shocked if the Grizzlies didn't demand Barnes in the trade as he fills a need and is a better player than Matthews.
In addition, the 4th and 5th picks historically have way too much of a bust potential to start trading away future unprotected picks in drafts you don't even have a clue your team can win over 35 games.