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Originally Posted by Beninho
Memphis could probably be interested in Derozan for the 4th pick this year, I would do that.
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No they wouldn't be lol. Why? Adding DeRozan means they get to fight with the Nuggets for the 8 seed, maybe. And did you actually watch any Grizzlies last year? They lost 19 games in a row because they were tanking. They aren't going from "let's get young guys" to "lets get an in-prime star". I mean dare to dream, but no. No one in the top 5 would want DeRozan. At best, you can flip him to the Knicks for #9 or Hornets at #11, but that's still not good value. Highly, highly unlikely the #9 or #11 pick will ever be better than DeRozan.
My point about the Spurs and Warriors is you don't have to go full Process to build a team. You can find elite players in the draft outside the top 5. And it's also worth remembering the Process involved a big amount of luck. After all Embiid dropped to #3 despite being the consensus best player. The Sixers might have drafted Wiggins instead, and they'd be a likely also-ran rather than budding contender.