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Originally Posted by Senator Clay Davis
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.
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Well the raptors won’t be getting anyone this year so we are supposed to stay with this lousy choking core for how much longer? And then get nothing for them? And Memphis is locked in to Conely and Gasol, they may be interested in Derozan