« Reply #145 on: January 22, 2019, 12:00:28 PM »
The 2019 Memphis pick becomes more valuable with every Memphis loss this season.
Good for the Celts.
Eh, it's not so cut and dry.
First, the pick is top 8 protected. So if you're hoping for the pick to convey this season, there's a fine line between losing and too much losing.
But if you think it's better the pick gets pushed back, then sure, you want Memphis to lose as many games as possible.
I don't want the pick this year.
A 2021 unprotected pick is the best case scenario.
Maybe...
Or by then the team has turned it around and we end up with a non-lottery pick.
Hard to see how they could turn it around in 2 years with their 2 best players being age 30 and 34. The West isn't going to get easier.
Tazz this is the first thing we have agreed on in a long time. Tp
Is there a team in a worse situation than Memphis?
Detroit?
Charlotte. Washington. Cleveland. Detroit
None of those teams have premier young talent, are riddled with bad contracts, have players injured, and even Cleveland has protections on its 1st for 2 seasons (though it changes to a 2nd if it doesn't transfer).
Gasol and Conley still have decent trade value. The Grizzlies could move them and rebuild rather easily. Rebuild might take some time and with the pick protections it complicates things, but I don't think they are in a completely dire situation either.
Cleveland is OK. They're tanking and if Kevin Love comes back he's a tradeable asset. All their bad contracts will be off the book by the time they're read to get back into the free agent market. I think they're fine.
Washington has real talent on their roster, their only problem is Wall. Which is a big one.
Detroit and Charlotte, though, are in bad shape. Them and Memphis have to be the worst 3 situation in the league.
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