Yeah. I’d love to have the pick roll over and then have Memphis win the lottery for us. But That seems unlikely. There are some truly terrible teams out there. If the pick rolls over, Ja and Jackson will have another year of experience; the team will have a lot of cap room to get vets or resign the younger players they really value ($58 mill currently booked for next year, even if they keep Valanciunas); and they would be adding a top six talent. They would also have no incentive to tank. It’s possible they end up toward the end of the lottery or even sneak into the last playoff seed - the West isn’t what it used to be.
Net - if it actually conveys 7-10 next year I’m fine. Take the best player available and worry about the rest later.