Makes sense to me.
(1) 56 win team
(2) full season of Tatum.
(3) Stevens will make moves to improve the team. We have some assets in terms of draft picks, TPE, MLE, young players to make moves. Not enough to get a star but enough to get quality role players and improve the supporting cast.
(4) young role players will improve
That looks like a title contender to me.