Long term, they are going wherever Michael Heisley permits them to go. The first question is, will they match an offer sheet for Rudy Gay and, in future years, will they spend the money to retain young talent like Mayo and Conley?
If Memphis retains their present players and builds around them ...
Do you think they have the potential to grow into a contender?
You kind of need a superstar to be an elite team, and right now Memphis has four very good players. The Pistons were built this way and contended for years, but it's pretty rare. I could see Memphis developing these guys for a while and then pull the trigger if a real nice offer comes along. Too bad they blew this years draft.
In comparison to Detroit, do they have a singular talent as good as (1) Chauncey Billups and/or (2) Ben Wallace and/or (3) Rasheed Wallace?
I think they have the Rip Hamilton level players across their starting frontcourt.
Right now, no. But who knows how much the young guys will improve. Remember, Billups and Ben were not Billups and Ben in their second years in the league. Ben was clinging for dear life and Billups was traded like 7 times.
I guess it comes down to how much potential you believe each of the individual players have:
(1) Mike Conley -- not assertive enough to fulfill his potential. Will be a role player, a very good one.
(2) OJ Mayo -- I don't see much potential for him as a two guard but I like him as a big point guard. Unfortunately, Memphis uses him as a two.
(3) Zach Randolph -- He is what he is. Established player.
(4) Marc Gasol -- No idea what to expect. Wouldn't even try to guess.
(5) Rudy Gay -- has very good potential.
I think one of their five starters has a large amount of potential and one of them is a wild card. Not optimistic on the three other starters, although, would be a lot more interested in OJ Mayo if he played the point.
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