Rebuilding is not an exact science in the NBA. If it was, every team would do it successfully.
Sometimes, the process takes close to a decade. A bad draft pick here or an injury there can set a team back multiple seasons. Other times, everything falls into place, and a team can elevate from the bottom to the top in a few short years.
Such was the case for the Memphis Grizzlies. It feels like yesterday that this team was entrenched in the Grit and Grind era led by Marc Gasol and Mike Conley.
Now, they’re enjoying 56-win seasons built around explosive young point guard Ja Morant.
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With the success the Grizzlies enjoyed this year, could they look to make win-now upgrades this summer? If they think they’re a Morant co-star away from serious title contention, they may stop at nothing to land that player.
Julius Randle could be that player. If the Memphis Grizzlies think he is, and the New York Knicks are ready to move on from their star forward, here are three deals that land him alongside Ja Morant.