Like I said, I know it's a bad deal for us. But hear me out. Bamba maybe transcendent which I already think Bagley will be and you get to place him with Bagley. That covers our frontcourt for the next 12-15 years. We still have flexibility. We can literally trade the 19 for the 14/Faried. We can literally flip 14 and 30 for 10 or 11 for Sexton. We still have money to where if a team like Phoenix needed some cap to get a max player, we can get T.J. Warren for free. We have a lot of flexibility.
Sorry but as much as I love Baze production when he started playing within himself, Prince at the 2nd half of the year and Collins play in general says he has all-star potential. I am not sold on this core being championship caliber with or without Bagley. But I am more open to that if I have something like Bagley/Bamba frontcourt and an attacker from the perimeter like Sexton. That makes it easy moving forward to get 3/D wings. That's what could win championships and many.
Think about it.
In five years:
Sexton
3/D wing w/ size
3/D wing w/ size
Bagley
Bamba
That's an extremely athletic frontcourt with great talent and ability to cover ground, a leader who's a pitbull in Sexton and an elite scorer in Bagley and Gobert with a jumpshot in Bamba. That will be extremely hard to stop.
I know for a fact that Memphis will win the deal for about 3 years.
Conley is one of the best PG's in the NBA. Makes it easy for everyone. Bazemore is an excellent cutter and now that he's playing within himself, he doesn't overdo it like he used to. Prince is basically Black Hedo Turkoglu . He went from the hype of 3/D to really being a 20/5/5 threat who's a playmaker with marginal defense to boot. Far cry from the 3/D hype but a pleasant surprise as no one really used him for this role till we were forced in it. Collins who is already on an path of potential 2-3 time all-star career will play with one of the best setup men in the NBA in Gasol and Conley. His job will be a lot easier and he will be a 20/10 threat with Memphis instantly with the trade.
Look, I get it, I am helping turn Memphis into a 50+ win team next year. I know. But damn, we gotta do what's best for us. A combination of Bagley/Bamba could have championship goals especially if we can land Sexton which I think is highly possible since many teams want the wings around 8-10 and only one team wants a PG in the top 10 and that's Orlando who likes Young. I am telling you guys. This won't help us in 2019 but in 2022. This will lead us to the NBA Finals.
That's all I am thinking about. How can we win multiple titles. If you are going to build around Bagley and you know he has defensive flaws that will be there, don't wait till something comes. Take it by the horn and solve it early. Dallas didn't realize it till it was late in Dirk's career to get him the RIGHT NBA center. If we know what Bagley is. Get him the personnel. Build around your cornerstone. That's all I am suggesting.
