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Financials(Before Moves)
Total Salary: $173.0M
Cap Space: $-34.1M
Trade Candidates: Luke Kennard, Brandon Clarke, & 2024 1st
Targets: 3&D wing & Nic Claxton
Trades
Brandon Clarke, Vince Williams Jr., Marcus Smart, John Konchar & 2024 1st for Jimmy Butler, Thomas Bryamt, Orlando Robinson & Less Favourable 2026 Swap
Luke Kennard, Yuta Watanabe, Ziarie Williams, Santi Aldama, Jake Laravia, 2025 1st MEM, 2027 1st MEM & 2030 Swap for Nic Claxton
NBA Draft
Select SF Terrance Shannon Jr. With #39 Pick: Projected Salary - $1.9M
Select C Pj Hall. With #57 Pick: Projected Salary - $1.1M
Free Agency
Sign C Bol Bol To A One Year Contract Worth $Min(1.7)
Sign Sg Pat Bev To A One Year Contract Worth $Min(1.7)
Sign Sg Leister Quinones To A One Year Contract Worth $Min(1.7)
--- Total Salary: $192.4M
Luxury Tax: $27.4m Over
First Apron: $20.4M Over
Second Apron: $9.9M Over
Ideal Starting Lineup:
Ja Morant, Desmond Bane, Jimmy Butler, JJJ & Nic Claxton
2025 Season Goals
Make Playoffs
Make Sure Ja is Healthy and away from guns
Try to prove the haters wrong
Projected:
Regular Season Record - 53/82
4th Seed
Playoffs - Series 1
Grizzlies vs OKC
Okc wins in 6
Summary:
The grizzlies are without Ja for the 2024 season and have decided to tank. In this plan they trade the pick to bring in Himmy Butler. After bringing him in they will prepare for a deep playoff run. The Heat are letting him walk due to them getting embarrassed by the Celtics in the playoffs. They are preparing to retool/rebuild and are planning for the future. The Nets will have to let Claxton leave because he is not intrested in playing for a team without a future and would like to play for a contender. The grizzlies play him alongside JJJ and get on of the best interior defense in the league if not one of the best defence in the league. The Heat select a replacement for Jimmy with the 7th pick. This trade helps each team. The Grizzlies sign suitable players in free agency like Pat bev for his defence and Bol Bol to stop Wembanyama.