For Detroit, bringing in Markkanen, who's more expensive than Tobias, but 5 years younger and a better shooter, aligns with their youth movement. And as a 7' stretch big, he can play center for short stretches. A core of Cade, Ivey, Ausar, Markkanen and Duren, with Beef Stew and Holland off the bench, is absolutely solid. In some ways, this would be like Indiana trading for Siakam, to pair with Halliburton and Turner.

Resigning Beasley should be priority number one. Schröder second. THJ third.

Detroit could also absolutely nail the draft by moving back and taking Johni Broome from Auburn. At 22 years old, he's ready to contribute from the jump. 6'10", 240 lbs. If Zach Randolph and Carlos Boozer were mixed in a lab? That's him. A perfect third big that Detroit can bring along slowly, on a small salary. Numerous mock drafts have him going to the Knicks at #50. So Detroit could easily trade back to #43 and draft him there.

Utah gambles on MPJ, while saving money, and moves up six spots in the draft this summer, while getting a lottery protected FRP and a SRP. This continues the tank and rebuild strategy. While saving money. And two fewer years of contract commitments from Markkanen to MPJ. Utah might want more picks, and they could probably get them, but Markkanen is also pretty expensive, so they might be willing to take less, if it means lowering their team salary as they rebuild.

Denver punts on MPJ, with Tobias being a cheaper, better defender, and getting a future FRP and SRP, which Denver desperately needs. With Sasser bringing additional depth and youth on a rookie contract. Tobias is also on an expiring contract, so they could resign him to a team friendly extension, or open up $27M in cap space if he walks.