Alex Speers

That would mean within a calendar year of trading Desmond Bain.

Just from that trade, the Grizzlies would have already gotten Cedric Coward

a 2026 lottery pick, and then they still have control of the Magic's pick in 29 and 30.

Now it is actually more complicated than that because the Phoenix pick could come into play too.

There's a very complicated string of things that happen with Phoenix and Orlando's pick.

But in either of those scenarios, Memphis would get a lottery pick if Orlando falls out.

So for the sake of simplicity, there's a decent chance the Grizz are getting a second lottery pick.

All of that together, in my opinion, makes this East play and easily the greatest plane we've ever had, which is a really good thing.

So that is really good this week.

And it's a great year for it to happen.

Yeah.

Okay, Andrew, what is your bad this week?

to the fan bases that are pumping up pumping themselves up talking about how good they are in the clutch may not happen in the playoffs and what I would say those same fan bases don't listen to Andrew okay wouldn't you rather be a good clutch team now than a bad clutch team it's not a bad thing to be good in the clutch and who knows maybe you'll still be good in the playoffs we don't know don't listen to Andrew don't let him get you down

It's just a warning.

Don't accept this warning.

For my bad this week, I'm going to start with a bad, and then I'm going to spin it to a good.

Now, the bad...

is the yearly MVP discourse, which takes on new levels of absurdity and toxicity every season.

And this season is no different.

I'm seeing a variety of posts where the central message is, you know, if you don't rank my favorite player at at least this spot, you are a parasite.