Andrew Schlecht

This is their clearest chance for a franchise reset in years.

They have to seize this opportunity.

They desperately need it.

Maybe they could be higher.

My number two is Milwaukee.

They need it, and it's even less likely of happening because they would actually need the Pelicans pick and their pick to jump up to make this work, but they still need it.

The Giannis thing has put the entire franchise in such a weird position.

It doesn't feel like they're operating from as much of a position of strength as they should be considering how good Giannis should be as a trade asset.

But if they move up in this draft, everything changes.

All those terrible Giannis trades we keep hearing about, they would likely cripple this franchise for the next decade.

It all feels different if they move up, if they get one of these top guys.

It's true.

It brings the franchise back to life in a way that nothing else really can in the foreseeable future, which brings us to my number one team that needs to move up in this draft, the Brooklyn Nets.

They need this so bad.

What is this roster?

They need an anchor.

They need a foundation.

They need something to build around.

We can't do another year in the abyss.

They need a clarifying moment as a franchise to focus this rebuild around.