NBA: Post-trade deadline stock up and stock down

NBA: Post-trade deadline stock up/stock down

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DALLAS, TX – OCTOBER 25: Marc Gasol #33 of the Memphis Grizzlies shoots the ball against the Dallas Mavericks in the second half at American Airlines Center on October 25, 2017 in Dallas, Texas. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images) /

Stock Down: Memphis Grizzlies

The Memphis Grizzlies are 12th in the Western Conference and only 1.5 games up on the last place Mavericks. Memphis had the option of trading Gasol or Evans and helping itself get rid of some money so that they can start the rebuild but the organization decided against it.

Now, Memphis has to figure out what its identity is, are they a team that hopes to retool in the offseason and compete for a playoff spot or do they trade some players away and go head first into a full rebuild.

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If this team is nothing more than a lottery team, then it makes no sense not to start the rebuild.

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