Memphis has proven some playing cards across the league that it’s trying into consolidation trades, as evidenced by the staff’s current efforts to ship Luke Kennard and John Konchar to Brooklyn for Dorian Finney-Smith. However that may have been a a lot smaller deal than including Marcus Good or Brandon Clarke to the bundle as could be required for Butler. Good and Clarke each rank as gamers Memphis values fairly extremely, sources stated. -via marcstein.substack.com / January 8, 2025