The Memphis Grizzlies did something strange when they traded Desmond Bane on Sunday. Obviously, the deal itself was unusual. Rarely do teams ostensibly planning to contend trade away 27-year-old core players.

Trading Desmond Bane has drastically shifted roster construction and the future outlook on the Memphis Grizzlies.

The Desmond Bane deal has naturally sparked a much louder round of questioning about what the Grizzlies’ next moves might be, but I don’t get the sense that rival teams are expecting