Memphis Grizzlies GM Explains Decision for Recent Trade

"We made a move that so far to date, hadn't worked," Kleiman said. "I'd much rather own that myself. That starts with me. You cut your losses on a move, and we put ourselves in the best position to build the team going forward."

In the case of Jake LaRavia, Kleiman saw redundancy on his roster between Jaylen Wells, GG Jackson, and Ziaire Williams.

"You can't have too many guys at the same position competing for the same opportunity," Kleiman said. "I don't think we put Jake in the best spot early on where he had much of a pathway to play. Some of this was trying to consolidate at some level, because we can't play everybody."

Even though the Grizzlies didn't acquire another All-Star player, the trades they made gives them the flexibility to do so in the future. For now, the team has an opportunity to win a championship with the current team they have.