Grade the Trade: Grizzlies land $45.8 million big man in costly summer proposal

Registering in at 20-39 with a mere 23 games left on the regular season docket, the Memphis Grizzlies are a team beelining it straight toward their first playoff-less finish in four years.

Despite what their lottery-bound trajectory may suggest, however, when fully healthy this team is undoubtedly one of the league's most elite squads and, to many, is viewed as a favorite to be in contention for the illustrious Larry O'Brien Trophy for the next several years to come.

That said, even with this lofty projected status, when looking at the state of their roster it's evident that, though flush with star power and stud role players, they still find themselves with a few weaknesses that could use for some addressing.

Perhaps the club's most noteworthy long-term sore spot resides at their starting center position, as Memphis opted to part ways with veteran big man Steven Adams ahead of this year's trade deadline.

How will the Grizzlies address their center position this summer?

Though they may not currently have a clear-cut replacement for the departed Big Kiwi, as GM Zach Kleiman suggested during a recent press conference, the front office will be in an all-out search to find one this coming summer.

It is the belief of many that before the Grizzlies can legitimately thrust themselves back into the title favorite conversation they must find a solution to this particular rotational conundrum and, recently, the folks at Bleacher Report went about and schemed up a package that they believe could be worthy of the franchise's consideration.