Ridiculous trade idea sees Grizzlies cough up a haul for injury-prone center

The Memphis Grizzlies are in serious need of addressing their center position if they wish to thrust themselves back into the championship contender conversation as soon as next season.

This summer, Zach Kleiman and company have an opportunity to strengthen their pivot spot via various avenues, and Bleacher Report's Zach Buckley is predicting that the trade market is the way this front office will approach the position.

In a recent piece, the seasoned writer discussed the concept of courting the New York Knicks to partake in an offseason blockbuster, and proposed a particular transaction that would send Mitchell Robinson to Grind City.

Wild trade idea sees Grizzlies take swing on Mitchell Robinson

For a while now, Robinson has been a player many believe to be a logical trade target this Grizzlies team could look to pursue during the summer as a way to add on a much-needed talent upgrade at their starting five spot.

Considering his top-flight rim-protecting and board-gobbling skills, along with his stellar athleticism, in many ways the 26-year-old is an optimal center for how Memphis tends to operate.

Of course, any move to strike on Robinson would be quite risky considering his extensive injury history throughout his career that has seen him miss 20 or more games four times throughout his six-year tenure in the association, so, in the event that a deal is made for him, the hope would be that Kleiman and co. bought low on his high-risk, high-reward services.

The problem with Buckley's proposal here is that it appears the Grizzlies would be sending out quite a haul for the polarizing big.

Not only would they be parting ways with their ninth overall selection in this coming NBA Draft as well as two future seconds, but they'd also be letting go of their long-range sniper Luke Kennard in the process who, when healthy, is arguably the best three-point shooter in the entire league.

Considering they finished 29 in perimeter shooting this past season, it likely wouldn't benefit the ball club to now go about and ship out the steady two-guard without finding another sound shooter to at the least attempt to fill his role during the 2024-25 season.

In truth, the Grizzlies actually should be pondering the idea of trading any and all of these assets that are seen being included in Buckley's hypothetical blockbuster, but, in a deal for Robinson, it should be either Kennard or the ninth overall pick serving as the outbound headliner -- not both.

Memphis needs to find an answer to their center position before the start of next year's campaign, but this proposed deal as currently laid out should not be considered a legitimate option.