I normally agree with your takes but a single one game play in without fully stacked arenas isnt likely to do much of anything for these guys. Especially the ones that really need the seasoning like Luka and Devin.
I'm just a proponent of getting the highest pick to improve the trajectory of this team, a team that is clearly on a straight path to being mediocre as far out as the eye can see.
Our best player (scoring wise) is about to be gone. And while that may be addition by subtraction defensively, we are not likely to be markedly better next year with another bench-riding rookie like Devin and Luka.
We need a game changer. The best odds for that occurring is getting into that top 6 or so, or especially, top 4. Those odds are better with the Pels passing us. Thats the point of my post.