It would have been better. I really think Ricky with Bogey could have worked out in the long run. Where we really needed the upgrade was at the 3/4 with someone who could play D and stretch the floor and not be a size liability or afraid to shoot. Honestly, adding Grant to that team would have been huge in so many ways.
Ricky
DM
Grant
Bogey
Gobert
2 solid defenders, 1 all-world defender, 1 guy that tried hard on D and the last one that kind of didn't give a **** on D, but then we could cover him up. Ricky wasn't as bad as like Simmons at shooting so he at least could occasionally put the ball in the basket, but with those weapons around him we would have done well. We were too enamored with the money-ball mythos and wanted to flout "hey we got this guy coming up through the ranks, completely unknown, and he can shoot the 3 and defend. Yeah he is only 6'3" or 6'4" maybe but he was unknown, did you hear me? Completely UNKNOWN and we turned him into a starter!! Yeah, found our 3&D guy on the trash heap!! Yeah a starter, shut up. Yeah he would be maybe a 7th man anywhere else, but we develop the **** out of those guys, watch us!! And we got this other, guy, and man can he shoot the rock!! Top 3 pt % on the bench or something, yeah! Yeah his nickname is something to do with soccer moms. No it isn't 'apropos', he is a top-level athlete and watch him shine in the playoffs!! Wait, he did what?"
Frankly I think from the FO to the coach we mismanaged what we had so badly over the last 6 years, it was nearly comical. How we ended up with such inept people that convinced us all for a while they were "stable geniuses" is beyond me. Yeah we squeezed a few good seasons out of the mix, but nothing beyond that, and that tends to be the downfall of moneyball anyway.