re: Will Benson's "Win-now" mode cripple the franchise?

Acquiring Holiday and Evans made this team a lot more attractive to bigger name 2014 free agents. It all depends what they want to do. Moving Gordon (assuming you get expirings in return) frees up the space to do so. You can't just tank three to five seasons in a row and hope you end up with great players from the lottery. Demps has made some smart moves building both through the draft and trades/free agency. Never mind the fact it certainly makes Davis happy they went out and got him some (youngish) veteran help and didn't just say 'yo, you're on your own.' It shows him the team is willing to spend to compete and will certainly help in retaining him in the long run.