If there's ever a silver lining to experiencing a mass exodus wherein five of your team's six best players all skip town in one summer via trades and free agency - and to be clear, I'm not sure that there is, but I said "if," and it'd be cool if you could just humor me for a minute - it might be that the guys outside that original top six get a chance to step up. When your old stars leave, it's tough, but at least it creates an opportunity for new stars to emerge.
Consider the case of the Trail Blazers, who are now without the five guys who finished second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth in games started for last year's team.