I do not have Insider, so I did not read the article.
In any case, I see two key possibilities for the next season:
i/ we land top-20 player through FA. Then we try our best to build a contender through trades. In that scenario we get in a win now mode.
ii/ We continue rebuilding through the draft and by giving second chances to talented players (see IT, Crowder, ET, Zeller). We still aim at having a solid playoff team, but remain flexible and avoid major commitments through trades.
Now, there are several in between scenarios: if we can get a young talented player either through trade (eg Hayward) or through FA (eg Harrison Barnes).
But the bottomline is this (and IMO it holds for several teams not just the C's): ability to land a top FA takes precedence over all other moves.