Fair enough
Thats a legit starting 4 though
Not really elite, but a legit contender
They could resign Marion and Vince too maybe for cheap contracts to fill out the roster.
2011 team was deeper and had guys still playing at high level (terry, Marion) but Melo and Ellis give them much more potent scoring than that team and I think Carlisle could make it work. Biggest drawback is defensively (they had chandler, Marion , D Stevenson) but they play Zone a lot so it might work even with guys like Ellis and Melo.
They'd only contend for a year or two but gotta say it's pretty interesting to think about it.