The ineptitude of Memphis Grizzlies General Manager Chris Wallace and the front office have largely floated under the NBA radar. A track record of awful personnel moves, bad contracts signed ( see, Parsons, Chandler and Conley, Mike) and more turnover at the head coach position than at the Regions Bank call center makes how this regime has survived this long one of the great unanswered questions of the NBA. Earlier today, it was reported by ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, that the team added two former General Managers to their front office,…
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Grizzlies acquire Avery Bradley in with deal
According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, the Memphis Grizzlies have sent Garrett Temple and JaMychal Green. Bradley was averaging 8.2 points per game this season. The move seemed to be a cost-cutting one and further sets them up to be financially able to make runs at top-tier free agents this summer. For Memphis, the moves gives them a still capable perimeter defender in Bradley and with the Gasol trade , gets the team under the cap and the Bradley contract could be a future trade piece. As explained by the Daily…
Read MoreMarc Gasol traded to Raptors
The Memphis Grizzlies have agreed to send veteran center Marc Gasol to the Toronto Raptors for Jonas Valinciunas, Delon Wright, CJ Miles and a 2024 second-round pick, as reported by ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Trade rumours have been swirling about Gasol and point guard Mike Conley all season long. Gasol, though 34, is still averaging 15.7 points, 8.6 rebounds and 4.7 assists ( a career-high) per game. The new Raptors big man has a player-option for next season of nearly 25.6 million, which is likely much more than he could command…
Read MoreBulls trade Justin Holiday to Grizzlies for Seldon, Brooks and picks
As the NBA season progresses there will emerge teams that ,around the trade deadline, will emerge as buyers or sellers. With their 10-28 ( and now on Zion watch or RJ watch) the Chicago Bulls would definitely fall into the seller category. They let that be known by trading Justin Holiday to the Memphis Grizzlies for Marshon Brooks, Wayne Seldon and a second round pick in 2019 and 2020. According to The Athletic and Stadium’s Shams Charania, Brooks doesn’t need to plan for an extended stay in the Windy City.…
Read MoreGarrett Temple and Omari Caspi reportedly involved in Physical Altercation at Team Meeting
Losing ten out your last thirteen games has a way of causing nerves to fray. According to The Athletic and Stadium’s Shams Charania, the Memphis Grizzlies held an “emotional team meeting” in the locker room following the team’s 101-94 loss to the Detroit Pistons Wednesday night. The meeting,while volatile, turned physical between Garrett Temple and Omari Caspi. Neither player set the world on fire in the Pistons game, with Temple scoring just seven points and missing six of his eight shots and Caspi just got five minutes of fun and…
Read MoreSpurs not likely to match offer sheet on Kyle Anderson
Kyle Anderson signed an offer sheet with the Memphis Grizzlies earlier this week and according to Jabari Young of the San Antonio Express-News it is unlikely the Spurs will match the 4 year, $37 million deal for Anderson’s services. Told #Spurs unlikely to match Kyle Anderson’s 4-year, $37M offer sheet clearing the way for him to join #Grizzlies … tonight is the deadline — Jabari Young (@JabariJYoung) July 8, 2018 Even though Anderson has showed signs and flashed of improvement, posting career highs in minutes,points, field goal percentage, assists, rebounds,and…
Read MoreKyle Anderson signs $37.3 million offer sheet with Memphis Grizzlies
Kyle Anderson has spent the first four seasons of his NBA career with the San Antonio Spurs. After setting career highs in : minutes (26.7 per game) points (7.9) FG% (52.7%) assists (2.7) rebounds (5.4) blocks (0.8) steals (1.6) he seems to be on the ascent. If the Spurs want to enjoy the fruits of that ascension, they are going to have to pony up some cash. That is because the Memphis Grizzlies have signed the forward to an offer sheet. Reporting from Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN indicated the offer…
Read MoreMohamed Bamba refuses to work out for Memphis Grizzlies
If the Memphis Grizzlies are interested in Texas Center Mohamed Bamba, it appears the feeling may not be mutual. According to Jonathan Givony of ESPN.com: Bamba has refused to come to work out for Memphis, refused to share his medicals and has told them openly he would prefer not to be in Memphis. Bamba is projected to go anywhere from number 3 to the Hawks to number 6 to Orlando. If the Grizzlies select Bamba with the 4th pick, it could symbolize the end of the Conley-Gasol era in Memphis.
Read MoreDraft Rumours: Memphis Grizzlies “seriously considering” Michael Porter Jr.
Micheal Porter, Jr is the biggest enigma of the NBA Draft. After finishing his senior season in high school, Porter would have likely been a top 3 pick in the NBA draft had he been able to declare. He suffered a serious back injury in his first college game that caused him to miss most of the season. Although he did come back and play in the SEC and NCAA tournament, he did not appear to have the explosion and movement he had prior to the injury. Uncertainly about his…
Read MoreAdidas Debuts Crazylight Boost 2015 for NBA playoffs
Adidas has introduced the Crazylight Boost 2015. The shoe marks the first time a basketball shoe has made use of the company’s Primeknit technology. You will see the shoe in action this postseason on the feet of the Toronto Raptors’ Kyle Lowry, Atlanta Hawks’ Jeff Teague, and Memphis Grizzlies point guard Mike Conley.
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