Tag: Grizzlies
The Memphis Grizzlies and Desmond Bane have agreed to a five-year, $207 million max contract extension, according to his agents Jim Tanner, Max Wiepking, and Terrence Felder of Tandem Sports + Entertainment. His new contract extension begins in the 2024-25 season. The third-year guard is projected to make $35.6 million in 2024-25, $39.34 million in […]
The Memphis Grizzlies are exercising Xavier Tillman’s $1.93 million team option for the 2023-24 season. This is part of the four-year, $6 million contract he signed with the team in November 2020. The Grizzlies are $25 million below the luxury tax with 14 players. Tillman, 24, was selected 35th overall by the Sacramento Kings in […]
Who Won This 3-Team Deal? In a whirlwind of trade discussions, the possibility of Kristaps Porzingis joining the Boston Celtics seemed unlikely just hours before. The Celtics, Washington Wizards, and Los Angeles Clippers were negotiating a three-team trade involving Porzingis and Malcolm Brogdon. However, the Clippers backed out due to concerns about Brogdons’ medical history, […]
Marcus Smart was traded by the Boston Celtics to the Memphis Grizzlies, where Smart will play alongside 2023 Defensive Player of the Year Jaren Jackson Jr., marking the first time in NBA history that the last DPOYs will play together on the same team. Jackson Jr. won Defensive Player of the Year in the 2022-23 season […]
The Celtics and GM Brad Stevens Pulled Off A Late Night Buzzer Beater According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, the trade involving Kristaps Porziņģis to the Boston Celtics is back on after a previous deal with the Los Angeles Clippers fell through. The new deal involves the Washington Wizards and the Memphis Grizzlies. In the trade, […]
NBPA Executive Director Tamika Tremaglio released the following statement on Friday pertaining to the 25-game suspension of Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant: “Ja has expressed his remorse and accepted responsibility for his actions, and we support him unequivocally as he does whatever is necessary to represent himself, our players and our league in the best […]
The 2022-2023 All-NBA teams voting results have been revealed, with Dallas Mavericks guard Luka Doncic and Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid receiving first-team selections. Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum, and Milwaukee Bucks wing Giannis Antetokounmpo also made All-NBA First Team. Antetokounmpo was the only unanimous first-team selection this season. […]
Watch Memphis Grizzlies center Jaren Jackson Jr. react to winning the 2022-23 NBA Defensive Player of the Year award. Jackson is the second Memphis player to win the award, joining three-time All-Star Marc Gasol (2012-13). Jackson is the first DPOY winner to average at least three blocks and one steal in a season since Marcus […]
Memphis Grizzlies center Jaren Jackson Jr. is the projected winner of this season’s NBA Defensive Player of the Year award. The 6-foot-11 standout is expected to win over Milwaukee Bucks veteran Brook Lopez and Brooklyn Nets rising star Nic Claxton. Jackson, 23, was selected fourth overall by Memphis in the 2018 NBA Draft. The All-Star […]
Luke Kennard of the Memphis Grizzlies became the second player in NBA history to score 30 points in a single game with just 3-pointers, also joining Klay Thompson and Ty Lawson as the only players to hit 10 3s on 90% or better on 11-plus attempts from deep. In Friday night’s 151-114 blowout win over […]
