By William Bohl (@BreakTheHuddle)
The NBA’s meta-season within its season was abruptly kick-started last week when the Memphis Grizzlies shipped most of their bench off to Cleveland for a seldom-used role player, Jon Leuer, and a little bit of luxury tax freedom. After that deal was completed, speculation ran rampant as to whether or not the Grizzlies were done maneuvering. Yesterday, they obviously proved they weren’t.
By now, I’m sure you know the details, but just in case you’ve missed it:
Memphis Grizzlies receive:
C Ed Davis (from Toronto)
Second-round draft pick (from Toronto)
F Tayshaun Prince (from Detroit)
F Austin Daye (from Detroit)
Toronto Raptors receive:
F Rudy Gay (from Memphis)
C Hamed Haddadi (from Memphis)
Detroit Pistons receive:
G Jose Calderon (from Toronto)
That’s a lot to dissect. It’s important to keep in mind the motivation, both basketball and financial, that causes deals like this one to get done. For the Grizzlies, it’s mostly financial – Gay is due to...
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PLAYERS:
Ed Davis,
Jon Leuer,
Tayshaun Prince,
Austin Daye,
Rudy Gay,
Hamed Haddadi,
Jose Calderon,
Greg Monroe,
Andre Drummond,
Brandon Knight,
Andrea Bargnani,
Amir Johnson,
Landry Fields,
DeMar DeRozan,
Terrence Ross,
Steve Nash,
Chauncey Billups,
Marc Gasol,
Zach Randolph,
Darrell Arthur
TEAMS: Memphis Grizzlies, Detroit Pistons, Toronto Raptors, Los Angeles Lakers, Los Angeles Clippers, Minnesota Timberwolves
TEAMS: Memphis Grizzlies, Detroit Pistons, Toronto Raptors, Los Angeles Lakers, Los Angeles Clippers, Minnesota Timberwolves
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