Speights traded in three way deal

The Sixers traded big man Marreese Speights to the Memphis Grizzlies which included the New Orleans Hornets today. The end result was the Sixers receiving two second round picks and a trade exception allowing them to add salary if they make a trade within a year. Speights showed promise early in his career with the Sixers as a offensive scorer but never was able to round out his game on the defensive end which crippled his playing time to develop. The Grizzlies grab Speights to fill a need at power forward to replace All Star Zach Randolph who is out 6-8 weeks due to a torn medial collateral ligament he hurt Sunday playing against the Bulls.