Clippers shooting guard Avery Bradley is high on the Grizzlies‘ list of free agent targets, Marc Stein of the New York Times tweets.
Memphis is expected to lose Tyreke Evans in free agency, and Bradley would be an upgrade over the team’s remaining collection of shooting guards. That list includes Wayne Selden, Ben McLemore and MarShon Brooks, though Selden’s contract for next season is not guaranteed.
The Grizzlies are over the cap, so they’d have to hope their mid-level exception with a starting salary of $8,567,770 would be enough to snag Bradley’s services.
Bradley had an injury-filled 2017/18 season after being dealt from the Celtics to the Pistons last offseason. He missed playing time with a groin injury after a strong first month, then was included in the Blake Griffin blockbuster in late January. He underwent season-ending sports hernia surgery in mid-March.
Bradley only appeared in six games with the Clippers after playing 40 games with Detroit. He averaged 14.3 PPG in 46 games last season.
He enjoyed a career year in Boston the previous season, his seventh and final with that organization. The 6’2” Bradley, 27, averaged a career-best 16.3 PPG, 6.1 RPG and 2.2 APG in 55 games.
Bradley has long been considered a superior perimeter defender and solid 3-point shooter (36.6% career average).
Would love to see Bradley in San Antonio, push Green to the bench or tie him to a Leonard deal.
Would Pop even want to coach the Spurs if Kawhi isn’t in uniform October? Lol.
He coached them all last year when he only played 9/82 games you nut case.
Avery Bradley is worth more than the midlevel, but not many teams have cap space, so that could give someone a really good bargain
As long as he is healthy
Paper Clips are guard heavy. Memphis a good fit.
If he’s smart he’ll stay far away from Memphis.
Memphis needs to trade Gasol and stop delaying the inevitable rebuild. The Grit and Grind era is over.
If he’s going to sign for the mid level, would he consider coming back to Boston? He’d be a good fit because they could get away with letting Smart walk if the offers got out of hand for him. Maybe a two year deal and then they’d resign him using bird rights?
Agree Memphis have to stop all this nonsense of wanting to compete, they have to rebuild ASAP.