10:43pm: The trade between the Bulls and Grizzlies is now official, with both teams announcing the agreement in press releases. As expected, Chicago waived Payne to reduce its roster count to 15 players.
6:43pm: The Bulls are trading Justin Holiday to the Grizzlies in exchange for Wayne Selden, MarShon Brooks and two second-round picks, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reports. Memphis will send its own 2019 and 2020 second-round selections.
Chicago is likely to waive guard Cameron Payne following the trade, Wojnarowski reports.
The trade comes less than 24 hours after the Grizzlies held a postgame meeting that lasted roughly 30 minutes, a conversation which also reportedly included a physical altercation between veterans Omri Casspi and Garrett Temple. Memphis holds just a 18-19 record and is 6-14 since November 22, struggling to gain a strong rhythm on both ends of the floor.
Holiday, 29, has averaged 11.6 points, 4.4 rebounds and 2.2 assists in 38 starts with the Bulls this season. He’ll provide the Grizzlies with backcourt depth as they seek to turnaround an underwhelming last month of action, capable of playing both shooting guard and small forward.
Brooks, 30, earned a spot on the Grizzlies’ roster this season after averaging 20.1 PPG in seven games down the stretch in 2017/18. However, he didn’t play a major role in Memphis in 2018/19, posting 6.6 PPG in 13.3 MPG (29 games). The Bulls are expected to work with his agent and find a new destination for him after the trade, tweets Shams Charania of The Athletic.
Selden, an intriguing third-year player who has also seen his production slip a little in a part-time role for the Grizzlies this season, will report to Chicago as a young asset off the bench.
Interestingly, the package of Brooks, Selden, and a pair of second-round picks is exactly what the Grizzlies believed they were giving up for Kelly Oubre in a failed three-team trade with the Suns and Wizards last month. That deal fell apart because the Suns were under the impression they was getting Dillon Brooks rather than MarShon.
The Bulls received interest from multiple teams on Holiday, according to Charania (Twitter link), but ultimately settled on this trade with the Grizzlies. Chicago has the third-worst record in the Eastern Conference at 10-28 and has lost six of its past 10 games.
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Dillon Brooks? Butter double check on that one
Just thinking that!
it’s Marshon Brooks not Dillon Brooks
You missed the joke Dustin
Should have held out for Dillon Brooks
If it got rid of Payne I would of accepted Mel Brooks.
So does Hutchinson enter the starting lineup?
Yup
Good move for the Griz. Push for the playoffs!
Tankin’
Parker next to go
Yup
Thank god they’re finally getting rid of Cam Payne.
See ya, Cam!
Yup
Poor Cam Payne. He could have been thrown into the deal but he’s not good.
4th string PG. May bring him back after they continue the salary dump with Jabari and Robin
Nobody has 4 point guards in today’s NBA
No kidding lol, you can only have 12 on the bench, barely enough for a second string.
You can only have 7* on the bench. Plenty of room there for a backup PG haha
Noah, Holiday and teammates scrapping? The Grizz are trying to become the Wolves by becoming the Bulls.
Another good win-now vet pickup by the Grizzlies, without surrendering much of value, not adding much to future payrolls and staying under the tax line this year. Anderson, Temple, Mack and now Holiday are all good 2 way guys who can be part of a playoff rotation.
Any trade that results in Cameron Payne being waived is a great trade in my book. Addition by subtraction.