Grizzlies general manager Zach Kleiman says the status of Danny Green, who was traded from Philadelphia to Memphis, has yet to be determined, Damichael Cole of the Memphis Commercial Appeal writes. The Grizzlies have a July 1 deadline to decide whether to guarantee the remainder of his contract or cut loose Green, who tore his ACL in the playoffs and is expected to miss most or all of next season.
Green received a $6,964,781 guarantee on his $10MM salary as part of the trade, as Eric Pincus of SportsBusinessClassroom.com explains. That was the minimum amount that had to be guaranteed in order to legally match De’Anthony Melton‘s salary. If they waive Green by July 1, the Grizzlies would avoid paying the remaining $3MM+ owed to Green.
We have more from the Southwest Division:
- The Grizzlies wound up with four players via the draft and the common denominator was 3-point shooting, Cole writes in a separate story. Each player shot at least 38% from deep in their final college season. “That’s going to open things up for us,” Kleiman said. “That was a priority for us.”
- The Pelicans were holding their breath that G League Ignite guard Dyson Daniels would still be on the board with the No. 8 pick, according to William Guillory of The Athletic. They weren’t sure what the Trail Blazers would do at No. 7 — not only which player they wanted, but whether they would deal the pick. Portland wound up taking Shaedon Sharpe, leaving Daniels available for New Orleans. “We had a couple guys we liked that went after, but Dyson was the guy,” Pelicans GM Trajan Langdon said. “We had some intel that Portland liked Dyson and they liked Shaedon. So, there was a chance they could’ve taken (Dyson) at (No. 7). When they took Shaedon, the room exploded.”
- Mavericks assistant GM Keith Grant announced his retirement Monday after 42 seasons, according to a team press release. “Keith Grant is an NBA legend with a heart of gold,” team owner Mark Cuban said in the statement. “He did so much for the Mavs, and he made our organization and our community better. I can’t express enough appreciation for everything that KG has done for this franchise.” Grant has been an assistant GM since 1998.
I’m hearing Gallo plus a few 1sts for Dejounte. Anybody else? I would LOVE that tbh
I wouldn’t even be mad at us giving up Gallo plus Huerter plus 2 or 3 1sts. If we can get this kid without even giving up John or Kev then they might as well start putting Schlenk’s name on the GMOY trophy (plaque/certificate?) asap
Lol, that offer is so low the Spurs wouldn’t even pick up the phone
Spurs apparently looking to tank. They may just want as many 1sts as they can get. I’d do 3 1sts plus Gallo or 2 1sts plus Gallo & Huerter. We got enough young guys as it is
Pathetic. Murray NOT to Hawks.
Pops would want a top player, not future picks. I doubt even Trae.
Pop ain’t the gm tho, while I disagree w the strategy the spurs are trying to rank for the wemby dude and having dejounte makes them too good
Tank *
Spurs would like to avoid a max extension, not avoid winning.
Man you were extremely wrong lol
Yep, it seems so