Grizzlies Sign Matthew Hurt To Second 10-Day Deal

Matthew Hurt will return to the Grizzlies on a second 10-day contract, the team announced (via Twitter).

The 23-year-old power forward signed his first 10-day contract with Memphis in late January via the hardship exception. He appeared in three games, averaging 5.7 points, 2.0 rebounds and 1.0 assists in 18.7 minutes per night.

Although the Grizzlies didn’t specify, this appears to be another hardship signing, as Marcus Smart, Desmond Bane, Ja Morant and Brandon Clarke remain out of action with long-term injuries. Memphis currently has a full roster, and the team released Jacob Gilyard over the weekend rather than converting his two-way contract to a standard deal because it didn’t want to open a roster spot.

Hurt has spent most of the season with the Grizzlies’ G League affiliate, the Memphis Hustle, where he’s putting up 21.8 points and 7.3 rebounds per game. He was in training camp with the Grizzlies last fall, but was waived before the start of the season. He has been with the Hustle since going undrafted out of Duke in 2021.