The Pelicans have claimed Trey Jemison off waivers, Michael Scotto of HoopsHype tweets. The Grizzlies placed the big man on waivers on Wednesday in order to make room for Jay Huff.
Jemison was on a two-way contract with Memphis. He signed a 10-day contract with the Grizzlies in January, then agreed to a two-year, two-way deal when that contract expired.
He earned regular minutes down the stretch on a Memphis roster hit hard by injuries, averaging 7.4 PPG, 5.8 RPG, and 1.2 BPG in 23 games (24.9 MPG).
With the free agent loss of Jonas Valanciunas, New Orleans has been busy this summer adding other options. The Pelicans signed free agents Daniel Theis and Karlo Matkovic and drafted Yves Missi. Jemison gives them yet another option in the middle.
Jemison, who also played two games with Washinigton last season, went undrafted out of UAB.
New Orleans has two other players —Malcolm Hill and Jamal Cain — signed to two-way deals, so Jemison will fill the third slot.
So basically pels don’t have any good bigs.
Seems like David Griffin blew the trade of Brandon Ingram to the Kings. Harrison Barnes would have been a great veteran backup to Zion. They could have traded Kevin Heuter & a #1 or 2 for a true viable starting center making a balance roster. As of July 27 they have 11 days to sign & trade BI to a short tern extension.
Three team trade
NOP trades CJ McCollum to Brooklyn, two 2nds to Portland
Brooklyn trades Ben Simmons and a 2nd to Portland
Portland trades Ayton to NOP
Portland waives Simmons
I wish more NBA teams would utilize waiver claims like this