NBA Trade Deadline: Grading how all 30 teams performed at the deadline
Memphis Grizzlies
Key Moves:
- Acquired Avery Bradley from Clippers for Garrett Temple, JaMychal Green (per Adrian Wojnarowski).
- Traded Marc Gasol to Raptors for Jonas Valanciunas, Delon Wright, CJ Miles, 2024 second-round pick (per Adrian Wojnarowski).
The Memphis Grizzlies were one of the most active teams in the days leading up to the NBA Trade Deadline, mostly because they were taking calls on both Mike Conley and Marc Gasol. In the end, they only moved one of their big names and a couple of their other pieces.
Memphis elected to hold onto Conley and possibly get something better for him during the summer. Perhaps it’s the right move, but there’s no question that the Grizzlies made some big changes.
The return on Gasol wasn’t great, but it was something that needed to happen. Even though they didn’t get a boatload is was important to prevent him from walking away for nothing this summer.
Grade: B