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27 July 2024

• [Sporting News] - Where is Zach Edey? Why Grizzlies rookie isn't on Canada Olympics basketball roster for 2024 Paris Games
  Zach Edey will not be suiting up for Canada at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Here's why.
• [Sports Illustrated] - Former Rockets' First-Round Pick Signs Two-Way Deal with Miami Heat
  After a successful Summer League outing, former Houston Rockets first-round pick Josh Christopher signs with the Miami Heat.
• [Fan Nation] - BREAKING: Phoenix Suns and Atlanta Hawks Reportedly Make Trade
  While NBA free agency has slowed down, there are still trade targets on the market that could make a big impact next season. This includes big names like Lauri
• [Hoops Rumors] - Trey Jemison Claimed By Pelicans
  The Pelicans have claimed Trey Jemison off waivers, Michael Scotto of Hoops Hype 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 […]
• [Last Word on Sports] - Player-For-Player Trade Completed By Suns And Hawks
  A player-for-player trade has been completed in the NBA on Friday. As reported by Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN, the are sending to the in exchange for . This is the second time this offseason that Liddell has been dealt as he was in the deal sending to the . Both Roddy and Liddell were selected in the 2022 NBA Draft. https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1816939722200973743?s=61&t=8Cnz4NrhZVSXyNIavr4dgQ Player-For-Player Trade Completed By Suns And Hawks David Roddy Hasn’t Lived Up Yet To First Round Billing The 23-year-old Roddy was selected 23rd overall in the 2022 NBA Draft by the . He was subsequently traded along with to the in exchange for . The burly six-foot-four forward played his first two full seasons with Memphis and part of a third before he was traded at last season’s trade deadline to Phoenix. While Roddy did receive playing time with the Grizzlies, the team soured on him quickly. Playing 70 games as a rookie in 2022-23, he averaged 6.7 points and 2.8 rebounds in 18.0 minutes. Prior to being traded by Memphis last season, he played in 48 games for the team. Averaging 23.2 minutes, his per-game averages did increase to 8.4 points and 4.2 rebounds. He really struggled with his outside shooting during his Grizzlies tenure as he connected on just 30.4% of his three-point tries with the team. Once Roddy joined Phoenix, he was often glued to the bench. He played 17 games for them for a total of just 63 minutes. His three-point struggles continued as he made just one of his eight tries from beyond the arc. Roddy saw a total of three minutes in two games as the Suns got swept in the opening round by the Minnesota Timberwolves. E.J. Liddell Has Barely Seen Any NBA Action In the 2022 NBA Draft, Liddell was taken in the second round (41st overall) by the Pelicans. Unfortunately, he experienced a serious injury in the 2022 NBA Summer League. The six-foot-seven forward which kept him out of action for the entire 2022-23 season. Much of the 23-year-old’s playing time in 2023-24 took part in the G League. Liddell received action in only eight games for the Pelicans last season for a grand total of 23 minutes. In that brief amount of time, he totaled four points, five rebounds, two steals, and two blocks. Liddell averaged 17.6 points, 7.9 rebounds, and 1.8 blocks in his 26 G League regular season outings. The post appeared first on .
• [USA Today: Hoops Hype] - Pelicans claim Trey Jemison off waivers
  Michael Scotto: The New Orleans Pelicans have claimed Trey Jemison off waivers from the Memphis Grizzlies, league sources told @hoopshype. Memphis waived Jemison to sign Jay Huff to a two-way deal.…
• [Fan Nation] - Recent Memphis Grizzlies Guard Makes Decision on Basketball Future
  It was reported on Friday by Arnold Beres of EuroBasket that Romanian basketball club U-Banca Transilvania Cluj Napoca had agreed to a contract with recent Memp
• [ClutchPoints] - Suns swaps forwards with Hawks in post-Summer League trade
  For the second this month, forward EJ Liddell is on the move, with the 6-foot-7, 240-pound forward out of Ohio State being sent to the Phoenix Suns for David Roddy not even three weeks after being acquired from the New Orleans Pelicans by the Atlanta Hawks. For the Suns, a team light on assets but […] The post appeared first on .
• [Bluff City Media] - The Grizzlies Have An Elite Roster
  The Anthony Sain Show Ep 113 is live at 12pm! Join Sain and special guest Matt Infield as they discuss: - The Grizzlies have an elite roster- What's going on...
• [ClutchPoints] - Ja Morant’s encouraging stance on recovery from shoulder injury
  The 2023-24 NBA season proved to be disastrous for the Memphis Grizzlies due to being hit hard by the injury bug. Not only was Memphis without Marcus Smart, Derrick Rose, Brandon Clarke, and several other key rotational players for most of the season, but All-Star point guard Ja Morant suffered a season-ending shoulder injury that […] The post appeared first on .