The NBA trade deadline is Feb. 6 and several teams are looking around, scanning the market for ways to upgrade their rosters. That includes the Memphis Grizzlies, who are in one of the most interesting positions.
The Grizzlies (29-15) are entering this matchup winners of four straight. Ja Morant, Desmond Bane and Jaren Jackson Jr. are leading the play, and Luke Kennard is having his best stretch of the season over the past five games. Kennard finished with 23 points and made seven 3-pointers on Wednesday.
New Orleans pulled within six points early in the fourth, but Memphis went on a 15-5 run to grab its largest lead of the game at that point.
Desmond Bane scored 24 points, Luke Kennard added 23 on a season-high seven 3-pointers and the Memphis Grizzlies built an early lead and beat the Charlotte Hornets 132-120 on Wednesday night.
Yuki Kawamura and Armando Bacot are headed to NBA All-Star weekend, getting voted in by the fans for the G League Up Next Game.
Jaylen Wells was not expected to have a major role in the Memphis Grizzlies' rotation this season. Circumstances and his skills have changed all that.
Jaren Jackson Jr. scored 15 of his 29 points in the third quarter, Desmond Bane had 20 points and 14 assists and the Memphis Grizzlies beat the New Orleans Pelicans 139-126 on Friday night.
Memphis (28-15) has its own dynamic point guard in Ja Morant and a group of co-stars including Desmond Bane and Jaren Jackson Jr. Bane has scored 20 or more points in five straight games, and Jackson led the Grizzlies with 24 points and 11 rebounds in Monday's win against the Timberwolves.
The Memphis Grizzlies are on a roll ... A breakout week from reserve guard Luke Kennard has aided the Grizzlies. In a 132-120 win over Charlotte on Wednesday, Kennard came off the bench to ...
The Memphis Grizzlies found out Friday morning that ... Desmond Bane slid over to point guard, Luke Kennard entered the starting lineup and Jaren Jackson Jr. continued his dominant ways to lead ...
Butler was informed at shootaround that he would come off the bench behind Haywood Highsmith in this game, which prompted Butler to walk out of shootaround. From there, the Heat suspended Butler “indefinitely,” a story broken by Shams Charania of The Athletic and since confirmed by the team.
The NBA trade deadline is in eight days and Jimmy Butler is still a member of the Miami Heat.Despite multiple team-imposed suspensions (including a current indefinite one), the six-time All-Star appears to be no closer to finding a new home.