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Buying Time with the Core Four

By Steve Danziger On January 29, 2013 · 6 Comments · In January 2013

A week ago, today, the Memphis Grizzlies made headlines by trading nearly half of their bench and a future draft pick to Cleveland for Jon Leuer and cap space. Prevailing logic is that the Grizzlies’ recent maneuver has bought the front office some time before making an ultimate decision regarding the future of the core and the state of the team’s finances. Sending Mo Speights, Wayne Ellington, and Josh Selby off to Cleveland has set the Grizz comfortably below [...]

Memphis Grizzlies Sign Chris Johnson to 10-Day Contract

By NBKay On January 23, 2013 · Add Comment · In January 2013, Uncategorized

The Memphis Grizzlies signed free agent guard/forward Chris Johnson of the NBA Development League’s Rio Grande Valley Vipers to a 10-day contract, Grizzlies General Manager Chris Wallace announced today.

Johnson (6-6, 201) joins the Grizzlies after averaging 12.6 points, 4.0 rebounds and 1.81 steals on .439 shooting (.419 3FG shooting) in 29.0 minutes in 21 games (nine starts) for Rio Grande Valley this season.

The 22-year-old ranks fourth in the D-League in three-pointers made (54) and is tied [...]

Money Talks

By Red Coleman On January 8, 2013 · 25 Comments · In January 2013

News broke on Monday that the Grizzlies were entertaining trade offers for Rudy Gay from around the league, trying to gauge what they might get in return for their talented swingman. They’ve already been linked to Phoenix and Golden State, as well as Sacramento in regards to either Gay or possibly Zach Randolph.

Fans usually don’t like to hear that one of their starters is being shopped, much less that two of them could be. Z-Bo is an unquestioned fan [...]

Wroten Returns to Reno, Rudy is MIA

By Chip Crain On December 27, 2012 · 1 Comment · In December 2012

Rudy Gay missed the game against the Philadelphia 76ers for “personal reasons.” Later, the story was that Rudy was snowed in and unable to catch a flight to rejoin the team in time for the game.

In other news, the Grizzlies re-assigned guard Tony Wroten to the NBA Development League’s Reno Bighorns, Grizzlies General Manager and Vice President of Basketball Operations Chris Wallace announced today

Wroten (6-6, 208) averaged 13.3 points, 3.0 rebounds and 3.3 assists on .370 shooting (.438 [...]

Henry Abbott on John Hollinger

By 3 Shades of Blue On December 21, 2012 · 4 Comments · In December 2012

Henry Abbott founded TrueHoop, a website that covered NBA news around the world, which became ESPNs TrueHoop Network of bloggers covering the NBA and finally ESPN’s TrueHoop site which merged the world of blogging with traditional sports reporting. To say Henry is a visionary is not a great over-statement. As Henry has evolved from blogger to mainstream media personality he has come in contact with many leading thinkers of the NBA game.

At ESPN, Henry not only met but worked [...]

Buying Time with the Core Four

Memphis Grizzlies Sign Chris Johnson to 10-Day Contract

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