Avery Bradley Reportedly Traded to Grizzlies for Garrett Temple, JaMychal Green
The Los Angeles Clippers are trading Avery Bradley to the Memphis Grizzlies for Garrett Temple and JaMychal Green, according to ESPN.com's Adrian Wojnarowski.
Bradley is averaging 8.2 points and shooting 33.7 percent from three-point range this season. The move comes a day after Los Angeles acquired Wilson Chandler, Mike Muscala, Landry Shamet, two first-round picks and a second-rounder from the Philadelphia 76ers for Tobias Harris, Boban Marjanovic and Mike Scott.
The Clippers appear to be gearing up for a run at a marquee free agent this summer.
Chandler and Muscala are both free agents in the offseason, while Shamet's rookie deal keeps him under contract through at least the 2021-22 season. Like Chandler and Muscala, both Green and Temple are on expiring deals.
Los Angeles ultimately saves a little bit of money by sending Bradley to Memphis. Of the $12.9 million he's owed next year, only $2 million is guaranteed if he's waived by July 3.
The Daily Memphian's Chris Herrington explained why the trade made sense from the Grizzlies' perspective:
Since the team is on pace to miss the playoffs for a second straight season, Memphis is clearly taking a long view instead of trying to contend now. According to Wojnarowski, the Grizzlies agreed to trade Marc Gasol to the Toronto Raptors for Jonas Valanciunas, Delon Wright, CJ Miles and a 2024 second-round pick.
The Grizzlies had little reason to continue operating above the luxury tax, and as Herrington noted, the opportunity to deal Bradley at a later date is there. Swapping him for any sort of draft pick compensation would be a worthwhile pursuit for a rebuilding franchise.
