Dillon Brooks on Justise Winslow Trade: Getting Player Who Wants to Play with Us

Memphis Grizzlies swingman Dillon Brooks—who just agreed to a three-year, $35 million contract extension with the team, per ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski—provided his take on his team's reported deal to acquire Justise Winslow from the Miami Heat in exchange for Andre Iguodala.

He made the comments to ESPN's Tim MacMahon after his team's 121-107 win over the Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday:

Iguodala, who arrived in Memphis in the summer after an offseason trade sent him to the Grizz from the Golden State Warriors, did not report to Memphis.

A buyout or trade prior to the Thursday deadline seemed inevitable, and Brooks also provided these comments on Monday, per Mark Giannotto of the Commercial Appeal.

"I can't wait till we find a way to trade him so we can play him and show him really what Memphis is about," Brooks said.

That comment prompted teammate Ja Morant to tweet the following:

Warriors point guard Stephen Curry, who won three NBA titles with Iguodala, then posted this on Instagram in response, per Drew Shiller of Warriors Outsiders:

Morant responded as follows, per ESPN's Rachel Nichols, with a picture of ex-Warrior and current Brooklyn Net Kevin Durant:

That seemingly implied the belief that Durant was the reason the team won its last two NBA titles.

The Grizz are 26-25 after their win over Dallas. They're in position to make the postseason for the first time in three years by virtue of holding down the last Western Conference playoff spot. Memphis is three games ahead of the next-closest team below in the Portland Trail Blazers.

Memphis is clearly a team on the rise with a core of players in their early-to-mid 20s that will now count Winslow as a member. Of note, Jaren Jackson Jr. and Ja Morant, who are top two on the team in scoring, are both 20 years old.

Iguodala has found himself in a good situation, though, with the Heat, who are fighting for the second spot in the Eastern Conference with four other teams.

Adding a versatile veteran piece in Iguodala should help, and Miami is also looking to acquire Oklahoma City Thunder forward Danilo Gallinari, per Wojnarowski. Gallinari is averaging 19.1 points per contest.

Miami and Memphis won't meet again this regular season, but both are likely headed to the playoffs after surprising years following postseason misses the year before. Either place is good to be right now as the teams enter the All-Star break.