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Discover three NBA Draft prospects the Memphis Grizzlies should avoid with their No. 16 pick after the Magic trade.
The Magic are sending guards Kentavious Caldwell-Pope and Cole Anthony along with four first-round picks and a pick swap to the Memphis Grizzlies for guard Desmond Bane. ESPN's Shams Charania first reported the news.
The Grizzlies hold the No. 16 pick in the draft and financial flexibility post-Desmond Bane trade. Do they chase a star this offseason?
The Orlando Magic wanted to find scoring and shooting this summer. Desmond Bane was their answer, and the first big move of the NBA summer — before the NBA summer even officially begins — has arrived.
The NBA Finals might still be happening, but the offseason is starting to kick into gear with the first blockbuster of the summer.
The Grizzlies will receive Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, Cole Anthony, a first-round pick swap and four unprotected first-round picks. The picks are for 2025, 2026, 2028 and 2030. A first-round pick swap in 2029 is also top-two protected.
"This feels like a white flag from Memphis" - Bill Simmons thinks Desmond Bane trade is just the beginning for the Grizzlies originally appeared on Basketball Network.
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Yardbarker on MSNMemphis Grizzlies In Rebuild Mode, Why Desmond Bane Was Traded To Orlando & What Is Next?The Memphis Grizzlies got a massive haul in yesterday’s trade of Desmond Bane. The bigger question is what the trade means for the Grizzlies this season and the future.
The Magic traded Anthony, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, four unprotected first-round picks and one first-round pick swap to the Grizzlies on Sunday in exchange for Desmond Bane, Shams Charania of ESPN reports.