In the 2021 offseason, the Pelicans and the Grizzlies conducted a trade, the Grizzlies recieved:
10 overall (Ziaire Williams)
Steven Adams
Eric Bledsoe on a pseudo-expiring contract
A top-10 protected Laker first (conveyed to 2 2nds).
40 in 2022
The Pelicans recieved:
17th overall (Trey Murphy)
Jonas Valanciunas
51 in 2022
~19 M in cap space
After Free Agency, the deal would be looped into the Pelicans S&T of Devonte Graham for a lottery-protected Pelican 1st in conjunction with the Ball S&T in order for New Orleans to operate as an over-the-cap team thus netting the trade exception used to bring in Larry Nance Jr. ~ 6 months later. The Grizzlies turned Bledsoe into Pat Bev, Rondo, and Daniel Oturu.
At the time the deal was looking at a win-win, even with all of the negativity on the Pelicans that offseason, but just about everything since then has gone south for Memphis.
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The 2019 Pelicans #1 pick has boiled down to literally nothing
Am I doing this right?
Dame’s Blazer career has boiled down to literally nothing
Am I doing this right?
Yes, being reductive to the point of stupidity, nailed it
Learned from the best
Lol my comment wasn’t sarcastic. Quit being defensive and actually read what I’m saying
kinda hard to boil 300 pounds of blubber into nothing
I still have hopes for Zhaire, he’s had a nice preseason too
Bless for taking Bledsoe
i thought the Memphis FO did this deal bc they thought they could grab Giddey with their draft pick.
then OKC surprised people by taking Giddey at #6.
Yep. But that won’t work in favor of the narrative being thrown here. I’m a thunder fan, btw, not a grizzlies fan.
How bad would Ja have gotten if Steven Adams wasn’t the voice of reason in the locker room?
The deal was still a good one for the Grizzlies because of the positive impact Adams had in the growth of Morant and Bane. It’s still a good one because Adams was the better fit. Ziaire still has the potential to be a very good player and looked good during summer league.
Just because a trade may not end up looking as good/bad for a team down the line doesn’t mean it wasn’t a smart/poor decision at the time.