Memphis Grizzlies Rumors
“What the Grizzlies are doing, it is to be expected,” one league executive told Heavy.com. “They’re looking at him as an asset and they want to get something in return for him. He’s under contract, so they hold all the cards. The worst he can do is not show up and it is not like Memphis is going to be playing for a playoff spot. Him not showing up wouldn’t help anything. But if you’re on the outside, those teams, they’re just waiting it out.”
Grizzlies refusing buyout for Andre Iguodala
Shams Charania: Sources: Memphis wants three-time champion Andre Iguodala to report to training camp and is refusing right now to engage in buyout, which would prevent Iguodala from finishing a Hall of Fame career on his terms because this may be his final NBA season.
Shams Charania: Iguodala is VP of NBPA, one of league’s most respected and desires a contender at this stage. Young, rebuilding Grizzlies received a valuable 2024 1st from Golden State in Iguodala trade, and after Dwight Howard buyout, were expected to eventually have same talks with Iguodala.
Tim Reynolds: The NBA has moved the Memphis at San Antonio game on Nov. 11 to a 6:30pm local start to accommodate Tony Parker’s jersey retirement ceremony that night. And the Spurs do these better than anyone – postgame!!
Ja Morant and his girlfriend announced the birth of a daughter on social media Saturday. Their daughter is named Kaari J, and she arrived two months ahead of schedule, according to an Instagram post from Morant’s girlfriend KK Dixon.
Many NBA teams use iMessage for their group chats, according to the players we surveyed, although there are some organizations that use other messaging apps. When players make their own group chats on the side, it’s typically over iMessage or they’ll create a group direct message on Twitter or Instagram. “There are many messaging options; it all comes down to preference,” said Cody Toppert, an assistant coach with the Memphis Tigers who was on the Phoenix Suns’ coaching staff last year. “GroupMe is used by a lot of teams, and I like it because you can see who has or hasn’t read your message. Some teams use WhatsApp (especially overseas teams). There’s also Teamworks, which is a team-focused messaging app. Last year, when I was with the Suns, we tried several of the apps, but our players were having trouble getting our messages for whatever reason, so we went old-school and would just send group texts over iMessage. That ended up being the most successful group-chat option for us. Jamal Crawford still has a BlackBerry, so we couldn’t include him on the group texts and had to send everything to him in a separate text, which I thought was hilarious (laughs).”
David Cobb: The Grizzlies just announced the signing of Matt Mooney, former Texas Tech guard. Probably a longshot to make the 15-man unless at least 3 of Iggy, Josh Jackson, Rabb and Caboclo depart. Still an interesting 3-and-D guy to take a look at in camp.
