Memphis Grizzlies Announce Major Trade

The Memphis Grizzlies have officially announced the Dillon Brooks sign-and-trade
Memphis Grizzlies Announce Major Trade
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It took a while for everything to be finalized, but the Memphis Grizzlies have officially announced their multi-team sign-and-trade deal that lands Dillon Brooks with the Houston Rockets. In an official press release on Saturday, the Grizzlies announced the following:

"The Memphis Grizzlies today announced the team acquired guard Josh Christopher from the Houston Rockets for wing Dillon Brooks (via sign-and-trade) in a five-team deal also involving the Atlanta Hawks, Oklahoma City Thunder and Los Angeles Clippers. Christopher (6-5, 215) has appeared in 138 regular season games (four starts) and has averaged 6.9 points, 1.9 rebounds and 1.6 assists in 15.4 minutes in two seasons with Houston. The 21-year-old California native was selected by the Rockets with the 24th overall pick in the 2021 NBA Draft following his freshman year at Arizona State. Brooks (6-6 ½, 220) played 345 regular season games (318 starts) and averaged 14.5 points, 3.1 rebounds and 2.1 assists in 28.7 minutes over six seasons with Memphis. A native of Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, the 27-year-old was acquired by the Grizzlies (from the Rockets) with the 45th overall pick in the 2017 NBA Draft following his junior year at Oregon."

There were a lot of moving pieces in this trade, but it has now officially been finalized. With the Grizzlies making this announcement, the deal is official, and the Brooks era has come to a close.

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