We finally figured out which Brooks the Memphis Grizzlies wanted to trade. According to multiple reports, Memphis has decided to swap MarShon Brooks, Wayne Selden, and two second round picks to the Chicago Bulls in exchange for wing Justin Holiday.
This comes a couple weeks after there was some confusion between the Grizzlies and Phoenix Suns about which of their players named “Brooks” would be included in a potential deal for Trevor Ariza. The disagreement came when the two teams disagreed on whether they were including either MarShon Brooks or Dillon Brooks, and it caused the trade to fall apart.
Now, the Grizzlies will get some depth at wing moving forward.
Via Twitter:
Memphis is trading Marshon Brooks and Wayne Selden and two second-round picks to Chicago for Justin Holiday, league sources tell ESPN.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) January 4, 2019
Memphis is sending its own 2019 and 2020 second-round picks in deal, per source. https://t.co/bKgNquYP5H
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) January 4, 2019
Bulls will need to waive a player, but still working through that decision.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) January 4, 2019
Memphis can still move Justin Holiday before the Feb. 7 deadline if they fall in the standings. The team will not be allowed to aggregate his salary with another player. However, early bird rights are attractive for a team that has limited roster flexibility this summer.
— Bobby Marks (@BobbyMarks42) January 4, 2019
Holiday is shooting 36% from 3-point range this season. He’s a useful defensive player as well, and will add another veteran presence to a Grizzlies squad that is now angling for a playoff spot thanks to a hot start to the season.
Chicago gets a couple of second round picks out of the deal, as well as two expiring deals in Brooks and Selden. They need to clear space for incoming players, and the word is they’ll be waiving Cameron Payne. To that end, Payne seemed pleased, tweeting out the “raised hands” emoji, which he later deleted.
According to Shams Charania, the Bulls won’t have Brooks report to the team, making the real haul the pick package.
Sources: The Bulls and MarShon Brooks‘ agent, Wallace Prather, plan to work on resolution for new destination for Brooks. Chicago doesn’t plan to have Brooks report to team, or waive him immediately, after Memphis trade.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) January 4, 2019
This isn’t the sexiest deal, but now that we’re in January and heading toward the Feb. 7 trade deadline we should start to see some movement.
