{"id":62943,"date":"2024-02-01T19:21:21","date_gmt":"2024-02-02T00:21:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/?p=62943"},"modified":"2024-02-01T19:21:21","modified_gmt":"2024-02-02T00:21:21","slug":"nba-news-memphis-grizzlies-trade-steven-adams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2024\/02\/01\/nba-news-memphis-grizzlies-trade-steven-adams\/","title":{"rendered":"NBA News: Memphis Grizzlies Trade Steven Adams"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In breaking NBA news, the Memphis Grizzlies have made a trade to send center <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/a\/adamsst01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-02-01_bbr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Steven Adams<\/a> to the Houston Rockets. In exchange, the Grizzlies will receive <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/o\/oladivi01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-02-01_bbr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Victor Oladipo<\/a> and three second-round draft picks.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The Memphis Grizzlies are trading Steven Adams to the Houston Rockets for Victor Oladipo and three second-round picks, sources tell ESPN.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/wojespn\/status\/1753201914186006775?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">February 1, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Shortly before the season started, it was announced that Adams needed knee surgery. This surgery would cause him to miss the entire 2023-24 season. In two seasons with the Grizzlies, Adams averaged 7.5 points and 10.6 rebounds per game.<\/p>\n<p>The 30-year-old center is under contract for just one more season after this one.<\/p>\n<p>As for the Rockets, they traded away Oladipo, who has not played a game all year due to a knee injury of his own. Last season, while with the Heat, Oladipo averaged 10.7 points per game while shooting 39.7% from the field.<\/p>\n<h2>NBA News: Memphis Grizzlies Trade Steven Adams<\/h2>\n<h3>Why The Memphis Grizzlies Made This Trade<\/h3>\n<p>To put it directly, this season has been a disappointment for the Grizzlies. In addition to <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2023\/10\/22\/nba-rumors-how-memphis-grizzlies-replace-steven-adams\/\" target=\"_self\">Adams&#8217; injury<\/a>, star guard <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/m\/moranja01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-02-01_bbr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ja Morant<\/a> suffered a shoulder injury just nine games back from his 25-game suspension to start the year. Plus, with other injuries to guys like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/s\/smartma01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-02-01_bbr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Marcus Smart<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/r\/rosede01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-02-01_bbr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Derrick Rose<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/b\/banede01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-02-01_bbr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Desmond Bane<\/a>, it has been difficult for Memphis to find a rhythm. With an 18-29 record, third-worst in the Western Conference, it is fair to assume the Grizzlies will miss the playoffs this season. At this point, Memphis will likely sell the assets they have and retool for next season. Trading Adams, who may not fit their long-term timeline anymore, before he hits free agency next season may be just the beginning.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, ESPN&#8217;s Adrian Wojnarowski offered his take on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/wojespn\/status\/1753203222607499758\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">why the Grizzlies made this trade<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Grizzlies are creating more salary flexibility and draft assets around a 2024 offseason where they&#8217;ll get a chance at a high lottery pick and a chance to fortify a contender around Ja Morant, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/search\/search.fcgi?pid=jacksja02,jacksja01&amp;search=Jaren+Jackson&amp;utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-02-01_bbr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jaren Jackson<\/a> Jr., and Desmond Bane.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Currently, it is unclear what role Oladipo will have with the Grizzlies, if any.<\/p>\n<h3>Why The Houston Rockets Made This Trade<\/h3>\n<p>The 22-25 Rockets currently own the No. 11 seed in the Western Conference. If the season were to end today, they would be just outside of a play-in spot. Although acquiring Adams is for next season and maybe beyond, the Rockets have a decent team with a solid coach in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/u\/udokaim01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-02-01_bbr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ime Udoka<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps most intriguing for Houston is the idea of pairing Adams next to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/s\/sengual01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-02-01_bbr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Alperen Sengun<\/a>. Wojnarowski tweeted about the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/wojespn\/status\/1753203657825202342\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">appeal of Adams and his fit in Houston<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>For the Rockets, they&#8217;ll get a healthy Adams for the start of the 2024-2025 season to complement burgeoning star Alperen Sengun at center. Adams has been one of league&#8217;s best defensive and rebounding centers in recent years.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Additionally, it appears Adams is expected to be healthy for the start of the 2024-25 season. As a tough big man, Adams is someone Udoka envisions <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/wojespn\/status\/1753206372152270977\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">being an important part of his team<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In breaking NBA news, the Memphis Grizzlies have made a trade to send center Steven Adams to the Houston Rockets. In exchange, the Grizzlies will receive Victor Oladipo and three second-round draft picks. The Memphis Grizzlies are trading Steven Adams to the Houston Rockets for Victor Oladipo and three second-round picks, sources tell ESPN. \u2014 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4631,"featured_media":62948,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[62,1608,2,31,32,3,4721],"tags":[4293,95,3127,1822,1948,428,1382,662,543,351],"class_list":["post-62943","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nba","category-basketball","category-featured","category-rockets","category-grizzlies","category-news","category-trade-rumors","tag-alperen-sengun","tag-derrick-rose","tag-desmond-bane","tag-ja-morant","tag-jaren-jackson-jr","tag-marcus-smart","tag-nba-trade","tag-nba-trade-deadline","tag-steven-adams","tag-victor-oladipo"],"modified_by":"Elie Deglaoui","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62943","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4631"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=62943"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62943\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/62948"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=62943"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=62943"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=62943"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}