A Rudy Gay trade had been thought to be the conventional path for the Memphis Grizzlies to avoid the luxury tax. However, the Grizzlies avoided having to make an immediate decision about trading Gay or Zach Randolph last week by shipping off Marreese Speights, Wayne Ellington and Josh Selby.
Indeed, the Grizz are still contemplating shipping Gay. But the most recent rumor mentioned by Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Sports alludes to how unlikely it is he'll be gone before the trade deadline.
For next season, staying under the luxury tax threshold remains a major objective of the Memphis front office.
The Grizzlies would have their hands tied if they keep all four core players. Gay, Randolph, Marc Gasol and Mike Conley combine for $58.7 million next season, and the franchise has $66.7 million committed to eight players—assuming they keep Hamed Haddadi.
That would leave little wiggle room for spending on complementary players.
Particularly, the Grizz would have trouble pinning together a bench after re-signing Tony Allen. The leader of the "grit 'n' grind" defense could do with a little less than his c ...
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Did the Memphis Grizzlies Make Right Choice by Going All in on Their Core?
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