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He averaged just under 17 minutes a game. He also played in all 40 games this season, and started 4 games. Speights should get significant minutes for the Cavaliers as forward-center Anderson Varejao is out for the season with a blood clot in his lung.Įllington averages 5.5 points, 1.3 rebounds, and 1.1 assists. Speights started 2 games this season He scored a season high 22 points with 13 rebounds January 4 at home against the Portland Trail Blazers in an 86-84 loss when Randolph missed the game with the flu. He played in all 40 games for the Grizzlies and averaged just under 15 minutes a game.
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Speights averages 6.6 points and 4.7 rebounds off the bench for the Grizzlies. While losing players as talented at Speights and Ellington will especially hurt their depth, this move will allow the Grizzlies to keep their core stars together in Gay, Randoplh, Marc Gasol, and Mike Conley Jr. There had been trade rumors involving star players Rudy Gay and Zach Randolph circulating for weeks. A small market team like the Grizzlies can’t afford such Draconian penalties. The penalties will be even more harsh for going over the threshold next season, as instead of dollar for dollar as it is now, it could be up to $4.25 per dollar over the cap depending on how much teams are over and if a team has violated the luxury tax before. The new ownership group for the Grizzlies led by Robert Pera made it a priority to make sure the Grizzlies were under the luxury tax threshold for next season. The trade is expected to save the Grizzlies $6 million in cap space.The trade is expected to be finalized later Tuesday. According to sources, the Grizzlies will send power forward Marresse Speights, and guards Wayne Ellington and Josh Selby along with a future first round draft pick to the Cavaliers for power forward Jon Leuer. Mandatory Credit: Nelson Chenault-USA TODAY Sportsīrian Windhorst of is reporting today that the Memphis Grizzlies have agreed to trade three players to the Cleveland Cavaliers in an effort to slice their payroll and avoid the luxury tax for next season. Memphis, TN, USA Memphis Grizzlies guard Wayne Ellington (3) attempts a shot against the Indiana Pacers during the first half at the FedEx Forum.