April 2016 Vancouver Grizzlies Wiretap

Grizzlies To Sign Bryce Cotton To 10-Day Contract

Mar 31, 2016 9:15 PM

The Memphis Grizzlies will sign Bryce Cotton to a 10-day contract using an injury exception. 

Cotton was waived by the Phoenix Suns in early January.

Cotton appeared in 15 games last season with the Utah Jazz.

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Grizzlies Sign Jordan Farmar For Remainder Of Season

Mar 31, 2016 1:09 PM

The Memphis Grizzlies have signed Jordan Farmar for the rest of the season.

Farmar (6-2, 180) has played five games (three starts) for the Grizzlies since signing a 10-day contract on March 21 and has averaged 10.8 points, 1.8 rebounds and 3.6 assists in 25.6 minutes.

The 29-year-old has appeared in 495 games (33 starts) across nine NBA seasons and averaged 7.7 points, 1.9 rebounds and 2.9 assists in 19.5 minutes for the Los Angeles Lakers, New Jersey Nets, Los Angeles Clippers and Memphis Grizzlies.

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Grizzlies Sign Xavier Munford To 2nd 10-Day Contract

Mar 28, 2016 11:24 AM

The Memphis Grizzlies have signed Xavier Munford to a second 10-day contract.

Munford (6-3, 180) has appeared in five games with the Grizzlies after signing his first 10-day contract with the team on March 16 and has averaged 2.4 points, 1.6 rebounds and 0.8 assists in 10.2 minutes.

The 23-year-old was called up from the NBA Development League’s Bakersfield Jam, where he appeared in 41 games (37 starts) and averaged 20.4 points (.490 FG/.412 3P/.811 FT), 4.2 rebounds, 6.4 assists and 1.00 steals in 33.7 minutes. A 2016 D-League All-Star, he ranks sixth among qualifying players in assists per game and 11th in scoring average.

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Jordan Farmar Agrees To Sign With Grizzlies

Mar 20, 2016 12:17 PM

Jordan Farmar has agreed to sign with the Memphis Grizzlies.

Farmar worked out for the Grizzlies earlier this week. Farmar played for Maccabi Tel Aviv earlier this season and was last in the NBA during the 14-15 season with the Los Angeles Clippers.

The Grizzlies have had a severe run of injuries.

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Matt Barnes Suspended One Game For Henson Incident

Mar 19, 2016 8:38 PM

Matt Barnes has been suspended by the NBA for one game, claiming he tried to enter the locker room of the Milwaukee Bucks and also for verbally challenging John Henson.

Henson blocked Barnes' shot with 5.5 seconds left in the Bucks' 96-86 win over the Grizzlies in Milwaukee. After the play, Henson taunted Barnes and was given two technical fouls and ejected.

Barnes was charged with a technical foul and ejected for continuing to use obscenities.

The NBA also announced Saturday that Greivis Vasquez has been fined $15,000 for following Henson to the locker room, while Giannis Antetokounmpo and Greg Monroe have been fined $10,000 each for their roles.

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Matt Barnes Runs After John Henson In Tunnel After Ejections

Mar 18, 2016 12:22 AM

In the closing seconds of the Memphis Grizzlies' loss to the Milwaukee Bucks, Matt Barnes had a lay-up blocked emphatically by John Henson.

Henson and Barnes picked up a double-technical for jawing at each other and then Henson was given a second technical for taunting. Barnes took exception to the blocked shot by Henson.

Henson headed into the tunnel.

Several seconds later when Barnes was given a second technical, he ran down the tunnel presumably after henson with staffers of the Grizzlies chasing behind.

Photographs of Barnes' ex-wife and Derek Fisher on vacation also surfaced on Thursday.

According to Aron Yohannes of SBNation, Barnes was escorted out of the arena with two security beside him.

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Grizzlies To Sign Xavier Munford

Mar 15, 2016 7:39 PM

The Memphis Grizzlies will sign Xavier Munford with another injury exception.

Munford has been playing for the Bakersfield Jam of the D-League.

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Sale Of Wolves Held Up By Grizzlies' Ownership Issues

Mar 13, 2016 5:09 PM

There is uncertainty surrounding the potential acquisition of the Minnesota Timberwolves by a minority owner of the Memphis Grizzlies.

Steve Kaplan, who is a California venture capitalist that had planned to sell his Grizzlies stake to buy 30 percent of the Wolves with a path to eventually take over as controlling owner. But a dispute between Kaplan and Grizzlies owner Robert Pera over shares in the team led to a behind-the-scenes battle that took months to resolve.

It was recently settled after Kaplan threatened to initiate an arbitration procedure.

The resulting delay has put Kaplan's deal with Wolves owner Glen Taylor in jeopardy. Kaplan and an investor went to Minneapolis earlier this month to meet with Taylor to help salvage the process.

Pera has been distant from Memphis over the last year, and has excluded minority owners from any meaningful participation in team decision-making, which is his right as controlling owner. 

 

Kaplan has been asking for close to $100 million for his 14 percent share -- pegging the team's value at roughly $700 million.

The situation could drag on until October of 2017 as Kaplan and Pera have a deal in which he has the option to make a bid for controlling interest in the team at a price of their choosing. At that point Pera would have two options: buy out Kaplan and Straus at that named price, or sell his shares to them based on the same valuation. 

The so-called "buy-sell" clause is merely an option, and it is unclear if Kaplan or Daniel Straus would ever actually trigger it.

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Mike Conley Out 3-4 Weeks With Achilles Tendonitis

Mar 12, 2016 1:26 PM

Mike Conley will miss the next 3-4 weeks with Achilles tendonitis. 

Conley had missed the previous three games with left foot soreness.

Conley has appeared in 56 games (all starts) this season for the Grizzlies and averaged 15.3 points, 2.9 rebounds, a team-high 6.1 assists and 1.20 steals in 31.4 minutes.

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Grizzlies To Sign Alex Stepheson

Mar 12, 2016 1:22 PM

The Memphis Grizzlies will sign Alex Stepheson using an injury exception.

Stepheson has been on two 10-day contract with the Los Angeles Clippers.

The Grizzlies had Stepheson on their team during the preseason.

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Grizzlies Sign Briante Weber To 10-Day Contract

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Grizzlies Likely To Sign Ray McCallum

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Mario Chalmers Out For Season With Ruptured Achilles

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Grizzlies To Sign Briante Weber To 10-Day Contract

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Grizzlies To Sign Ryan Hollins For 5th Time This Season

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