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In a bid to enhance their depleted roster in December 2018, the Memphis Grizzlies engaged in commerce talks with the Washington Wizards and Phoenix Suns. A 3-team deal was agreed upon by which the Grizz would purchase Kelly Oubre from Washington. Washington despatched Austin Rivers to Phoenix and Trevor Ariza was despatched to Washington. Memphis conveyed Wayne Selden and MarShon Brooks to the Phoenix Suns. Just one drawback.
The commerce was introduced, and the gamers found their destiny, however an enormous error was discovered.
Apparently, Phoenix assumed they have been receiving Dillon Brooks, a promising younger 3-and-D sharpshooter, not MarShon, who was seven years older. Dillon Brooks was by no means traded and remains to be a key cog of the Grizzlies whereas MarShon’s NBA profession is at present persevering with in China.
The Grizzlies misplaced focus after the snafu, dropping 19 of their subsequent 22 video games. It additionally put them able to win the lottery and draft Ja Morant. If the commerce had gone by way of, Memphis would have built-in Kelly Oubre right into a lineup that included Marc Gasol, Mike Conley, Dillon Brooks, and Jaren Jackson Jr. That’s a formidable staff within the first two rounds of the Western Conference championship and whereas they wouldn’t have been able to difficult Golden State’s Hamptons 5, it might have additionally delayed Memphis buying and selling Marc Gasol to Toronto on the deadline the place he went on to anchor the protection for the eventual champions.