Arya News - The Memphis Grizzlies are trading Jaren Jackson Jr. and three other players to the Utah Jazz for four players and three future first-round draft picks, according to ESPN`s Shams Charania.
The Memphis Grizzlies are trading Jaren Jackson Jr. and three other players to the Utah Jazz for four players and three future first-round draft picks, ESPN"s Shams Charania first reported .
In addition to Jackson, the Jazz will receive John Konchar, Jock Landale and Vince Williams Jr., while the Grizzlies" return is Walter Clayton Jr., Kyle Anderson, Taylor Hendricks, Georges Niang and three future first-round draft picks.
With the trade, the Grizzlies now have 12 first-round picks in the next seven years , a number exceeded by only the Brooklyn Nets and Oklahoma City Thunder. Utah will trade its most favorable 2027 first-round pick (the Jazz also have picks from the Cleveland Cavaliers and Minnesota Timberwolves), the Lakers" 2027 first-round pick and the Suns" 2031 first-round pick to the Grizzlies, per reports .
In moving on from Jackson, the Grizzlies have also created a massive trade exception of $28.8 million for the team. That"s the largest trade exception in NBA history, according to Bobby Marks of ESPN. Jackson is making $23.4 million this season.
Jackson, 26, is a two-time NBA All-Star and a former Defensive Player of the Year. He is averaging 19.2 points — his fewest in the past three seasons — while making 35.9 percent of his 3-pointers this season.
The Grizzlies had been fielding offers for point guard Ja Morant , but the market for Jackson was unsurprisingly more robust. Jackson"s trade figures to be the first step in a potential massive rebuild for the franchise. This year"s NBA Draft is expected to be strong, and Memphis figures to only solidify its lottery standing with Jackson no longer on the roster.
Utah could now choose to build around Jackson, Keyonte George and Lauri Markkanen with more moves possible ahead of Thursday"s 3 p.m. ET trade deadline.