Memphis announces move after Eric Gordon trade
The Memphis Grizzlies made one of the surprise moves before the trade deadline after sends Jaren Jackson Jr. to the Utah Jazzalong with John Konchar, Jock Landale and Vince Williams Jr.
In exchange, the Grizzlies received Kyle Anderson, Georges NiangWalter Clayton Jr., Taylor Hendricks and three first-round draft picks.
Then on Thursday, Memphis took over Eric Gordon and trading a 2032 second-round draft pick from the Philadelphia 76ers for the draft rights to Justinian Jessup.
With the arrival of Gordon, one of the league’s best scorers, the Grizzlies announced that they had given up Niang.
The @memgrizz announced today that the team has acquired Eric Gordon and a trade for a 2032 second-round draft pick from the Philadelphia 76ers.
In a similar move, the Grizzlies waived Georges Niang. pic.twitter.com/Ld7BIG9vzj
— Grizzlies PR (@GrizzliesPR) February 6, 2026
The 37-year-old Gordon will add scoring punch off the Memphis bench as well as a leadership presence. The former Sixth Man of the Year has appeared in just six games for the 76ers this season.
He has career averages of 15.2 points on 37.3% shooting from long range, 2.3 rebounds and 2.7 assists.
Despite being thin on the front line, the Grizzlies still decided to release the 32-year-old Niang. He has yet to see action this season due to a foot injury.
Many thought Memphis would finally get rid of Ja Morantwho is currently sidelined with an elbow injury. He has also been involved in several issues due to his brash personality. But instead, Jackson, the team’s most consistent player over the past few years, was let go.
The Grizzlies now have a plethora of guards, including Morant, Gordon, Clayton, Ty Jerome, Jalen Wells, Cam Spencer, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope and Scottie Pippen Jr.
Memphis has a 20-29 record.
2026-02-06 04:36:00
