The New Orleans Pelicans and Memphis Grizzlies have agreed to a four-player trade that will also involve future draft assets. The New Orleans Pelicans are trading Jordan Hawkins, Micah Peavy, a future second-round pick and a future second-round pick swap to the Memphis Grizzlies for AJ Johnson and Taj Gibson, sources tell ESPN. pic.twitter.com/JLvDjv9clc — Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) September 8, 2026 New Orleans is sending guard Jordan Hawkins, rookie Micah Peavy, a future second-round pi...
The CHGO Bulls crew dive right into the latest NBA trade between the New Orleans Pelicans and Memphis Grizzlies that also included beloved ex-Bull Taj Gibson. Is this a trade the Chicago Bulls should have made? Are the Bulls being too passive in their off-season dealings? Plus, a new ESPN article recaps the Bulls offseason and previews the upcoming season. Do they think the Bulls will be better than predicted? How did they feel about the off-season moves the Bulls made? Also, ESPN lists Nic Cl...
The New Orleans Pelicans and Memphis Grizzlies have teamed up for a late-summer trade revolving around minor role players and second-round picks, ESPN’s Shams Charania reported Tuesday. The New Orleans Pelicans are trading Jordan Hawkins, Micah Peavy, a future second-round pick and a future second-round pick swap to the Memphis Grizzlies for AJ Johnson and […]
The Grizzlies picked up a 2nd round pick and a 2nd round pick swap from the New Pelicans in exchange for taking on the contracts of Jordan Hawkins and Micah Peavy. To match the salary, the Grizzlies included Taj Gibson and AJ Johnson, two players who were unlikely to make their opening night roster. This move clears the way for the Pelicans to complete their signing of Bennedict Mathurin, and provides the Grizzlies some draft capital for taking on money. It also possibly further compounds the ...
Well, that didn’t take long. We wrote Monday night that the Pelicans needed to make a cost-cutting move before they could officially sign Bennedict Mathurin. On Tuesday, they made it. New Orleans has officially traded Jordan Hawkins, Micah Peavy, a future second-round pick and a future second-round pick swap to the Grizzlies for AJ Johnson and […]
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11:41 am: The trade is official, according to press releases from both the Pelicans and Grizzlies (Twitter link). 7:52 am: The Pelicans have agreed to trade wings Jordan Hawkins and Micah Peavy to the Grizzlies along with a future second-round pick and a second-round swap, according to Shams Charania of ESPN (Twitter link). In return, […]
A four-player trade between the Pelicans and Grizzlies looked, at first glance, like a minor roster shuffle between two non-contenders. Then fans started reading the fine print, and what they found wasn’t a basketball decision at all it was a salary-cap workaround that had been sitting on the shelf for weeks, waiting for a clock […]
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There’s some moving and shaking going on ahead of the 2026-27 NBA season. Jordan Hawkins, Micah Peavy, a second-round pick and a future second-round pick swap are being traded by the New Orleans Pelicans to the Memphis Grizzlies for AJ Johnson and veteran Taj Gibson, ESPN reported on Tuesday. The report did not specify the of years the draft picks involved in the deal. Hawkins, a lottery pick at 14th overall in 2023 by the Pelicans, will be onto his first new team after three seasons in New Or...
The Pelicans traded Jordan Hawkins and Micah Peavy to Memphis while creating additional financial flexibility before Bennedict Mathurin’s signing.
By Luke Adams | at September 8, 2026 7:52 am The Pelicans have agreed to trade wings Jordan Hawkins and Micah Peavy to the Grizzlies along with a future second-round pick and a second-round swap, according to Shams Charania of ESPN (Twitter link). In return, New Orleans will receive guard AJ Johnson and big man Taj Gibson. It’s a cost-cutting move for the Pelicans, who will be able to complete their reported two-year, $16MM deal with Bennedict Mathurin without surpassing the luxury tax line or...
Jordan Hawkins hasn’t blossomed into the star the New Orleans Pelicans expected when the team selected him in the first round of the 2023 NBA Draft. Because of that, the Pelicans reportedly felt comfortable moving on from Hawkins on Tuesday, shipping him and Micah Peavy to the Memphis Grizzlies in exchange for AJ Johnson and Taj Gibson, according to ESPN. The Pelicans are also sending a future second-round pick and a future second-round pick swap to the Grizzlies in the deal, per ESPN. This st...
Last month, the New Orleans Pelicans made a solid addition after signing Bennedict Mathurin to a two-year contract worth $16 million. On Tuesday, they were forced to make a trade with the Memphis Grizzlies to make room for Mathurin. With the arrival of the promising guard, the Pelicans needed to cut salary to get under […]
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The New Orleans Pelicans have created the financial flexibility needed to sign Bennedict Mathurin by completing a trade with the Memphis Grizzlies. New Orleans is sending Jordan Hawkins, Micah Peavy, a second-round pick and a future second-round pick swap to Memphis. In return, the Pelicans will receive Taj Gibson and A.J. Johnson. The move allows […]
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Needing to clear money to complete their signing of Bennedict Mathurin, the New Orleans Pelicans are trading Jordan Hawkins and Micah Peavy to the Memphis Grizzlies in a four-player deal.
On Sunday, May 13, 2001, the Los Angles Lakers completed their four-game sweep of the Sacramento Kings in the 2nd round of the NBA playoffs. A month and a half later, on the same day that they drafted Gerald Wallace, the Kings traded Jason Williams and Nick Anderson to the Vancouver Grizzlies for Mike Bibby and Brent Price. A few weeks after that, Chris Webber agreed to a long-term contract to remain in Sacramento. Let’s Kings basketball! The trade was an absolute shocker. While the Lakers ser...
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The Golden State Warriors had a chance to make a massive upgrade to their roster last season. However, the Warriors were passive at the trade deadline. According to ESPN’s Anthony Slater, the team was linked to trading for two-time All-Star Jaren Jackson Jr. The Memphis Grizzlies made Jackson available during the previous season’s deadline. Adding [...]
If the Golden State Warriors front office has specialized in anything over the last few seasons, it’s in coming oh-so-close to adding stars, whether in trades or free agency. Now another All-Star has joined the stunning roster of almost-Warriors. Anthony Slater reported that the Warriors were “exploring a trade” for Jaren Jackson, Jr. at last […]
Dub Nation let’s keep cruising through the Western Conference, particularly the Southwest conference. Let’s take a trip down to Beale St and listen to some blues and eat some good BBQ. If you caught my piece back in February about Memphis eating itself alive from the inside, you already know the shape of this one. […]
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