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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 ...
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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 […] The post Pelicans complete trade with Grizzlies, clearing way for Bennedict Mathurin appeared first on Hoops Wire .
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, […]
Listen now | The Pelicans are trading Jordan Hawkins, Micah Peavy, a second-round pick, and a second-round pick swap for AJ Johnson and Taj Gibson.
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 […] The post NBA Fans Mock Pelicans & Grizzlies as Truth Behind Jordan Hawkins & AJ Johnson Trade Emerges appeared first on EssentiallySports .
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Here is how the Pelicans-Grizzlies four-player trade works, why New Orleans needed the cap relief, and which team clearly won the deal.
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 […] The post Pelicans make trade with Grizzlies involving 4 players, 2 picks to make room for Bennedict Mathurin appeared first on ClutchPoints .
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 […] The post Pelicans-Grizzlies trade opens door for Bennedict Mathurin signing appeared first on TalkBasket.net .
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.
The Pelicans agreed to sign Bennedict Mathurin nearly two weeks ago. Now they just need enough room to actually do it. Mathurin agreed to a two-year, $16 million contract with New Orleans on Aug. 26, but the deal still has not been finalized because of the Pelicans’ salary-cap situation. As Luke Adams of Hoops Rumors explained, Mathurin’s contract will come out of the non-taxpayer mid-level exception. That will hard-cap New Orleans at the first tax apron. The problem? The Pelicans would curren...
The Pelicans agreed to sign Bennedict Mathurin nearly two weeks ago. Now they just need enough room to actually do it. Mathurin agreed to a two-year, $16 million contract with New Orleans on Aug. 26, but the deal still has not been finalized because of the Pelicans’ salary-cap situation. As Luke Adams of Hoops Rumors […] The post Pelicans still need cost-cutting move before signing Bennedict Mathurin appeared first on Hoops Wire .
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The San Antonio Spurs made the big leap last season to reach the NBA Finals, before coming up short. But are the Victor Wembanyama-led Spurs ready to really win it all, as constructed? Grant Hughes of Bleacher Report has proposed a blockbuster deal with the New Orleans Pelicans that would, as he says, make the Spurs "championship-ready." It would go down like this : San Antonio Spurs Acquire: Trey Murphy III Dejounte Murray New Orleans Pelicans Acquire: De'Aaron Fox Luke Ko...
After making the playoffs (via the play-in tournament) with a 49-33 record in 2023/24, the Pelicans endured an injury-plagued ’24/25 campaign, going just 21-61 and finishing with the fourth-worst record in the NBA. The poor results led to the dismissal of former head of David Griffin in April 2025. The next day, owner Gayle Benson […]
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The Spurs have reached an uncomfortable point after their five-game NBA Finals loss to the Knicks. Victor Wembanyama remains the franchise’s unquestioned centerpiece, but the roster around him now faces difficult questions. A fresh idea has offered one particular aggressive answer, proposing a blockbuster that sends De’Aaron Fox to New Orleans. And brings back a […] The post Spurs Get $226M Duo in Blockbuster Trade Idea That Sends De’Aaron Fox Out of San Antonio appeared first on Essentially...
It has been 10 days since the Pelicans agreed to terms with free agent swingman Bennedict Mathurin on a two-year deal worth a reported $16MM, but the signing still isn’t official. In the space below, we’re taking a closer look at exactly why that deal isn’t done yet and what New Orleans might be waiting […]