BEIJING, CHINA - AUGUST 31: Wang Zhelin #31of China in action during the 1st round of 2019 FIBA World Cup between Cote d'lvoire and China at on August 31, 2019 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Fred Lee/Getty Images)
The Los Angeles Lakers traded Marc Gasol and a future second-round pick to the Memphis Grizzlies in return for the draft rights to Wang Zhelin. The Grizzlies subsequently worked a buyout with Gasol.
This was a move that was coming for quite some time. The Marc Gasol experience did not go as planned and after the team signed DeAndre Jordan it made no sense to keep Gasol around.