Before the Memphis Grizzlies made a splash in free agency, general manager Chris Wallace was already busy making moves during the NBA Draft on June 23 in Brooklyn, New York. After selecting Vanderbilt’s Wade Baldwin IV with the 17th pick, Wallace didn’t let the Grizzlies’ night end there, trading a 2019 first round pick via the Los Angeles Clippers to the Boston Celtics in order to obtain the rights to Michigan State’s Deyonta Davis and Serbian international Rade Zagorac.
The pick traded was acquired in the deal that sent Lance Stephenson to Memphis and Jeff Green to Los Angeles.