Cardiac Hill · Jul 27, 2021
Steven Adams heading from New Orleans to Memphis
Photo by Alex Menendez/Getty ImagesFor the second time in two seasons, Pitt alum Steven Adams is on the move, as the New Orleans Pelicans are finalizing a trade with the Memphis Grizzlies that will send him to the Bluff City. The deal packages Adams with Eric Bledsoe and three NBA draft picks and will net Jonas Valanciunas and two draft picks for the Pelicans, per Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN.
The Pelicans will trade down in the 2021 NBA draft to acquire Valanciunas, bringing in the No. 17 pick and the No. 51 pick in exchange for the No. 10 pick and the No. 40 pick. The Grizzlies will also receive a top-10 protected 2022 first-round pick via the Los Angeles Lakers.