Ziaire Williams, quien fuera número 10º del Draft 2021, fue traspasado desde los Memphis Grizzlies junto a una futura segunda ronda del Draft (vía Dallas) a los Brooklyn Nets a cambio de Mamadi Diakite, según confirmó el periodista de ESPN, Adrian Wojnarowski.
Asimismo, la franquicia neoyorquina enviará a los Grizzlies los derechos del jugador Nemanja Dangubic (pick 54º del Draft 2014), actualmente disputando la liga de Dubai.
Williams, de apenas 22 años de edad, se une al próximo proyecto neoyorquino que dirigirá el español Jordi Fernández y que está llamado a realizar una nueva reconstrucción, por lo que el alero formado en Stanford podría aprovechar la oportunidad.
En tres años como profesional atesora unos promedios de carrera NBA de 7,5 puntos, 2,6 rebotes y 1,2 asistencias en 150 encuentros oficiales (50 como titular).
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The Memphis Grizzlies are trading forward Ziaire Williams to the Brooklyn Nets, the team announced. Memphis is also sending a future second-round pick in the deal while acquiring forward Mamadi Diakite and the draft rights to Nemanja Dangubic.
Williams, a first-round pick in 2021, started 50 games and made 150 appearances for Memphis. After a promising season as a rookie, Williams’ shooting percentage went down each of the following two seasons while dealing with injuries.
Williams’ name had been mentioned in potential trades since February. He’s scheduled to make $6 million this season, which is a costly number since he’s unlikely to crack the Grizzlies rotation.
Diakite is on a much more manageable and lower salary at $1.2 million. These numbers get the Grizzlies further below the luxury tax and first apron.
The Grizzlies are now in a better position to bring back guard Luke Kennard if the team chooses to do so. Kennard has been viewed as a vital piece to the Grizzlies because of his shooting, but the team declined his $14.8 million team option with hopes of coming to terms on a better deal.
Williams averaged 7.5 points in 19.6 minutes per game over three seasons. Diakite has played in 55 games over four NBA seasons with five different teams.
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