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Trade Radar · confirmed · Tuesday, September 8 · 8 h ago

Pelicans, Grizzlies Agree To Four-Player Trade

confirmed · roster changeReported by Shams CharaniaRead the original report ↗

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 […]

Confidence
90%
Reporter starting tier902 calls on the ledger, tier used until 5
Corroboration+0nobody else has reported this yet
Age00 days old · a rumor loses 1.2 points a day, up to 25
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Who it involves
AJ Johnson
AJ Johnson
Pelicans · G · 3.3 pts · 1.1 reb · 1.0 ast
Cap hit 2026-27: $3.24M · next season $5.49M
Micah Peavy
Micah Peavy
Grizzlies · G-F · 4.3 pts · 1.9 reb · 1.0 ast
Cap hit 2026-27: $2.15M · next season $2.53M
Jordan Hawkins
Jordan Hawkins
Grizzlies · G · 5.1 pts · 1.7 reb · 0.8 ast
Cap hit 2026-27: $7.02M · expiring
Taj Gibson
Taj Gibson
Pelicans · F · 3.4 pts · 2.7 reb · 0.6 ast
No contract on our books
Memphis Grizzlies
$167.6M · over the cap · 22 contracts · cap sheet
New Orleans Pelicans
$202.2M · in the tax · 18 contracts · cap sheet

What would have to happen

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AJ JohnsonGrizzlies
Send out at least $1.49M
The Grizzlies are over the cap, so to take on $3.24M they need to send out $1.49M or more under the 200% + $250k rule.
Micah PeavyPelicans
Send out at least $0.95M
The Pelicans are in the tax, so to take on $2.15M they need to send out $0.95M or more under the 200% + $250k rule.
Jordan HawkinsPelicans
Send out at least $3.39M
The Pelicans are in the tax, so to take on $7.02M they need to send out $3.39M or more under the 200% + $250k rule.

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