Trade Radar · confirmed · Tuesday, September 8 · 8 h ago
Pelicans, Grizzlies Agree To Four-Player Trade
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 tier | 90 | 2 calls on the ledger, tier used until 5 |
| Corroboration | +0 | nobody else has reported this yet |
| Age | −0 | 0 days old · a rumor loses 1.2 points a day, up to 25 |
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Who it involves
Micah Peavy
Grizzlies · G-F · 4.3 pts · 1.9 reb · 1.0 ast
Cap hit 2026-27: $2.15M · next season $2.53M
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
Build it in the Trade Machine →AJ Johnson → Grizzlies
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 Peavy → Pelicans
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 Hawkins → Pelicans
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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