Chris Mihm came over to the Grizzlies from the Los Angeles Lakers late Wednesday, less than 24 hours before the NBA's trade deadline, in exchange for a conditional second-round draft in 2013.
The move was a salary dump for the Lakers to free up cap room for the dynamic free agent class due up this summer. It's risky for them because it puts Andrew Bynum in the position of being "the man" for them down low. He's nowhere near a franchise center in the NBA. He's rarely healthy, and his production is spotty at best, but that's the Lakers' problem. For once, the Grizzlies aren't the ones making an unwise deal.
It remains to be seen whether Memphis is a long-term destination for Mihm, a 7-footer who is in a contract year. The Grizzlies are desperate for post guys, but will they invest money in a new contract for Mihm or wait for someone better to come along? My guess is that this will be temporary, although if his production proves to be in any way promising, it would benefit the Grizzlies to hold onto him. However, past experience says the Grizzlies ship him out via the waiver wire before he even suits up. I don't pretend to know anything about what goes through the front office minds at this point.
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