Veteran center Adonal Foyle and guard Mike Wilks came over to the Grizzlies along with a first-round draft pick in Thursday's deadline deal that also sent Kyle Lowry to the Houston Rockets.
Lowry was traded because the Grizzlies have a lot invested in Marko Jaric, whose role has increased under Lionel Hollins. Jaric will earn upwards of $7 million in each of the next two years, a figure that made him difficult to trade anyway. The Grizzlies will now have two first-round draft picks and a second-round pick that should fall within the first ten selections of that round.
Both Wilks and Foyle have contracts that expire following this season, which has been a requirement of most deadline deals this season.
It is unclear whether the pair will remain on the Grizzlies' roster through the remainder of the season.
The Grizzlies (15-39) face the Sacramento Kings tonight at FedEx Forum. The Kings (11-44) have lost six straight and nine of their last ten. Someone's losing streak will end tonight. The Grizzlies, who are an even 4-4 in the month of February, hope to continue their growth with a win tonight.
Keywords: Adonal Foyle, Kyle Lowry, Marko Jaric, Memphis Grizzlies, Mike Wilks, Sacramento Kings
