Grizzlies waive Gasol after trade

The Memphis Grizzlies have waived centre Marc Gasol days after acquiring his rights in a trade with the Los Angeles Lakers. They acquired Gasol from the Lakers along with a 2024 second-round draft pick and cash for the draft rights to centre Wang Zhelin (57th overall in 2016) on Sept. 10. The move saved the Lakers about $10 million (U.S.) against the salary cap and the league’s luxury tax. The 36-year-old centre spent his first 11 NBA seasons with Memphis. He averaged a career-low 5.0 points and 4.1 rebounds per game last season with the Lakers. Gasol never found a regular role in the Lakers’ rotation.The former NBA Defensive Player of the Year was traded from Memphis to Toronto in February 2019, and he won a championship ring later that season with the Raptors.