According to a team source I talked to after the draft, and also reported in the Commercial Appeal,...

According to a team source I talked to after the draft, and also reported in the Commercial Appeal, the Grizzlies had a draft-day deal in place that would have sent Javaris Crittenton to the Washington Wizards for their first-round draft pick (#18 — where the Grizzlies were set to take Courtney Lee). The deal was contingent on certain players being off the board when the Wizards picked. When Nevada seven-footer JaVale McGee was still available, the Wizards declined the deal.

Memphis Flyer, via TrueHoop.

Now I'm really getting curious as to how high Grunfeld had McGee on his draft board going in. But just think, if this trade had gone through, it would've involved the only two players in the NBA whose names start with Java.

over 3 years ago Jake Whitacre 5 comments 0 recs |

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duh

considering how much the fans loved javale coming into the draft, this is not surprising…

wait, you say the fans didnt love javale? doesnt seem like that at the moment…

by joshp on Oct 9, 2008 6:13 PM EDT reply actions

not exactly a vote of confidence

in da Bust

by billyjoe on Oct 9, 2008 6:43 PM EDT reply actions

Whatever

I know you’re looking for opportunities to complain about Nick Young, but remember that this was before we signed Dee Brown and Juan Dixon. We were going to need guards either way. This says nothing about Nick Young.

"It's OK for the Bullets to trade baskets, as long as they can score on their end." -- Words of wisdom from Phil Chenier

by cuppettcj on Oct 9, 2008 7:16 PM EDT up reply actions