The Los Angeles Lakers have quickly moved on from Kawhi Leonard with a barrage of signings over the past few days. They added to that list on Monday, giving veteran Avery Bradley a two-year contract that is worth $9.7 million. Bradley was waived by the Memphis Grizzlies on Saturday, as he is expected to clear those waivers to make this deal official. The contract does include a player option for the second season.
Bradley began his season with the Los Angeles Clippers last year, starting 49 games before they dealt him to the Grizzlies in February for JaMychal Green and Garrett Temple. He went on to start 14 games for the Grizzlies, averaging 16 points, four assists, and 3.2 rebounds per game. He is a career 36.4 percent three-point shooter, with 39 games of playoff experience, which mostly came from his time with the Boston Celtics. In those games, he has posted 12.2 points, 3.1 rebounds, 1.6 assists, and 1.2 steals per game. He spent his first six and a half seasons with the Celtics, along with a short time as a member of the Detroit Pistons. Although, this may be the closest chance he's gotten to winning an NBA Title.
The Oklahoma City Thunder are seemingly beginning a rebuilding phase after the stunning trade of Paul George to the Clippers late Friday night. With talks of a possible Russell Westbrook trade coming up, they dealt another guard on Monday, sending Jerami Grant to the Denver Nuggets for a 2020 first-round draft pick. The 25-year-old averaged 13.2 points, 5.2 rebounds, and 1.3 blocks in 77 games for the Thunder this past season. That was his second season with the Thunder, as he had spent his first three with the Philadelphia 76ers. He does have a $9.6 million player option for the 2020-2021 campaign, as he has been shifted from a former contender in the Western Conference to a current one.
Bradley began his season with the Los Angeles Clippers last year, starting 49 games before they dealt him to the Grizzlies in February for JaMychal Green and Garrett Temple. He went on to start 14 games for the Grizzlies, averaging 16 points, four assists, and 3.2 rebounds per game. He is a career 36.4 percent three-point shooter, with 39 games of playoff experience, which mostly came from his time with the Boston Celtics. In those games, he has posted 12.2 points, 3.1 rebounds, 1.6 assists, and 1.2 steals per game. He spent his first six and a half seasons with the Celtics, along with a short time as a member of the Detroit Pistons. Although, this may be the closest chance he's gotten to winning an NBA Title.
The Oklahoma City Thunder are seemingly beginning a rebuilding phase after the stunning trade of Paul George to the Clippers late Friday night. With talks of a possible Russell Westbrook trade coming up, they dealt another guard on Monday, sending Jerami Grant to the Denver Nuggets for a 2020 first-round draft pick. The 25-year-old averaged 13.2 points, 5.2 rebounds, and 1.3 blocks in 77 games for the Thunder this past season. That was his second season with the Thunder, as he had spent his first three with the Philadelphia 76ers. He does have a $9.6 million player option for the 2020-2021 campaign, as he has been shifted from a former contender in the Western Conference to a current one.
