Memphis trades back twice from 16 to 21, gets five second-round picks while Oklahoma City, Detroit move up
24-06-2026 04:47 via sports.yahoo.com

Memphis trades back twice from 16 to 21, gets five second-round picks while Oklahoma City, Detroit move up

This is a nice bit of work by the Memphis front office — they moved back five spots in the NBA Draft and picked up five second-round picks.It's also a little confusing, a multi-step process, all of it broken by Shams Charania of ESPN.First, Memphis agreed to swap the No. 16 and No. 17 draft picks with Oklahoma City, and the Thunder threw in two second-round picks so they could move up and select Iowa point guard Bennett Stirtz.The Memphis Grizzlies select Bennett Stirtz with the 16th pick!
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