The Memphis Grizzlies have traded Jarrell Martin and cash considerations to the Orlando Magic in exchange for Dakari Johnson, reports ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski:
The Memphis Grizzlies have agreed to trade forward Jarell Martin and cash to the Orlando Magic for center Dakari Johnson, league sources told ESPN.
The deal includes the Magic sending Memphis the draft rights to Tyler Harvey, a 2015 second-round pick, a league source said.
The Grizzlies will save on salary and luxury tax with the deal, dropping them $473,000 below the luxury tax.
The Magic acquired Johnson from the Oklahoma City Thunder last week.
Martin and Johnson are both big men; Johnson is 7 feet tall, while Martin is 6 feet, 10 inches.
The Grizzlies drafted Martin 25th overall in 2015. He averaged 7.7 points and 4.4 rebounds per game last season while shooting 44.6 percent from the field and 34.7 percent from 3-point range.
Johnson was drafted 48th overall in 2015 by the Thunder, but didn’t get any NBA minutes until last season, when he averaged 1.8 points and 1.1 rebounds in 5.2 minutes per game while shooting 56.4 percent.
While Johnson doesn’t have much NBA experience under his belt, he’s had a starring role in the G League. Last season for the Oklahoma City Blue, he appeared in 10 games, averaging 23.3 points, 10 rebounds, three assists and 1.1 blocks per game on 58.8 percent shooting.
The third player involved in this trade, Tyler Harvey, spent last season in France playing for Olympique Antibes of LNB Pro A. He averaged 11.3 points and 1.8 rebounds per game last season, while shooting 41.1 percent from the field and 39.3 percent from deep.
