Detroit does benefit by adding a solid point guard in Calderon to help facilitate the offense off the bench. Toronto finally gets a premier swing man, albeit one with a sizable contract.
Subtractions: Tayshaun Prince, Austin Daye The trade rumors may not have been helping his mental state, but the bottom line is that he has not been producing on the court and the Grizzlies save plenty of cash in this deal. Gay is shooting a career-low 40.8 percent from the field this year, and was not living up to his hefty contract which is ultimately the reason he was shipped out. The simulations show that Memphis made improvements as well to their roster, and should be able to easily replace the production lost through the additions of Prince, Daye, and Davis. He accomplished this earlier in January with a minor trade, but still went through with sending away Gay and his $16+ million yearly contract.
Recently hired John Hollinger was tasked with saving the team money and avoiding the luxury tax. This deal is expected to expand to three teams as Calderon will be sent to Detroit with forwards Tayshaun Prince and Austin Daye landing in Memphis.Īdditions: Ed Davis, Tayshaun Prince, and Austin Daye Memphis is sending its leading scorer to Toronto in exchange for forward Ed Davis and guard Jose Calderon.
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