Participation trophies are for teams that do not make it to the tournament, or fall short of the championship in youth sports today. It is a way of keeping a kid calm, and trying to keep him or her motivated to comeback the next season and try and get the big trophy.
Last night, Memphis was the average team that did not get their trophy, and by trophy I mean Tyreke Evans, Will Barton, and even Avery Bradley. While two of the three are still unsigned right now, General Manager Chris Wallace couldn’t help himself, could he?
Bringing in a a guy that has been on four teams in the last two years.