Memphis Grizzlies General Manager Chris Wallace today announced the team has assigned guard Wade Baldwin IV to the team’s NBA Development League affiliate, the Iowa Energy.
Baldwin (6-4, 202) has appeared in nine games (one start) for the Grizzlies and averaged 3.1 points, 1.8 rebounds and 2.4 assists in 15.9 minutes since he was drafted by Memphis in the first round (17th overall) of the 2016 NBA Draft. The 20-year-old Belle Mead, N.J. native played two seasons at Vanderbilt University, where he was named Second Team All-Southeastern Conference by the coaches as a sophomore after finishing third in the SEC in assists.