It is finally over. The Memphis Grizzlies closed the book on the Marc Gasol era, shipping him to the Toronto Raptors mere hours before Thursday’s NBA Trade Deadline. While Chris Wallace & company did right by Gasol in sending him to a legitimate contender, they should have gotten more for themselves.
Allow me to preface this piece by stating that I am steadfastly against trading with Masai Ujiri to begin with. The guy has left a trail of foolish-looking trade partners in his wake, and merely picking up the phone to engage him was ill-advised.