Memphis, Tenn. – The Memphis Grizzlies today announced that the team signed 2020 first round draft pick Desmond Bane to a multi-year contract. Per team policy, terms of the deals were not disclosed.
Bane (6-6, 215) was acquired by the Grizzlies using the Boston Celtics’ 30th overall pick pursuant to a three-team trade also involving the Portland Trail Blazers. The 22-year-old was named to the 2019-20 All-Big 12 First Team and selected as a finalist for the 2019-20 Jerry West Shooting Guard of the Year Award last season as a senior at Texas Christian University.