MEMPHIS – As the biggest crowd of reporters since preseason media day swarmed Grizzlies’ center Marc Gasol after Friday’s practice, the team captain posed a question of his own to the group.
“Who did we trade for?” Gasol joked. “Had to be somebody big.”
All the fuss surrounding the Grizzlies on Friday wasn’t about anyone they acquired by Thursday afternoon’s festive NBA trade deadline. Instead, it was about the player Memphis stunningly decided to keep after sorting through multiple trade offers in recent days and weeks.
The Grizzlies held onto leading scorer Tyreke Evans, who returned for Friday’s workout in his familiar No.