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What if: The Memphis Grizzlies’ draft-day trade of 2008

Fansided | September 12, 2016

Related Topics: Memphis Grizzlies, Brian Cardinal, Mike Miller (basketball player), 2008 NBA draft, Greg Buckner, Jason Collins, Beale Street, Antoine Walker, Minnesota Timberwolves

In 2008 on the day of the NBA draft, the Memphis Grizzlies selected power forward Kevin Love with the fifth overall pick. However, he was part of a trade that day that sent himself, Mike Miller, Brian Cardinal and Jason Collins to the Minnesota Timberwolves for the third pic,k O.J Mayo, Marko Jaric, Antoine Walker and Greg Buckner. What if this never happened?

Gone off Mayo

Would the Grizzlies have been better with Love, not Mayo?
The scenes that followed the trade was a monumental failure of a year with the

Grizzlies finishing with a 24-58 record. Rudy Gay was the top performer with 18.

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