The start of Wade Baldwin IV‘s NBA career was like riding California Screamin’ at Disneyland – up, then down, then up, then down.
He finished his second season at Vanderbilt averaging 14.1 points, 4.0 rebounds, 5.2 assists, and 1.2 steals per game and declared for the draft. In the weak 2016 draft class, Baldwin was selected by the Memphis Grizzlies at No. 17.
Most rookies stay with their draft teams for the first couple years – rookie contracts are cheap and organizations chose that player for a specific reason. However, Baldwin lasted one season with the Grizzlies before getting waived one day before his sophomore campaign began.