Deal of the Day: What would a Wizards and Grizzlies trade look like?

In today’s Deal of the Day, the Washington Wizards (hypothetically, of course) trade Kentavious Caldwell-Pope and Aaron Holiday to the Memphis Grizzlies for De’Anthony Melton, Jarrett Culver and Xavier Tillman Sr.

Here is how it would look on the NBA Trade Machine.

Why do the Grizzlies do the deal?

Yesterday we dealt with the surprisingly surging Cavaliers. Today it’s the 35-18, 3rd seed in the West, Grizzlies.

Chris Herrington of the Daily Memphian recently explained to ESPN’s Zach Lowe on the Lowe Post podcast that Memphis views its core as Ja Morant, Jaren Jackson Jr.