The Grizzlies only shot 39% from the floor last night and it hurt them. Rudy Gay led the way for the Grizzlies with 18 points, 12 rebounds and 2 blocked shots. Mike Miller pitched in with 15 points and 3 rebounds. Rookie Javaris Crittenton played 20 inspired minutes as he finished with 10 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists. The Grizzlies are now 13-36 on the season.

The Grizzlies were outrebounded 48-35 last night and it hurt them bad. Mike Miller led the way for the Grizzlies with 32 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists. Rudy Gay also had a solid game as he scored 21 points, grabbed 5 rebounds and dished out 6 assists. Darko Milicic pitched in with 11 points, 12 rebounds and 2 assists. The Grizzlies are now 13-35 on the season.

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The Grizzlies have traded reserve power forward Stromile Swift to the New Jersey Nets for center Jason Collins. Swift played in 35 games (4 starts) for the Grizzlies this season. Collins can play either power forward or center but he’s a little soft despite his size. He played in 43 games (23 starts) for the Nets this season and he averaged 15.9 minutes, 1.4 points, 2.1 rebounds and 0.4 assists per game. Collins has now played in 510 games (404 starts) in his NBA career and he has averaged 24.5 minutes, 4.4 points, 4.5 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game. This trade was made for money reasons as Swift is the superior basketball player between these two guys.

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The Grizzlies didn’t have a chance on Saturday Night against the Jazz. Rudy Gay only shot 5 of 15 from the floor but he still led the way for the Grizzlies with 15 points, 10 rebounds and 2 assists. Mike Miller also had a decent game with 14 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists. Hakim Warrick only played 24 minutes against the Jazz but he still finished up with 14 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 blocked shots. The Grizzlies are now 13-34 on the season.

The Grizzlies have traded Pau Gasol to the Lakers for Kwame Brown, Javaris Crittenton, Aaron McKie, the draft rights to Marc Gasol, a first round pick in 2008 (top 3 protected) and a first round pick in 2010 (top 6 protected). Pau Gasol was likely the best player in Grizzlies history. He played in 39 games (all starts) for the Grizzlies this season and he averaged 36.7 minutes, 18.9 points, 8.8 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 1.4 blocked shots per game. Gasol has finishes his NBA career playing in 476 games (470 starts) and he averaged 35.5 minutes, 18.8 points, 8.6 rebounds, 3.1 assists and 1.8 blocked shots per game.

Javaris Crittenton was the key player that the Grizzlies wanted back in this trade. He was the Lakers first round pick in this year’s draft. Crittenton has nice size for a guard at 6’5″, 200 pounds an he can handle either guard spot. Crittenton has played in 22 games (0 starts) this season for the Lakers and he averaged 7.8 minutes, 3.3 points, 1.0 rebound and 0.8 assists per game. Kwame Brown is not nearly as good of a player as he should be. Brown played in 23 games (14 starts) this season for the Lakers and he averaged 22.1 minutes, 5.7 points, 5.7 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game. Brown has shot 51.5% from the floor this season but only 40.6% from the free throw line which means most of his shots are coming near the basket. Brown has now played in 389 games (185 starts) in his NBA career and he has averaged 24.1 minutes, 7.6 points, 5.7 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game. Aaron McKie was just signed to a 10-day contract by the Lakers and he hasn’t played in a game yet this season. McKie has played in 793 games (287 starts) in his NBA career and he has averaged 7.4 points, 3.3 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 1.2 steals per game. Marc Gasol was a 2nd round pick this season by the Lakers who decided to play this season in Spain. Gasol is the younger brother of Pau. He is 23-years old and he’s 7’1″, 280 pounds. The Grizzlies hope to talk him into playing for them next season.