With the Los Angeles Lakers’ signing of DeAndre Jordan becoming official on Thursday, Marc Gasol’s time with the organization seemed to be coming to an end.
Gasol had an up-and-down first season with the team and has been in trade rumors all offseason as the Lakers completely reshuffled their frontcourt this summer.
With the additions of Jordan and Dwight Howard, the Lakers no longer viewed Gasol as a player worthy of minutes in their center rotation. That is now official as Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN is reporting that the Lakers are trading Gasol to the Memphis Grizzlies along with a draft pick in exchange for the draft rights to Wang Zhelin as a way to save salary:
The Lakers have agreed to trade Marc Gasol, a 2024 second-round pick and cash to the Grizzlies for the draft rights to Wang Zhelin, sources tell ESPN.