Grizzlies acquire two players in three-team trade
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Memphis Also Receives Cash Considerations from Houston
Memphis, February 21,2008 – The Memphis Grizzlies acquired forward Marcus Vinicius, the draft rights to Malick Badiane and cash considerations in exchange for the draft rights to Sergei Lishouk as part of a three-team trade also involving the Houston Rockets and the New Orleans Hornets, club General Manager and Vice President of Basketball Operations Chris Wallace announced today.
Memphis will receive Vinicius from New Orleans and the draft rights to Badiane, as well as cash considerations, from Houston. New Orleans will obtain guard/forward Bonzi Wells and guard Mike James from Houston. Houston will receive guard Bobby Jackson, guard Adam Haluska and a 2008 second-round pick from New Orleans along with the draft rights to Lishouk from Memphis.
Vinicius (Va-NEE-Shus), the 43rd overall selection in the 2006 NBA Draft, has averaged 2.2 points in 5.3 minutes in 13 games for New Orleans this season. The 6-8, 225-pound forward was a member of the Brazilian Men’s National Team at the 2007 FIBA Americas Men’s Championship and holds NBA career averages of 1.9 points in 6.6 minutes in 26 games.
Badiane (Muh-LEEK Bah-Dee-En), a 6-11 center, was drafted 44th overall by Houston in the 2003 NBA Draft. Badiane has since played professionally in Germany and was a member of the Senegalese National Team in the 2006 FIBA World Championship.
Lishouk (Sir-GAY Leesh-CHUK), a member of the Ukrainian National Team, was the 49th overall pick in the 2004 NBA Draft by Memphis. The 6-11 forward also participated with the Grizzlies’ summer league teams in 2005 and 2007.