2016 NBA Draft

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Rookie Press Conference & Portraits

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Rookies at Levitt Shell

Memphis Grizzlies General Manager Chris Wallace announced that the Grizzlies acquired the draft rights to Michigan State forward Deyonta Davis (Dee-on-TAY Davis) and Mega Leks (Serbia) forward Rade Zagorac (RAH-day ZAH-go-rahtz) from the Boston Celtics in exchange for a future first round draft pick originally acquired from the Los Angeles Clippers on Feb. 19, 2016.

Selected with the No. 31 pick in the second round of the 2016 NBA Draft, Davis (6-11, 237) averaged 7.5 points, 5.5 rebounds and 1.83 blocks in 18.6 minutes in 35 games (16 starts) last season as a freshman at Michigan State University, shooting 59.8 percent from the field (119-of-199 FG). He set the Spartans freshman record with 64 blocked shots, the second-most in a single season in program history, and recorded 11 games with three-or-more blocks, establishing a school freshman single-game record with six swats on Jan. 28 at Northwestern.

The winner of the 2015 Hal Schram Michigan Mr. Basketball Award, Davis was selected to play in the Jordan Brand Classic All-America Game and the McDonald’s All-American Game following his senior season at Muskegon High School. The 19-year-old Muskegon native averaged 18.3 points, 15.2 rebounds and 6.7 blocks as a senior, leading his team to a 23-2 record and a spot in the Class A state quarterfinals. He averaged 15.0 points, 13.6 rebounds and 7.1 blocks as a junior, guiding Muskegon to a perfect 28-0 record and a Michigan Class A State Championship. He finished his prep career ranked No. 2 on the state of Michigan’s career blocked shots list.

Selected with the No. 35 pick in the second round of the 2016 NBA Draft, Zagorac (6-9, 205) averaged 14.7 points, 6.2 rebounds, 3.1 assists and a league-high 2.38 steals in 27.4 minutes in 13 games (12 starts) last season for Mega Leks in the Serbian KLS, where he teamed with Philadelphia 76ers 2016 first round draft pick Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot and Los Angeles Lakers 2016 second round draft pick Ivica Zubac. He averaged 12.1 points, 5.8 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1.69 steals in 29.4 minutes in 13 games (six starts) in leading Mega Leks to the Adriatic League finals and and capturing Liga ABA Round 27 MVP honors.

The 20-year-old has represented Serbia in junior national team play, winning the gold medal in the 2015 FIBA U20 European Championships and competing in the 2013 FIBA U18 European Championships.

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Grizzlies acquire Draft Rights to Deyonta Davis and Rade Zagorac from Celtics

Memphis Grizzlies General Manager Chris Wallace announced that the Grizzlies selected Vanderbilt guard Wade Baldwin IV with the No. 17 overall pick in the first round and Fujian (China) center Wang Zhelin (Wong Juh-lean) with the No. 57 overall pick in the second round of the 2016 NBA Draft.

Baldwin (6-4, 202) averaged 14.1 points, 4.0 rebounds, 5.2 assists (third in the Southeastern Conference) and 1.21 steals in 30.4 minutes in 33 games (30 starts) last season as a sophomore at Vanderbilt University, setting the program’s sophomore record for total assists (172) and earning Second Team All-SEC honors. He shot 42.7 percent from the field (135-of-316 FG), 40.6 percent from three-point range (41-of-101 3P) and 79.9 percent from the free throw line (155-of-194 FT).

The 20-year-old finished his two-year collegiate career with averages of 11.6 points, 4.1 rebounds, 4.8 assists and 1.32 steals in 29.6 minutes in 68 games (54 starts) for the Commodores, ranking second on the school’s all-time assists per game list behind Jan van Breda Kolff (5.4). He holds collegiate career shooting percentages of 43.1 percent from the field (234-of-543 FG), 43.9 percent from three-point range (84-of-199 3P) and 80.2 percent from the free throw line (240-of-300 FT). The Belle Mead, N.J. native was recognized on the SEC All-Freshman Team after leading the conference’s first-year players in assists per game (4.4) and steals per game (1.43).

A high school teammate of Minnesota Timberwolves forward and 2015-16 NBA Rookie of the Year Karl-Anthony Towns at St. Joseph High School in Metuchen, N.J., Baldwin hails from the same school as former NBA lottery picks Jay Williams and Andrew Bynum.

Wang (7-0, 220) first made a name for himself on the global basketball scene in 2012 as part of the World Select Team that defeated the United States Junior National Select Team, 84-75, in the Nike Hoop Summit. Playing alongside Andrew Wiggins, Dario Saric and Anthony Bennett, Wang registered 19 points on 8-of-11 shooting to go with eight rebounds in the victory. He made his pro debut in the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) the following season and holds career averages of 20.8 points, 11.5 rebounds and 1.4 assists in 36.2 minutes in 111 games (104 starts) over four years (2012-16) with Fujian in the CBA.

The 22-year-old has represented China in FIBA competition at the youth level in the 2010 U17 Worlds and the 2012 U19 Worlds and also has played with China’s senior men’s national team in the FIBA Asia Championship in 2013 and 2015.

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Grizzlies select Wade Baldwin IV in First Round of 2016 NBA Draft

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Draft Pick Photos

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Grizzlies MVP Draft Party photos

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Pre-Draft Workout photos 6/19/16

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Pre-Draft Workout photos 6/12/16

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