Sam traded

SSaggie · Post by **SSaggie** » August 6th, 2021, 1:03 pm

To grizzlies for Grayson Allen

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AgMan21 · Post by **AgMan21** » August 6th, 2021, 1:04 pm

You beat me to it.

Yossarian · Post by **Yossarian** » August 6th, 2021, 1:08 pm

Can't say I'm surprised. I suspected this was going to happen as soon as they brought Bryant in. I posted an article a week or so ago that seemed to suggest Sam had a future in Milwaukee, but my thoughts on his future were confirmed. Memphis has a ton of young talent. This might be a place for Sam to grow into a solid contributor on a good young team.

HPAGGIE · Post by **HPAGGIE** » August 6th, 2021, 1:15 pm

Maybe they got a good look at him when he was playing with the Hustle?

thegreendalegelf · Post by **thegreendalegelf** » August 6th, 2021, 1:32 pm

HPAGGIE wrote: ↑
August 6th, 2021, 1:15 pm
Maybe they got a good look at him when he was playing with the Hustle?

I totally forgot that he played for the Hustle. Thats a great sign that they like Sam and he wasn't just a salary move.

ineptimusprime · Post by **ineptimusprime** » August 6th, 2021, 1:34 pm

Better place for Sam to get some run.

It also might just be the case that he is “salary filler” in this deal and that this shouldn’t necessarily be interpreted as the Grizzlies seeing a future or something special in Sam. My guess is the Grizzlies wanted the two second round picks more than Sam.

Grayson Allen, while a decent player, is redundant with Melton and Bane. They had some overstock and just cashed in.

Cuchelain · Post by **Cuchelain** » August 6th, 2021, 1:37 pm

Sam is such a mercenary. He stayed in Milwaukee just long enough to get his ring and then he was out of there.

TrueAG · Post by **TrueAG** » August 6th, 2021, 1:40 pm

His deal gets guaranteed on the 8th. I'm afraid they will cut him to save a million bucks.

jpswensen · Post by **jpswensen** » August 6th, 2021, 1:45 pm

TrueAG wrote: ↑
August 6th, 2021, 1:40 pm
His deal gets guaranteed on the 8th. I'm afraid they will cut him to save a million bucks.

NBA is a business. If this happens, does he get picked up somewhere else or head to Europe?

Aggie formerly in Hawaii · Post by **Aggie formerly in Hawaii** » August 6th, 2021, 2:35 pm

Not surprising considering his lack of playing time in Milwaukee. Hopefully he can land with a team (whether it is memphis or elsewhere) where he gets a chance to show what he can do. I wish he had been part of the trade to Houston for pj tucker. He would have gotten a lot of opportunity on the tanking rockets.

AggieFBObsession · Post by **AggieFBObsession** » August 6th, 2021, 2:36 pm

He's at least as capable as Grayson Allen. Let's see where the chips fall.

Yossarian · Post by **Yossarian** » August 6th, 2021, 2:56 pm

AggieFBObsession wrote: ↑
August 6th, 2021, 2:36 pm
He's at least as capable as Grayson Allen. Let's see where the chips fall.

Allen is a much more athletic, explosive player.

Real Life Aggie · Post by **Real Life Aggie** » August 6th, 2021, 3:00 pm

Yossarian wrote: ↑
August 6th, 2021, 2:56 pm

AggieFBObsession wrote: ↑
August 6th, 2021, 2:36 pm
He's at least as capable as Grayson Allen. Let's see where the chips fall.
Allen is a much more athletic, explosive player.

He's a whiny sack. Good riddance.

ineptimusprime · Post by **ineptimusprime** » August 6th, 2021, 3:08 pm

TrueAG wrote: ↑
August 6th, 2021, 1:40 pm
His deal gets guaranteed on the 8th. I'm afraid they will cut him to save a million bucks.

I would need to check the CBA, but I think Milwaukee had to be guarantee the deal for the trade to happen. Don’t think he could be waived at this point.

Winkie · Post by **Winkie** » August 6th, 2021, 3:08 pm

:@#$!@%*!!

But, the worst part is that now I'm stuck with all this Bucks gear!
Will need to change over to Grizzlies stuff if I am to remain a "fanboy"....

Real Life Aggie · Post by **Real Life Aggie** » August 6th, 2021, 3:23 pm

Winkie wrote: ↑
August 6th, 2021, 3:08 pm
:@#$!@%*!!

But, the worst part is that now I'm stuck with all this Bucks gear!
Will need to change over to Grizzlies stuff if I am to remain a "fanboy"....

I've never cheered for an NBA team before. Now I have all this Bucks gear, and Sam left! Queta is with the Kings, Sam's with the Grizzlies... idk how I'm supposed to proceed, lol.

TrueAG · Post by **TrueAG** » August 6th, 2021, 3:41 pm

Milwaukee is acquiring Allen with $4.9M DJ Augustin trade exception.

Allen is on a $4.1M expiring contract and is rookie extension eligible.

Merrill has $500K in guaranteed money, with the balance of his $1.5M contract guaranteed on 8/8.
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According to Bobby Marks, it sounds like only the 500k is guaranteed

AggieFBObsession · Post by **AggieFBObsession** » August 6th, 2021, 5:17 pm

Yossarian wrote: ↑
August 6th, 2021, 2:56 pm

AggieFBObsession wrote: ↑
August 6th, 2021, 2:36 pm
He's at least as capable as Grayson Allen. Let's see where the chips fall.
Allen is a much more athletic, explosive player.

Grayson Allen athletic/explosive?

Yossarian · Post by **Yossarian** » August 6th, 2021, 5:38 pm

AggieFBObsession wrote: ↑
August 6th, 2021, 5:17 pm

Yossarian wrote: ↑
August 6th, 2021, 2:56 pm

AggieFBObsession wrote: ↑
August 6th, 2021, 2:36 pm
He's at least as capable as Grayson Allen. Let's see where the chips fall.
Allen is a much more athletic, explosive player.
Grayson Allen athletic/explosive?

Are we comparing to Sam or the rest of the NBA?

https://www.sbnation.com/nba/2018/5/17/ ... mbers-duke

I didn't mean to make you laugh so much. To me, a 41-inch vertical leap is pretty explosive and athletic. What did Sam measure at?

GameFAQSAggie · Post by **GameFAQSAggie** » August 6th, 2021, 6:57 pm

I have held off on getting Bucks gear cause of the lack of certainly Sam would be in Milwaukee for long.

Post by **treesap32** » August 6th, 2021, 8:12 pm

AggieFBObsession wrote:
Yossarian wrote: ↑
August 6th, 2021, 2:56 pm

AggieFBObsession wrote: ↑
August 6th, 2021, 2:36 pm
He's at least as capable as Grayson Allen. Let's see where the chips fall.
Allen is a much more athletic, explosive player.
Grayson Allen athletic/explosive?

He actually is.

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GoldcoastAggie · Post by **GoldcoastAggie** » August 6th, 2021, 8:15 pm

AggieFBObsession wrote: ↑
August 6th, 2021, 5:17 pm

Yossarian wrote: ↑
August 6th, 2021, 2:56 pm

AggieFBObsession wrote: ↑
August 6th, 2021, 2:36 pm
He's at least as capable as Grayson Allen. Let's see where the chips fall.
Allen is a much more athletic, explosive player.
Grayson Allen athletic/explosive?

He is far more explosive and athletic than Sam. Sam is a better shooter but Allen is clearly the better pure athlete.

brownjeans · Post by **brownjeans** » August 6th, 2021, 8:38 pm

jpswensen wrote: ↑
August 6th, 2021, 1:45 pm

TrueAG wrote: ↑
August 6th, 2021, 1:40 pm
His deal gets guaranteed on the 8th. I'm afraid they will cut him to save a million bucks.

NBA is a business. If this happens, does he get picked up somewhere else or head to Europe?

Sam would likely have options. At worst he would get offered a two-way contract with an NBA team. Europe would pay better than that.

AggieFBObsession · Post by **AggieFBObsession** » August 7th, 2021, 8:27 am

treesap32 wrote: ↑
August 6th, 2021, 8:12 pm

AggieFBObsession wrote:
Yossarian wrote: ↑
August 6th, 2021, 2:56 pm

AggieFBObsession wrote: ↑
August 6th, 2021, 2:36 pm
He's at least as capable as Grayson Allen. Let's see where the chips fall.
Allen is a much more athletic, explosive player.
Grayson Allen athletic/explosive?
He actually is.

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When the athletic and explosive players in the NBA look at Allen defended them are they worried? No. Not in the least. Give me a break.

brownjeans · Post by **brownjeans** » August 7th, 2021, 8:37 am

AggieFBObsession wrote: ↑
August 7th, 2021, 8:27 am

treesap32 wrote: ↑
August 6th, 2021, 8:12 pm

AggieFBObsession wrote:
Yossarian wrote: ↑
August 6th, 2021, 2:56 pm

AggieFBObsession wrote: ↑
August 6th, 2021, 2:36 pm
He's at least as capable as Grayson Allen. Let's see where the chips fall.
Allen is a much more athletic, explosive player.
Grayson Allen athletic/explosive?
He actually is.

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When the athletic and explosive players in the NBA look at Allen defended them are they worried? No. Not in the least. Give me a break.

Athletic and explosive =|= good.

Example: Jeremy Evans

dogie · Post by **dogie** » August 7th, 2021, 9:33 am

AggieFBObsession wrote: ↑
August 7th, 2021, 8:27 am

treesap32 wrote: ↑
August 6th, 2021, 8:12 pm

AggieFBObsession wrote:
Yossarian wrote: ↑
August 6th, 2021, 2:56 pm

AggieFBObsession wrote: ↑
August 6th, 2021, 2:36 pm
He's at least as capable as Grayson Allen. Let's see where the chips fall.
Allen is a much more athletic, explosive player.
Grayson Allen athletic/explosive?
He actually is.

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When the athletic and explosive players in the NBA look at Allen defended them are they worried? No. Not in the least. Give me a break.

I don’t know, but Sam Merrill might not want to be defended by Grayson Allen.

Real Life Aggie · Post by **Real Life Aggie** » August 7th, 2021, 11:07 am

dogie wrote: ↑
August 7th, 2021, 9:33 am

AggieFBObsession wrote: ↑
August 7th, 2021, 8:27 am

treesap32 wrote: ↑
August 6th, 2021, 8:12 pm

AggieFBObsession wrote:
Yossarian wrote: ↑
August 6th, 2021, 2:56 pm

AggieFBObsession wrote: ↑
August 6th, 2021, 2:36 pm
He's at least as capable as Grayson Allen. Let's see where the chips fall.
Allen is a much more athletic, explosive player.
Grayson Allen athletic/explosive?
He actually is.

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When the athletic and explosive players in the NBA look at Allen defended them are they worried? No. Not in the least. Give me a break.
I don’t know, but Sam Merrill might not want to be defended by Grayson Allen.

Not if he doesn't want to get sucker punched.

Imakeitrain · Post by **Imakeitrain** » August 7th, 2021, 11:22 am

Athletic and explosive are dumb media descriptions. Someone can be very “athletic and explosive” and not have a prayer in the nba. Someone can not be that explosive relative to the description people make and a great nba player.

On the other hand all pro athletes are athletic by definition.

So those terms are meaningless relative to measurables like agility, speed, jumping ability, etc.

In my opinion

aggies1 · Post by **aggies1** » August 7th, 2021, 1:48 pm

nvspuds · Post by **nvspuds** » August 7th, 2021, 3:34 pm

The Martins both had their contracts for the upcoming season guaranteed last month but the Hornets waived Caleb. He will likely land somewhere. He gets paid 1.7 million either way..

TrueAG · Post by **TrueAG** » August 7th, 2021, 4:37 pm

aggies1 wrote: ↑
August 7th, 2021, 1:48 pm

Woo hoo, Griz have an eye for talent

ineptimusprime · Post by **ineptimusprime** » August 7th, 2021, 5:24 pm

I hope Sam can find a way to sneak into the rotation.

GeorgiaAggie · Post by **GeorgiaAggie** » August 7th, 2021, 5:43 pm

OrangeCountyAggie · Post by **OrangeCountyAggie** » August 7th, 2021, 6:38 pm

ineptimusprime wrote: ↑
August 7th, 2021, 5:24 pm
I hope Sam can find a way to sneak into the rotation.

He won't have to sneak, he's going to kick the door down!

Real Life Aggie · Post by **Real Life Aggie** » August 7th, 2021, 11:51 pm

nvspuds wrote: ↑
August 7th, 2021, 3:34 pm
The Martins both had their contracts for the upcoming season guaranteed last month but the Hornets waived Caleb. He will likely land somewhere. He gets paid 1.7 million either way..

Earning a cool 1.7 mill doesn't hurt.

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