Memphis and New Orleans reportedly agreed to a four-player trade that is largely about the Pelicans saving some money to sign their one big free-agent move.
The Pelicans will send Jordan Hawkins and Micah Peavy, plus a future second-round pick and a second-round swap, to the Grizzlies for AJ Johnson and Taj Gibson, a trade first reported by Shams Charania of ESPN.
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This is about saving money for the Pelicans, who will now be almost $9.5 million below the first apron of the luxury tax. They needed that because they agreed to sign Bennedict Mathurin to a two-year, $16 million contract, but that will hard cap them at the first apron.
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