Grizzlies and Pacers completed their deal for the first time in history! Bankruptcy version Turner was sent to Pacers?

According to previous news from ESPN authoritative journalist Shams Charania, the Memphis Grizzlies reached an agreement with the Indiana Pacers, who sent inside player Jay Huff to the Pacers and received a second round pick and a second round swap right from the Pacers. Shams also said that the second round pick is the second round pick from the Portland Trail Blazers in 2029, and the second round swap right is the second round swap right between the Grizzlies and Pacers in 2031. According to US media Crazy Stats, this deal is also the first deal in the history of the Grizzlies and Pacers.

Huff signed a two-way contract with the Grizzlies last summer. He performed amazingly in the preseason and the early stages of the NBA regular season last season, and the Grizzlies were short of people at the inside at that time. In this case, the Grizzlies also decisively provided him with a multi-year contract. What Huff received from the Grizzlies was a four-year contract with a total amount of $10.11 million, of which the fourth year of the contract was the team option. Heff's salary will be $2.35 million next season, his salary will be $2.67 million in the 2026-27 season, and his salary will be $3.01 million in the 2027-28 season.

In the NBA regular season last season, Huff played 64 times for the Grizzlies, averaging 11.7 minutes per game, averaging 6.9 points, 2 rebounds, 0.6 assists, 0.2 steals, and 0.9 blocks. He also had 0.5 turnovers and 1.2 fouls. His shooting percentage was 51.5%, three-point shooting percentage was 40.5%, and free throw shooting percentage was 78.6%. In the playoffs, Huff played 2 games in total, with averaging 9 minutes per game, with averaging 4 points, 1.5 rebounds, 0.5 assists and 1.5 blocks, 0.5 turnovers and 0.5 fouls, with a shooting percentage of 50%, a three-point shooting percentage of 100% and a free throw shooting percentage of 100%. Although Huff's overall performance last season started high and ended low, his performance was actually pretty good. He has good scoring ability and finishing ability at the offensive end, and his stability outside the three-point line is far beyond expectations, and he can also provide support for protecting the basket on the defensive end. Considering that his playing time is very limited and unstable, it is not easy to be able to perform like this. On the other hand, the Pacers lost Myles Turner as the inside pillar this summer. Although the team signed James Wiseman and the role of Isaiah Jackson will become more important, considering that both players experienced season reimbursement last season, whether they can recover in time and how they will be in their form after recovery is a question mark. In this case, it seems that the "bankrupt version of Turner" Huff, who can make three points and protect the basket through trading, also is a good choice?