Troy Daniels to Grizzlies in Sign-and-Trade: Latest Details, Comments, Reaction

July 9th, 2016 by Joe Pantorno Leave a reply »

Restricted free-agent shooting guard Troy Daniels is on his way to the Memphis Grizzlies in a sign-and-trade deal that saw him ink a three-year, $10 million contract, per Adrian Wojnarowski of The Vertical. 

The Charlotte Observer's Rick Bonnell later confirmed the report and noted that the Charlotte Hornets will receive a $1.6 million trade exception.   

The Grizzlies will be Daniels' fourth NBA team in as many years. He played with the Houston Rockets and Minnesota Timberwolves before suiting up with the Hornets for 54 games from 2014 to 2016. 

In his three years in the league, he's only appeared in 95 games, starting just one. But he's been an effective shooter when he's been able to get on the court. 

Daniels shot 47 percent or better from the field in two of his first three seasons. He also raised his three-point shooting percentage from 36.4 in 2014-15 to 48.4 in 2015-16. 

That improvement in his long-distance shooting made him a solid catch-and-shoot option in Charlotte coming off the bench, as he averaged just over 11 minutes per game:

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