Memphis Grizzlies re-sign Marreese Speights and Darrell Arthur – NBA Update
According to general manager and vice president of basketball operations Chris Wallace, the Memphis Grizzlies have re-signed the forward duo of Marreese Speights and Darrell Arthur on multiyear contracts.
Wallace revealed the news of the signings today however following the organization’s policy, the details of the new agreements have not been made public.
“Both Marreese and Darrell have proven to be players who can help us win, not just amass stats for themselves. Two seasons ago, Darrell was a vital player for our team which won the initial playoff game and series in franchise
history. This past season, Marreese came riding into town in January and helped save our season after both Darrell and Zach Randolph went down to injuries. Both players also have considerable room to improve. This is a great day for the franchise that we have
both of these crucial players staying in Memphis.”
A former first round draft pick, Speights joined the Grizzlies over from the Philadelphia 76ers via a three team trade including the New Orleans Hornets. Before arriving in Memphis, he started 54 games for the Philadelphia outfit
and was able to hold an average of 8.8 points and 6.2 rebounds, both of them his career highs.
After joining the Grizzlies, Speights was directly inserted into the starting lineup following injuries to Randolph and Darrell. However, he did not disappoint at all when given the starting nod and helped Memphis achieve their
highest winning percentage, and a home court advantage in the playoffs for the first time in franchise history.
Arthur was also a first round draft pick from 2008 and an NCAA champion with the Kansas Jayhawks. He did not participate at all in the record setting season for Memphis due to Achilles injury, but was able to set career best numbers
in scoring and rebounding in the prior 2010-11 season.
He was also a key figure in the 13 games postseason stint during which Memphis posted an upset win in the first round against San Antonio Spurs. Memphis went on to lose to Oklahoma City Thunder in a 7 game series in the Western
Conference Semi Finals.
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