The Memphis Grizzlies and heart Steven Adams have agreed to a two-year, $25.2 million contract extension, per a report from Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN.
Adams, 29, averaged 6.9 factors, 10.0 rebounds, and three.4 assists in 76 video games for the Grizzlies final season.
The New Zealand big-man is now beneath contract with the Grizzles via the 2024-25 NBA season.
Adams is without doubt one of the elite enforcers within the NBA; having persistently demonstrated the flexibility to dominate similarly-sized facilities via sheer energy.
Through 9 seasons within the NBA, Adams ahas averaged 9.3 factors and eight.0 rebounds.
The Grizzlies completed final season with a exceptional 56-26 document; nevertheless the Grit n’ Grind didn’t, and nonetheless don’t, have a lot front-court depth.
Xavier Tillman and Brandon Clarke will certainly match into the rotation in some capability – however Adams and Jaren Jackson Jr. may have to do the heavy lifting within the inside.
It’s doubtless, possible even, that Grizzlies’ head-coach Taylor Jenkins will go for small-ball lineups down essential stretches of the season.
