News - Memphis Grizzlies - Rootsey

For a few weeks now, and even mentioned in the previous article, Shake was a target that the front office were chasing. His size, shooting, and point guard eligibilty were seen as key weapons to add to the backcourt and to feature as a scoring 6/7th man which would complement the Azubuike/Mitch Robinson offensive rebounding presence from the bench. Grizz management had been pretty steadfast in their offer for Shake, considering his pending free agency and the teams impending shortage of funds come free agency. While the team has full bird rights for Shake, they may not go too much further into the tax to retain him and really look to use him as a all-in weapon for this offseason. Eventually a slight adjustment to which seconds would be enough to get his services in Memphis were agreed upon and the team was able to get their target. His addition alone costs 12 GMs in tax at the end of the season, basically 1 power ranking.