Wright ready to provide missing ingredient to Grizzlies
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) – Brandan Wright remembers beating new Memphis Grizzlies teammate Marc Gasol for a Tennessee high school state championship. Now he’s hoping the two of them can win a title together.
The Grizzlies introduced their newest free-agent acquisition Friday, one day after the 6-foot-10 forward signed a three-year contract worth about $18 million.
The 27-year-old Wright averaged 7.3 points, 4.3 rebounds and 1.3 blocks this season while spending time with the Dallas Mavericks, Boston Celtics and Phoenix Suns.
Wright grew up in the Nashville area and Gasol lived in Memphis. Wright’s Brentwood Academy team defeated Gasol’s Lausanne squad 68-49 in a 2003 state championship game.
Wright says “we still talk about it to this day” and quipped Gasol is “still pretty salty about it.”
