11:15am: The 10-day deal is official, according to the team (Twitter link).
10:34am: The Grizzlies have agreed to a 10-day contract with Adama Bal, HoopsHype’s Michael Scotto tweets.
Bal went undrafted last year out of Santa Clara. The 6’7″ French forward has spent this season with the NBA G League’s Westchester Knicks after being signed and waived by New York in October.
In 29 games, Bal has averaged 7.4 points and 1.8 rebounds in 18.4 minutes per contest. He’s shooting 35.4 percent from the field.
Bal was a two-time All-WCC First Team selection at Santa Clara. In his senior year, he averaged 13.4 points, 3.1 assists and 2.8 rebounds in 31.2 minutes per game. He shot 36.9 percent from three-point range in 107 college games, which also included two seasons with Arizona.
Memphis also has two other players on 10-day deals — Tyler Burton and DeJon Jarreau. The Grizzlies have been granted multiple hardship exceptions due to a multitude of injuries, allowing them to carry a handful of extra players beyond the usual maximum of 15.
Memphis has declared six players out for the season, while three others missed Friday’s game against Houston due to various ailments. Those six season-ending injuries – to Ja Morant, Santi Aldama, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, Scotty Pippen Jr., Zach Edey, and Brandon Clarke – make the team eligible for three hardship exceptions.
Did they just throw a bunch of names into a hat and signed the first one they picked?
As a Memphis fan, I can usually understand where they’re going with their moves. In this case, I have no idea what the hell they’re doing
A 6’7 SG/PG and maybe SF 4 year college player prospect who just recently went undrafted. He deserves a look
Good move