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Grizzlies Sign DeJon Jarreau, Waive Lawson Lovering

October 18th, 2025 at 9:25am CST by Dana Gauruder

The Grizzlies have signed guard DeJon Jarreau and waived center Lawson Lovering, according to a team press release (Twitter link). Terms weren’t made available but Jarreau likely received a non-guaranteed Exhibit 10 deal, as Memphis already has 15 players on guaranteed contracts.

Jarreau appeared in 10 games as a reserve in two NBA seasons (2021/22 and ’23/24) with the Pacers and Grizzlies, averaging 4.3 points, 4.4 rebounds and 2.6 assists in 15.1 minutes. The 27-year-old, who went undrafted in 2021 out of Houston, played with Indiana on a two-way deal and with Memphis on a pair of 10-day contracts.

The New Orleans native also has competed in 67 total games (27 starts) in two seasons with the NBA G League’s Fort Wayne Mad Ants, Texas Legends, Capital City Go-Go and Memphis Hustle, averaging 13.0 points, 5.7 rebounds, 5.3 assists and 1.0 steals in 23.9 minutes per contest at the NBAGL level.

Lovering was signed by Memphis on an Exhibit 10 deal in early September. He played four preseason games for the Grizzlies and averaged 2.0 points and 2.5 rebounds in 9.5 minutes. The 22-year-old Wyoming native went unselected in the 2025 draft after his final collegiate season at Utah.

Lovering will probably head to the Memphis Hustle, the team’s G League affiliate, where he’ll be eligible for a bonus worth $50,000 if spends at least 60 days with the club. Jarreau will likely wind up getting waived and joining the Hustle as well.

Grizzlies Sign Lawson Lovering, Tyler Burton To Camp Deals

September 6th, 2025 at 8:41pm CST by Arthur Hill

The Grizzlies have announced (via Twitter) the signings of center Lawson Lovering and forward Tyler Burton. No details were provided on the contracts, but they’re likely Exhibit 10 deals for G League purposes.

Lovering, whose expected signing was first reported in late July, went undrafted after playing three years at Colorado and the past two seasons at Utah. He appeared in seven combined games with Memphis’ Summer League team in Salt Lake City and Las Vegas, averaging 3.4 points and 3.1 rebounds in 12.9 minutes while making 62.5% of his field goal attempts.

Burton spent last season with the G League’s Memphis Hustle, appearing in eight games and averaging 2.5 points and 2.9 rebounds in 12 minutes per night. He played three years at Richmond and two years at Villanova before going undrafted in 2024.

The Grizzlies have 15 players with guaranteed contracts, and all three of their two-way slots are filled with this week’s addition of Olivier-Maxence Prosper. Today’s signings bring their roster to 20 players, one short of the offseason maximum.

Exhibit 10 contracts can be converted into two-way deals prior to the NBA’s regular season. A player who signs an Exhibit 10 contract also becomes eligible for a bonus worth up to $85,300 if he’s waived and then spends at least 60 days with his team’s G League affiliate.

Lovering would qualify as an affiliate player for Memphis, while Burton would be a returning-rights player.

Lawson Lovering, Grizzlies Agree To Exhibit 10 Deal

July 28th, 2025 at 10:36am CST by Luke Adams

Rookie free agent center Lawson Lovering has agreed to an Exhibit 10 deal with the Grizzlies after suiting up for the team during the Salt Lake City and Las Vegas Summer Leagues, reports Jon Chepkevich of DraftExpress (Twitter link).

Lovering, who went undrafted in June, spent the past two seasons at the University of Utah after starting his college career at Colorado from 2021-23. As a senior in 2024/25, he started all 28 games he played for the Utes, averaging 8.4 points, 4.9 rebounds, and 2.7 assists in 23.8 minutes per game.

The seven-footer appeared in a total of seven games for the Grizzlies’ Summer League team in SLC and Vegas, averaging 3.4 PPG and 3.1 RPG in 12.9 MPG while making 62.5% of his field goal attempts.

Exhibit 10 contracts can be converted into two-way deals prior to the NBA regular season. A player who signs an Exhibit 10 contract also becomes eligible for a bonus worth up to $85,300 if he’s waived and then spends at least 60 days with his team’s G League affiliate, so Lovering could end up joining the Memphis Hustle this fall.