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Grizzlies Waive Two Players Ahead of Roster Deadline
Memphis cuts 2025 first-round selection Walter Clayton Jr. and Micah Peavy to reach regular-season limits.
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Final Roster Moves
The Memphis Grizzlies waived 2025 No. 18 pick Walter Clayton Jr. and Micah Peavy to meet the roster cut-down deadline. The team entered the day with 17 players on standard contracts plus three on two-way deals. Sixteen of those 17 contracts carried guarantees. Jaylen Wells' $2.3 million salary became guaranteed on the same day.
Player Backgrounds
Clayton arrived via an eight-player trade completed Feb. 3 that sent Jaren Jackson Jr., Jock Landale, John Konchar and Vince Williams Jr. to Utah. In 24 games with Memphis last season he averaged 9.7 points, 2.1 rebounds and 5.7 assists while shooting 36.6% from three-point range. Peavy, the 40th pick of the 2025 draft, appeared in 61 games for the New Orleans Pelicans as a rookie, making four starts and posting averages of 4.3 points, 1.9 rebounds and 1.0 assists.
Deadline Context
These releases allowed Memphis to lock in its regular-season roster by the 5 p.m. ET cutoff.
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