6:37pm: Pippen Jr. has formally signed his new contract, the crew’s PR division tweets.
5:02pm: The Grizzlies are selling Scotty Pippen Jr. from his two-way contract to their normal roster and signing him to a brand new four-year deal, Michael Scotto of HoopsHype tweets.
Pippen appeared in 21 video games for the injury-ravaged Grizzlies final season, together with 16 begins, and averaged 12.9 factors, 4.7 assists, 3.2 rebounds and 1.7 steals. He continued to play effectively in Summer time League video games, averaging 21.5 PPG, 8.7 APG and 5.0 RPG in six Las Vegas contests.
Pippen has the within observe at backing up Ja Morant if the membership doesn’t purchase one other level guard. Heading into camp, Pippen and Derrick Rose had been the principle candidates for that spot, however that modified rapidly when Rose introduced his retirement.
Pippen, 23, went undrafted in 2022. He signed a two-way take care of the Lakers that 12 months and spent most of his time within the G League whereas showing in six NBA contests. The Lakers waived him throughout coaching camp final October and he signed with the Grizzlies on that two-way contract in mid-January.
The Grizzlies will nonetheless have an open spot on their projected 15-man common season roster, although they don’t essentially want so as to add one other participant for opening night time.
