the clippers fucked up getting harden. to fix the fit problem with russ and harden together, they deal russ to the grizzlies in exchange for veteran guard derrick rose and their own SRP in 2026

russ should be the perfect mentor for ja, and their similar downhill play style means the grizzlies can run a lot of the same play actions with russ in the lineup instead of ja when ja isn’t on the floor.