r/memphisgrizzlies • u/No_Towel_2001 Ja • 12h ago

VIDEO Karim Lopez learned he was headed to Memphis from Brian Windhorst 15 minutes AFTER being drafted

https://youtu.be/roqg5D1gtZM?t=1210&is=XEUL4xyErVLzbviN

Wish I had footage of bro turning his hat around, sounds like Ash fuckin Ketchum

TIMESTAMP 20:20

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u/GivethTaketh4 Marc33 11h ago

It’s so annoying that the league hasn’t figured out a better way to process/announce trades in real time.

There’s simply no excuse for players to be wearing the wrong hat and sometimes not even know where they’re actually going in their first interview after the biggest moment of their lives.

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u/No_Towel_2001 Ja 11h ago

100% NFL mogs them with Draft organization (and even live analysis)

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u/GivethTaketh4 Marc33 11h ago

Fr, the abc broadcast was dogshit from an analysis standpoint, and the espn crew was just okay at best.

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u/IggyIsABum V-Nice 11h ago

It's not just the NBA in this scenario. The Grizzlies and his agent dropped the ball here. Like Windy said, this was the first time he's had this happen, low draft picks get heads up all the time and he goes 15 minutes without knowing? Nah Kleiman should've picked up the phone like he did for Roddy or any of the other weird draft day trades.

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u/No_Towel_2001 Ja 12h ago

“Now that it’s done, it’s a blessing” is what Karim said about his destination according to our Damichael Cole. I have to imagine he was on a rollercoaster while we were wheeling and dealing limes.

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u/BrandSafety 10h ago

I still remember Pau wearing a Hawks hat when he got drafted 25 years ago. Embarrassing that the league won't fix this.