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Just a day after acquiring him through a four-team, eight-player trade, the Memphis Grizzlies have waived guard/forward Jerry Stackhouse .

Dallas -- Shawn Marion is headed to the Dallas Mavericks, Jerry Stackhouse is going to the Memphis Grizzlies and Hedo Turkoglu is going to Toronto Raptors in a complex deal involving four teams.

If there's one thing the Grizzlies have made clear in the aftermath of last week's draft, it's that this team still needs some backcourt depth and they plan to get it.

The Memphis Grizzlies exercised all three of the picks with which they entered the 2009 NBA draft-nos. 2, 27, and 36, selecting Hasheem Thabeet, Demarre Carroll, and Sam Young.

For the last several years the Memphis Grizzlies have been the joke of the NBA. Several years ago they selected a kid out of UConn named Rudy Gay.

By Ronald Tillery , Memphis Commercial Appeal Saturday, June 27, 2009 The Grizzlies had agreed in principle to acquire power forward Zach Randolph on Thursday night but Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling later nixed the trade, according to two NBA sources.

Earlier this week, reports out of Memphis claimed that the Grizzlies and General Manager Chris Wallace are exploring trade offers for the second overall selection in the upcoming NBA draft... by Taylor Smith 0 127 reads Earlier this week, reports out of Memphis claimed that the Grizzlies and General Manager Chris Wallace are exploring trade offers ...

Finally, a legitimate reason to post pics of Adriana Lima. There's a rumor that involves her husband - the Grizzlies' Marko Juric - coming to Boston.

The most Griz-specific story of note around web today comes from CNNSI.com's Scott Howard-Cooper , who quotes an NBA executive warning the Grizzlies off Ricky Rubio : A rival general manager is on the phone discussing the Grizzlies' options with the No.

Apparently he can. And did. Draft 2009: Lotto Fun Draftniks couldn't have been happier with the way the lottery worked out.

If the Grizzlies stay put at #2, I think Ricky Rubio is the obvious pick. But it's one that comes with lots of complications.

The Griz are armed with three draft picks and more money to spend under the salary cap than 90 percent of their NBA competitors.

Chris Paul splits between Memphis' center Darko Milicic, left, and Greg Buckner, right, for two points in the second half of New Orleans' 96-84 win.

The Pistons wore a black stripe on their jerseys. Those in the Palace of Auburn Hills stood for a moment of silence for the Hall of Fame owner who won three titles with the Pistons.

Matchup: Pistons 33-31; Memphis 16-48. Tip-off: 1, the Palace. Injuries: Pistons -- G Allen Iverson out, C Rasheed Wallace out; Grizzlies -- F Greg Buckner questionable, Chris Mihm out.

Philidelphia 76ers guard Andre Miller, left, drives defended by Memphis Grizzlies guard Greg Buckner in the third quarter of an NBA basketball game Saturday, March 7, 2009, in Memphis, Tenn.

Shifting to an up-tempo offensive style that's predicated on ball-hawking defense, along with emerging second-year point guard Mike Conley , hasn't produced many wins.

Making arguably their worse loss of the season even more difficult to swallow is that the Kings dressed just eight players, and only seven played more than 10 minutes.

Homecomings cease to be particularly special when you keep going home, season after season.

Andre Miller scored 24 points and handed out nine assists as the Philadelphia 76ers gutted out a 91-87 win over the Memphis Grizzlies to finish off their seven-game homestand with four straight victories.