NBA trade rumors are starting to surround Memphis Grizzlies power forward Zach Randolph nowadays. Randolph was previously linked to being traded by the Grizzlies to the Miami Heat and Charlotte Hornets but up until now those rumors never happen.
Randolph was the other half of the dynamic duo in the Grizzlies roster together with center Marc Gasol. Both players anchored the offense of the team and the Grit and Grind style was their trademark during the helm of former coach Dave Joerger. But the Grizzlies management decide to fire Joerger during the offseason and hired David Fizdale to take over.
And with this changes in the coaching staff, it seems that the team will break the duo of Randolph and Gasol and switch into new head coach Fizdale 'run and gun' game. And with coach Fizdale recent decision to have Randolph come off the bench heats up speculation that he'll be traded soon.
According to ChattSportsNet.com, the Grizzlies is now considering to look a trade partner for Randolph and hope to get a younger player or a future draft picks in exchange for him. And it seems that Randolph already got suitors and wants to acquire his services. The Oklahoma City Thunder and Los Angeles Clippers are two teams who've shown interest to the 35-year old Randolph who is in his 16th year this season.
Though it never says who the Thunder and Clippers will offer in return for Randolph, the report hint that it could be anyone from Thunder and Clippers big men of Steven Adams, Enes Kanter, Blake Griffin, Mo Speights and DeAndre Jordan who will not perform well this season.
Aside from the Thunder and Clippers, the Toronto Raptors are also chasing Randolph to add on their fold according to Sportsrageous. The Raptors signifies their intention to obtain the burly big man in order to fill in the hole in their power forward spot after Bismack Biyombo left the team and signed with the Orlando Magic.
The report also says that the addition of Randolph to the Raptors will give them additional offensive player down low and a perfect complement to Raptors center Jonas Valanciunas game. And since Randolph will be a free agent after the season, many says it wise for the Grizzlies to trade him now than lose him for nothing.
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