Memphis Grizzlies General Manager Chris Wallace today announced that the
Grizzlies signed forward Julian Washburn to a two-way contract. In addition, the
team waived forward/center Jarnell Stokes.
Washburn (6-8, 210) has appeared in 23 games (18 starts) this season with the
NBA G League’s Austin Spurs and has averaged 10.6 points, 4.7 rebounds and 1.3
assists in 31.6 minutes while shooting 44.4 percent from the field and 37.1
percent from three-point range. The 27-year-old is in his third season with
Austin (2015-16, 2017-19) and was a member of the Spurs’ 2018 NBA G League
championship team. He also has played professionally in Germany and New Zealand.
Undrafted in the 2015 NBA Draft, the Houston native played four years at the
University of Texas-El Paso, where he won the 2014-15 Conference USA Defensive
Player of the Year Award as a senior and was selected to the C-USA All-Defensive
Team three times.
Stokes (6-9, 260) appeared in two games (one start) with the Grizzlies’ NBA G
League affiliate, the Memphis Hustle, after signing a two-way contract with the
Grizzlies on Jan. 1. The 25-year-old Memphis native has competed in three NBA
seasons for the Grizzlies, Miami Heat and Denver Nuggets and for three NBA G
League seasons with the Hustle, Iowa Energy and Sioux Falls Skyforce since he
was selected by the Utah Jazz with the 35th overall pick in the 2014 NBA Draft.
Fans who want to support the Memphis Grizzlies and purchase 2018-19 Season
Tickets can do so now by calling (901) 888-HOOP or going online to
grizzlies.com/tickets. Single Game Tickets are also available for purchase at
the FedExForum Box Office, ticketmaster.com, online at grizzlies.com/tickets or
by calling 1-800-4NBA-TIX. For more information on the Grizzlies, ‘like’ Memphis
Grizzlies on Facebook or follow on Twitter and Instagram (@memgrizz).
Player: Jarnell Stokes
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