Sources: Grizzlies trading center Huff to Pacers

The Memphis Grizzlies are trading halfway Jay Huff to the Indiana Pacers for 1 second-round prime and 1 second-round prime swap, sources told ESPN's Shams Charania connected Saturday.

Huff, who turns 27 successful August, landed his archetypal modular NBA declaration successful his 4th play successful the league aft making a beardown aboriginal content successful Memphis. The stretch-five averaged conscionable nether 7 points portion shooting 40% from 3 connected 3.1 attempts successful 11.7 minutes for the Grizzlies past season.

The Pacers are looking to fortify their frontcourt aft losing longtime starting halfway Myles Turner to the Milwaukee Bucks successful escaped agency. Huff has a akin skillset arsenic Turner with his quality to agelong the tribunal arsenic a shooter and support the rim.

Huff averaged 2.7 blocks per-36 minutes with Memphis and was named the G League's Defensive Player of the Year successful 2023. He is nether declaration done 2027-28.