Memphis Grizzlies, Vince Carter agree to three-year deal
By Josh Hill
The Dallas Mavericks wanted to bring back Vince Carter following the great year he had with the team but it looks like a return to Dallas isn’t in the cards.
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According to Marc Stein from ESPN and Adrian Wojnarowski from Yahoo! Sports, the Memphis Grizzlies have moved quickly to steal Carter away from the Mavericks and have signed him to a three-year, $12 million deal. Carter’s third year of the contract is just partially guaranteed but all Mavs fans care about is that it’s not guaranteed by their team.
Grizzlies, I'm told, pressing tonight to try to finalize an agreement with Vince Carter after learning Mike Miller is headed elsewhere
— Marc Stein (@TheSteinLine) July 12, 2014
Memphis is finalizing an agreement with free agent Vince Carter, league sources tell Yahoo Sports.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) July 12, 2014
Vince Carter has agreed to a three-year, $12M deal with Memphis, league source tells Yahoo Sports.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) July 12, 2014
The loss of Carter for Dallas will likely be coupled with the loss of Chandler Parsons, who will be headed back to Houston once they match his offer sheet in wake of losing Chris Bosh to the Miami Heat.
As for the Grizzlies, the addition of Carter means that there will be no return for Mike Miller, who is more than likely to join LeBron James in Cleveland as part of the Cavaliers resurgence this offseason.