The Memphis Grizzlies have signed ahead Wenyen Gabriel to a 10-day contract as a Name-Up from the NBA G League’s Wisconsin Herd.
Gabriel (6-9, 205) has began all 40 of his NBA G League showcase and common season appearances for the Herd this season and has averaged 14.9 factors, 9.4 rebounds, 2.8 assists, 1.0 steals and 1.5 blocks in 31.3 minutes. The 26-year-old has averaged 16.6 factors, 10.1 rebounds, 3.2 assists, 1.1 steals and 1.8 blocks in 33.3 minutes whereas taking pictures 52.7 p.c from the sector and 45.6 p.c from 3-point vary in 24 video games in the course of the common season.
A local of South Sudan, Gabriel went unselected within the 2018 NBA Draft following his sophomore yr at Kentucky. He holds NBA profession averages of 4.5 factors and three.4 rebounds in 12.8 minutes in 145 video games (eight begins) over 4 seasons with the Portland Path Blazers, Sacramento Kings, New Orleans Pelicans, Brooklyn Nets, LA Clippers and Los Angeles Lakers. He has competed in 14 NBA playoff video games (two begins) for the Path Blazers and Lakers and has appeared in 110 NBA G League showcase and common season video games with the Herd and Stockton Kings.
