JEFF GREEN TO BE TRADED TO MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES? - ALL-MET ELITE

JEFF GREEN

 TO BE TRADED 

TO 

 MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES?

ALL-MET ELITE 

NORTHWESTERN HS.

HYATTSVILLE MD.

On Friday, as ESPN.com first reported, Boston and Memphis came to terms on the larger elements of a deal, with the Celtics agreeing to send Green to the Grizzlies for Tayshaun Prince's $7.7 million expiring contract and a future first-round pick.

The Jeff Green-to-Grizzlies deal now involves the Pelicans, who are set to send Austin Rivers to the Celtics.

The Grizzlies have long targeted Green -- and felt they were close to acquiring him last season as part of the trade that brought Courtney Lee to Memphis -- but needed a third team involved to shed more salary in this transaction to avoid luxury-tax complications. So they turned to the Pelicans, who have long been interested in Pondexter.