Mario Chalmers in Memphis Grizzlies direction

The Memphis Grizzlies have acquired Miami Heat guard Mario Chalmers and forward James Ennis in a trade, league sources told Yahoo Sports.

The Grizzlies will send guard Beno Udrih, forward Jarnell Stokes and a second-round pick to the Heat, league sources said.

Miami will save $6 million in luxury tax payments with the deal.

Memphis will use part of a trade exception to absorb Ennis into the deal. The exception came out of a deal that sent Jon Leuer to the Phoenix Suns.

According to a league source, the teams have scheduled a trade call with the NBA office on Tuesday to finalize the deal.

In the final year of his contract, Chalmers, who was the starting point guard for two NBA championship teams in Miami, was no longer part of the Heat’s future plans.

At 3-5, Memphis has been unhappy with its bench play and hopes that Chalmers will give it an upgrade at backup to starter Mike Conley, league sources said.

Chalmers, 29, has averaged 8.8 points and 3.8 assists in his seven-plus seasons with the Heat.

culled from yahoosports

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