By Vaggelis Patas/ info@eurohoops.net
Mario Chalmers was traded by Miami to the Memphis Grizzlies on Tuesday in a four-player deal that helps the Heat move closer to escaping what would be a very punitive tax bill after the season.
The Heat also sent little-used forward James Ennis to the Grizzlies, who gave up point guard Beno Udrih and power forward Jarnell Stokes in the deal. Chalmers was averaging 5.5 points on 31 percent shooting this season for the Heat, and Ennis had been scoreless in seven minutes of action. Udrih averaged 5.9 points in eight games with the Grizzlies, and Stokes was scoreless in four minutes off the bench.
Miami will be Udrih’s seventh team. He’s also played for San Antonio, Sacramento, Milwaukee, Orlando, New York and the Grizzlies. In a somewhat odd twist, the left-handed Slovenian would figure to help back up another left-handed Slovenian in Miami, with Goran Dragic being the Heat starter at the point.