The Memphis Grizzlies today announced the team signed wing Vince Williams Jr. to a multi-year contract. Per team policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed. In a related move, the Grizzlies waived center Bismack Biyombo.
Williams Jr. (6-6, 205) has appeared in 27 games (eight starts) and has averaged 5.9 points, 5.1 rebounds and 1.8 assists in 21.9 minutes for the Grizzlies this season. Selected by Memphis with the 47th overall pick in the 2022 NBA Draft following his senior year at VCU, the 23-year-old Ohio native has competed in 42 games (nine starts) with the Grizzlies and 16 games with the NBA G League’s Memphis Hustle since he was signed to a two-way contract on July 2, 2022.
Biyombo (6-8, 255) appeared in 30 games (27 starts) and averaged 5.2 points, 6.4 rebounds and 1.1 blocks in 23.9 minutes after signing with the Grizzlies on Nov. 1. A 13-year NBA veteran, the 31-year-old native of the Democratic Republic of the Congo has competed in 829 games (351 starts) and has averaged 5.1 points, 6.0 rebounds and 1.3 blocks in 19.7 minutes since he was selected by Charlotte with the seventh overall pick in the 2011 NBA Draft.
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