The Grizzlies have signed DeJon Jarreau to a 10-day contract, the team announced (via Twitter).
The 28-year-old shooting guard also played for Memphis in March of 2024 on a pair of 10-day contracts. He got into nine games and averaged 4.8 points, 4.9 rebounds and 2.9 assists in 16.7 minutes per night. In addition, Jarreau appeared in one game with Indiana on a two-way contract during the 2021/22 season.
Jarreau signed an Exhibit 10 deal with Memphis in October and was waived the same day. He wound up with the team’s G League affiliate, the Memphis Hustle, where he averaged 15.2 points, 5.1 rebounds and 5.1 assists in 19 games, making seven starts. He’s a G League veteran, appearing in 63 total regular season games with the Fort Wayne Mad Ants, Texas Legends and Capital City Go-Go as well as Memphis.
Jarreau went undrafted in 2021 after four seasons in college and was named American Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Year for 2020/21 at Houston.
It’s not specified in the announcement, but this appears to be another hardship deal for the Grizzlies, who signed Tyler Burton to a 10-day contract on Thursday using a hardship exception. Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (finger) and Zach Edey (ankle) both underwent season-ending surgeries, and nine other players are listed on the injury report for tonight’s game at Detroit.
A hardship exception allows a team to temporarily exceed the usual 15-man standard roster limit. The exception is granted when a club has at least four players who have missed three or more games and are expected to miss at least two more weeks due to an injury or illness. A team that has five players who fit that bill is eligible for two hardship exceptions.