NBA

Grizzlies Pick Up Options For Gay, Lowry, Two Others

POSTED: 9:15 pm EDT October 31, 2008

(Sports Network) - The Memphis Grizzlies exercised the fourth-year team options on forward Rudy Gay and guard Kyle Lowry, in addition to picking up the third-year options on guards Mike Conley and Javaris Crittenton.

Financial details of the deal were not disclosed, but all four players are signed through the 2009-2010 season.

Gay, the eighth overall pick in the 2006 draft, led all NBA sophomores in scoring last season (20.1 points per game). He holds career averages of 15.6 points, 5.3 rebounds and 1.6 assists in 160 games.

The 24th overall pick in the '06 draft, Lowry has career averages of 9.1 points, 3.1 boards, 3.6 assists and 1.15 steals in 93 games.

Conley owns career averages of 9.4 points, 4.2 assists and 2.6 rebounds in 54 games. He was the fourth pick in the '07 draft.

Crittenton, who was acquired by Memphis from the Lakers on February 1, 2008, averaged 5.6 points and 2.2 rebounds in 50 games during his first professional season.

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