Grizzlies are sending No. 40 and a future second to Sacramento for the 35th pick in the 2020 NBA Draft and will select Xavier Tillman from Michigan State University. Tillman played alongside Jaren Jackson Jr. while at MSU.
Tillman won Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year during a shortened junior season in which the Spartans won their third straight Big Ten regular-season championship. He averaged 13.7 points on 55% shooting, grabbing 10.3 rebounds and adding 3.0 assists, 2.1 blocks and 1.2 steals. Tillman also was a second-team Academic All-American and a second-team All-Big Ten pick.