Sources: Grizzlies add Bufkin as hardship signing

Sources: Grizzlies add Bufkin as hardship signing

The injury-ravaged Grizzlies plan to sign guard Kobe Bufkin via 10-day hardship exception, sources told ESPN's Shams Charania. A 2023 first-round draft pick, Bufkin has played two games this season in the G League.

South Bay Lakers' Kobe Bufkin Signing 10-Day Hardship Contract With Grizzlies

The Los Angeles Lakers recently made an intriguing move by bringing in former No. 15 overall pick Kobe Bufkin to their G League affiliate South Bay Lakers. Bufkin struggled considerably in finding a role with the Atlanta Hawks through two seasons and this past offseason, they traded Bufkin to the Brooklyn Nets. He was waived at the end of training camp and was now hoping to reinvent himself in the G League, where Bufkin looked impressive through…