Portland has agreed to send the draft rights to No. 11 overall pick Cedric Coward to the Grizzlies, per Shams Charania of ESPN. The Blazers will receive the No. 16 overall pick, a 2028 first-round pick via Orlando and two second-round picks in exchange for Coward.

The Portland Trail Blazers selected Cedric Coward as the No. 11 pick, and then traded him to the Memphis Grizzlies

After trading away Desmond Bane, the Grizzlies needed more size on the wing. Yang, a center from China, was projected in second round.