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Memphis Grizzlies: Who Wins The Race For The Last Roster Spot?

By Tom Firme

Mar 14, 2015; Memphis, TN, USA; Memphis Grizzlies head coach Dave Joerger reacts to a call in the game against the Milwaukee Bucks during the second half at FedExForum. Memphis defeated Milwaukee 96-83. Mandatory Credit: Nelson Chenault-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 14, 2015; Memphis, TN, USA; Memphis Grizzlies head coach Dave Joerger reacts to a call in the game against the Milwaukee Bucks during the second half at FedExForum. Memphis defeated Milwaukee 96-83. Mandatory Credit: Nelson Chenault-USA TODAY Sports /
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Dan Nwaelele

Nwaelele deserves a real shot at the last roster spot as he possesses remarkable shooting talent.

The 6’5″, 205-pound shooting guard played two years for the D-League’s Santa Cruz Warriors from 2012-14, averaging 12.4 points per game and shooting 41.6 percent from three-point range.

A 2007 Air Force graduate, he went undrafted that year and was unable to make a team for a few years because he was on active duty until 2012, as the Colorado Springs Gazzete’s Brent Briggeman noted.

Nwaelele tried out with the Spurs in 2013, but didn’t make it after scoring 11 points in three preseason games.

The Grizzlies could use a sharpshooter like Nwaelele after finishing 22nd in three-point field-goal percentage and having only two players hitting better than 37 percent from downtown. If he guns hard enough from the outside during training camp and exhibition games, Nwaelele deserves as much of a chance as big men like Hollins and Green.

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