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ESPN’s Bobby Marks lists players such as Jose Alvarado, Monte Morris, Luke Kennard, Gary Trent, Isaiah Joe, Bruce Brown, and Kelly Oubre as potential fits.

Would both parties pull the trigger on this hypothetical swap?

The Grizzlies have a few players garnering early interest ahead of the trade deadline flurry.

The Grizzlies will be without one of their most important bench players against the Lakers in Game 6 on Friday.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — To reach the Memphis locker room after his pregame warmup Friday, the Grizzlies’ Luke Kennard had to first pass by a Clippers bench populated by a few of his former assistant coaches. Stopping to chat, Kennard playfully asked whether the Clippers, whose suffocating defense two nights earlier…

“We knew the physicality was going to be the number one thing,” #Rockets coach Stephen Silas says of the loss at Memphis. “We were just letting them run around wherever they wanted.”

#Rockets rookie Jabari Smith Jr. (20 points, 8 rebounds) continued his strong month and shot very well, but it wasn’t nearly enough versus Luke Kennard and the red-hot Grizzlies.

Dillon Brooks is out due to a suspension, but Ja Morant is likely back when Memphis hosts Jalen Green and the #Rockets on Wednesday. Jae’Sean Tate (sore left knee) is out for Houston.

Three other players are on the move as a result of the trade, which also included the Grizzlies.