Grizzlies Waive Zach Cleveland; Lakers Cut Two Players

By Luke Adams | at October 17, 2026 12:30 pm The Grizzlies have waived forward Zach Cleveland, the team announced today in a press release (via Twitter). Cleveland had been on a non-guaranteed Exhibit 10 contract. The move leaves Memphis with a 20-man roster, made up of 17 players on standard contracts and three on two-way deals. The Grizzlies have to shed two more players in order to set their 15-man standard roster for the regular season, but since that will likely involve trading or waiving a pair of players with guaranteed salaries, it’s possible they won’t finalize those moves…