Grizzlies have no plans to bring back Dillon Brooks

The MemphisGrizzlies have no plans to bring Dillon Brooks back to the teamwhen he hits free agency this summer, a person with knowledge ofthe situation said Tuesday.

Brooks wasoffered an extension last year but turned it down. The Grizzlieshave since decided that he won’t be in their future plans, said theperson who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymitybecause neither the team nor Brooks released details publicly.

The Athleticfirst reported the Grizzlies’ decision, and it was subsequentlyconfirmed by ESPN.

Brooks justcompleted a three-year contract that paid him $35 million. He ledthe NBA with 18 technical fouls this season, earning a pair ofone-game suspensions for surpassing the league threshold fortechnicals.

He also wasfined $35,000 for shoving a camera person on the sideline whilechasing a loose ball in Miami in March, which he apologized forlater. He was suspended a game in February for hitting DonovanMitchell in the groin in February, costing him $78,621 in pay,according to Spotrac.com.

The NBA finedBrooks on Sunday $25,000 for not talking to the media after some ofMemphis’ losses in its first-round playoff series against the LosAngeles Lakers. The NBA says Brooks violated league rules for“media interview access.”

That includedBrooks bolting the Memphis locker room after the Game6series-clinchinglossbefore reporters were allowed inside. That 40-pointloss was the biggest in franchise history for Memphis, which camein as theWest’sNo. 2 seed for a second straight season.

Grizzliesgeneral manger Zach Kleiman was asked about Brooks’ future withMemphis on Sunday. Memphis acquired the 6-foot-6 Brooks, who wasthe 45th pick overall out of Oregon, in a draft-night trade fromHouston in 2017. Brooks had started 318 of 345 regular-season gamesin his career.

“I’ll hit onDB another day, but nothing I could comment on for now with himgoing into free agency,” Kleiman said then.