With all of the NBA drama surrounding LeBron James and his controversial move to the Miami Heat, it’s very easy to forget about other deals and trades happening around the NBA during this free agent duration. One such story hits our very own Memphis Grizzlies as we acquire Tony Allen from the Boston Celtics.

The Grizz have officially signed Allen for a 3 year stint. Allen, will earn $3 million for the 2010-11 season. He is expected to receive five-percent raises, making the total value of his contract about $9.5 million.

The thing is, to go through with this trade, we of course had to give up someone. That someone was swingman Ronnie Brewer, whom we acquired in February from Utah for a protected 2011 first-round pick. But this is a business right? Everyone has to do what’s best for their career and for their team. Feelings shouldn’t really be involved…right Dan Gilbert? But I digress.

Memphis decided on Allen because of the defense and toughness he could bring to the backcourt off the bench. And we all know that Memphis needed more people to perfomr off of the bench.

Let’s just hope that he, and the recent rookies acquired, do some big things for the Grizzlies this NBA season.