Boston Celtics trade Fab Melo to Grizzlies on this date in 2013
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Last updated Aug 15, 2026
On August 15, 2013, the Boston Celtics traded Fab Melo to the Memphis Grizzlies in exchange for Donte Green. Melo, drafted 22nd overall by the Celtics in 2012, struggled in the NBA and spent significant time in the G League. He returned to Brazil to play professional basketball before his tragic passing at 26 in 2017. The day also marks the birthdays of Ed Stanczak, who played briefly for the Celtics in 1947, and Bruno Fernando, who was part of Boston's roster from 2021 to 2022.
- •Fab Melo was traded to the Grizzlies in 2013.
- •Melo was selected 22nd overall in the 2012 NBA Draft.
- •Ed Stanczak, born in 1921, joined the Celtics in the dispersal draft.
- •Bruno Fernando, born in 1998, played for the Celtics from 2021 to 2022.
- •Melo passed away at 26 years old in 2017.
- 10:00 AMYahoo Sports — Today in Boston Celtics history: Fab Melo dealt to Griz; Ed Stanczak, Bruno Fernando born
"Today in Celtics history, Fab Melo (rest in peace), was traded to the Memphis Grizzlies in 2013.
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