The Grizzlies intend to sign Bassey to a 10-day hardship contract, Shams Charania of ESPN reports.
The 25-year-old center will join the Grizzlies to provide short-term frontcourt depth due to Zach Edey (ankle) and Brandon Clarke (knee) being sidelined. Bassey appeared in a career-high 36 regular-season games (one start) with the Spurs last season, during which he averaged 4.4 points and 4.2 rebounds across 10.4 minutes per contest.