Guard Allen Iverson has tweeted that he will be heading to Memphis.

The 34-year-old free agent tweeted yesterday that "God chose Memphis as the place that I will continue my career".

The Commercial Appeal on its website reported that Iverson told the Grizzlies he is accepting a one-year offer. The Grizzlies had no immediate comment yesterday morning and Iverson's agent, Leon Rose, did not immediately respond to a text message to his cellphone.

Iverson also said he met with Grizzlies owner Michael Heisley, general manager Chris Wallace and coach Lionel Hollins. That meeting took place on Monday in Atlanta.

Profile player

Iverson would become the highest profile player ever to put on a Grizzlies uniform. He was the first overall draft pick in 1996 and the league MVP in 2001.

Heisley wants Iverson to provide a big-name attraction for a team that struggled to attract fans to the plush FedExForum to watch a young team rebuilding through the draft. Iverson can provide valuable minutes and scoring off the bench needed by a franchise that went 24-58 and tied for the fifth-worst record in the NBA last season.

The Grizzlies finished 29th out of 30 teams in scoring, averaging 93.8 points per game.