Herrington: With draft over, Grizzlies still have some roster work to do
The Memphis Grizzlies will let Sunday’s deadline for Justise Winslow’s $13 million team option pass. By doing that, Winslow is no longer on the Grizzlies payroll, and he is an unrestricted free agent. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian file)
Chris Herrington
Chris Herrington has covered the Memphis Grizzlies, in one way or another, since the franchise’s second season in Memphis, while also writing about music, movies, food and civic life. As far as he knows, he’s the only member of the Professional Basketball Writers Association who is also a member of a film critics group and has also voted in national music critic polls for Rolling Stone and the Village Voice (RIP). He and his wife have two kids and, for reasons that sometimes elude him, three dogs.
On Monday, free-agency negotiation period begins. The Grizzlies have other things to consider, such as sign-and-trades and other maneuvers.
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