Will a Jaren Jackson Jr. extension get done?
Memphis Grizzlies forward Jaren Jackson Jr. (13) shakes hands with guard Grayson Allen (3) during the second half of the team's NBA basketball game against the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday, April 21, 2021, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
Jaren Jackson Jr. could play this season without an extension in place to prove he is worth a max deal.
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Drew Hill
Drew Hill covers the Memphis Grizzlies and is a top-10 APSE winner. He has worked throughout the South writing about college athletics before landing in Memphis.
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.
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