Hill: Grizzlies drafted three ‘dawgs’ — and one’s a chef. Will new recipe pay?
Memphis Grizzlies Draft picks (from left) Javon Small, Cedric Coward and Jahmai Mashack hold up their new jerseys at a June 27, 2025 press conference. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian)
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.
One by one, the members of the Memphis Grizzlies NBA Draft Class of 2025 paused for a few minutes to describe their “dawg” credentials.
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