Grizzlies GM Kleiman touts Boozer, Lopez, draft picks, but declines comment on Morant’s future
As Grizz sprays a smoke machine, fans at a FedExForum watch party react to the Memphis Grizzlies selecting Cameron Boozer on June 23, 2026. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphis)
Highlights of what Grizzlies GM Zach Kleiman had to say Tuesday night after the first round of the NBA Draft.
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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 now splits his time between Minneapolis-St. Paul, where his wife works, and Memphis.
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