Herrington: Picking apart the Grizzlies’ hot start, Boozer’s triple-double
Memphis Grizzlies forward Cam Boozer (27) grabs a rebound during an Oct. 21, 2026 game against the Utah Jazz. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian)
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 now splits his time between Minneapolis-St. Paul, where his wife works, and Memphis.
The Memphis Grizzlies, widely predicted to lose 50 or more games this season, are 6-0 and begin the third week as the NBA’s only undefeated team.
How good are they?
If you want to say they aren’t as good as their record, well, yeah. No NBA team has ever gone undefeated. Losses are obviously coming.
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