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Grizzlies Insider: Jake and Junior headline summer league start
Jake LaRavia is off to a promising start through two summer league games for the Memphis Grizzlies while Kenneth Lofton Jr. had an impressive opening game.
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.
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Memphis Grizzlies Taylor Jenkins anticipates Smart, Rose contributions to Grizzlies game plan
Speaking for the first time since the end of the season, Taylor Jenkins shared the key for replacing Ja Morant and what to expect from the addition of Marcus Smart.
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Memphis Grizzlies Former Grizzlies star Tony Allen to play in Big3
Former Grizzlies defensive standout Tony Allen will play in the Big3 for 3’s Company. The basketball league will come to FedExForum on July 15.
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Memphis Grizzlies Grizzlies execute sign-and-trade to send Dillon Brooks to Houston Rockets
The Grizzlies will generate a trade exception by doing the sign-and-trade that sends Brooks to Houston.
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Memphis Grizzlies Desmond Bane signs largest deal in Grizzlies history
Bane signs a five-year max extension with Grizzlies, the largest contract in franchise history, surpassing Ja Morant’s five-year, $197 million extension signed last offseason.
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Memphis Grizzlies Derrick Rose returns to Memphis as Grizzly
Rose, a 34-year-old former NBA MVP, led the University of Memphis to the 2008 NCAA title game.
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Memphis GrizzliesGrizzlies Insider: Memphis summer league preview
Here are a few things to watch as the Grizzlies begin summer league play July 3.
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Grizzlies Summer League schedule includes games in Salt Lake, Vegas
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Memphis Grizzlies Morant files motion to dismiss pickup game lawsuit
In additional Shelby County Circuit Court filings, Ja Morant’s father and additional witnesses provide further accounts of the fight that occurred between the Memphis Grizzlies star and a local high school basketball player during a pickup game last summer.
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Memphis Grizzlies Grizzlies pick up team option on Xavier Tillman Sr.
Tillman started every playoff game last season and took the primary defensive assignment against Lakers star LeBron James.
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Memphis GrizzliesDeposition: Ja Morant’s friend recounts pickup game fight
Ja Morant’s childhood friend, Davonte Pack, said during the deposition that the “fight” was minimal.
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Grizzlies Podcast Grizzlies podcast: Reacting to Morant’s suspension
Drew Hill and Chris Herrington react to the Ja Morant suspension and Grizzlies trade rumors.
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Grizzlies Podcast Grizzlies podcast: Marcus Smart is a Memphis Grizzly
Drew Hill and Chris Herrington discuss Marcus Smart and his positional versatility for the Memphis Grizzlies, as well as the NBA draft.
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Memphis GrizzliesMarcus Smart’s former coach: ‘He makes everyone around him better’
“I show my team clips of him playing defense all the time,” said Travis Ford, Marcus Smart’s coach at Oklahoma State. “His ability to guard so many different guys aside from his position and stay in front of people is amazing.”
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Memphis Grizzlies Memphis Grizzlies: Zach Kleiman talks Ja Morant suspension, draft picks, trade
Grizzlies GM Zach Kleiman spoke firmly about the next steps for Ja Morant following his 25-game suspension.
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Grizzlies Insider: Trade value win or not, Memphis will love Marcus Smart
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Memphis Grizzlies Grizzlies select GG Jackson with pick No. 45 in 2023 NBA draft
The Grizzlies selected South Carolina guard GG Jackson with pick No. 45 in the 2023 NBA draft. Jackson showed flashes of potential but was inconsistent with the Gamecocks last season.
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Memphis Grizzlies Grizzlies select Tarik Biberovic with pick No. 56 in 2023 NBA draft
The Grizzlies selected Tarik Biberovic with the No. 56 pick in Thursday night’s NBA draft.
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Memphis GrizzliesGrizzlies Insider: Trade value win or not, Memphis will love Marcus Smart
Smart is both a blast from the past that could have fit among the old Grizzlies’ Grit-and-Grind identity and a meaningful heart-and-soul leader to fit among the new bunch of youngsters.
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Memphis Grizzlies Memphis Grizzlies trade for Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart
The Grizzlies reportedly trade Tyus Jones in three-team deal that gains Boston guard Marcus Smart. The former Defensive Player of the Year is a strong defender and a proven veteran.
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Grizzlies Podcast Grizzlies Podcast: Memphis NBA Draft preview
Drew Hill and Chris Herrington discuss draft prospects that fit with the Memphis Grizzlies.
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Memphis Grizzlies NBA suspends Grizzlies star Ja Morant for 25 games
Morant, team, league respond as NBA Commissioner Adam Silver doles out another punishment for Memphis Grizzlies All-Star point guard.
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Memphis Grizzlies NBPA: Ja Morant suspension ‘excessive and inappropriate’
The National Basketball Players Association has issued a statement following the announcement of Ja Morant’s 25-game suspension, saying, “We will explore all options and next steps.”
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Memphis Grizzlies Nike issues statement following Ja Morant suspension
Nike says that the company will continue to support Ja Morant “on and off the court” following the news of his NBA suspension.
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Memphis GrizzliesGrizzlies Insider: Who has Memphis worked out ahead of the NBA Draft?
The Memphis Grizzlies are not one of the NBA teams that releases draft workouts. Here is a list of players to reportedly work out in Memphis ahead of the draft.
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Memphis Grizzlies Grizzlies hire Patrick St. Andrews as assistant coach
St. Andrews helped conduct the Milwaukee Bucks’ offense during their championship season in 2021.
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Memphis Grizzlies#JaADay: When Grizzlies fandom becomes an art obsession
MUS graduate Stephen Pacheco spent hundreds of hours last season capturing the best moments from Grizzlies point guard Ja Morant.
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