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Herrington: With Edey out, which centers could the Grizzlies target?
Zach Edey has undergone ankle surgery. Which NBA big men might the Memphis Grizzlies consider acquiring this summer?
Chris Herrington
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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.
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Grizzlies Podcast Grizzlies podcast: Zach Edey will miss the start of the season. What now?
Drew Hill and Chris Herrington react to the news Zach Edey will be reevaluated in four months following ankle surgery.
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Visual Arts Memphis Movies This Week: ‘Materialists,’ an intriguing rom-dram
Plus, Chris Herrington ranks the Wes Anderson films he’s seen.
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Memphis GrizzliesGrizzlies’ Zach Edey suffers injury; undergoes surgery
The Grizzlies on Tuesday announced a new medical update for Edey. The team said he will be reevaluated in four months after having surgery Tuesday on his left ankle.
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Music Art Gilliam, Wendy Moten among 2025 Memphis Music Hall of Fame inductees
The “Rock and Roll Granny,” the man who went down to the Crossroads, a titan of Memphis radio and three noted soul/R&B singers of different stripes and generations are the new inductees of the Memphis Music Hall of Fame.
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Memphis GrizzliesHerrington: Zach Edey injury adds to already challenging Grizzlies summer
The Memphis Grizzlies now find themselves in the familiar but unwelcome territory of having injury concerns with both their starting and backup centers. But Zach Edey’s injury raises larger concerns.
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The Early WordThe Early Word: Memphis drivers are too fast, and a Tiger hooper comes home
Grizzlies center Zach Edey is having ankle surgery, the Memphis IKEA is downsizing its staff and we know where you can cool off this summer.
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Music New Jeff Buckley documentary set for summer release
A new documentary about late musician Jeff Buckley is headed to theaters this summer, but will it be headed to a theater near you?
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The To-Do List The To-Do List: Pride is on Beale, and ‘weird music’ is at Crosstown
This week, Juneteenth kicks off early, Just City gives us a reason to laugh and you can sip booze in a bookshop for a good cause.
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Memphis GrizzliesHerrington: Four lessons from an Oklahoma City-Indiana NBA Finals
A Thunder-Pacers NBA Finals is perhaps encouraging for the Grizzlies while underscoring some needed areas of improvement.
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Visual Arts Memphis Movies This Week: A ‘Mission’ for ‘Friendship’
Is going to the movies about popcorn escapism or sitting in discomfort? Plus, “Karate Kid: Legends” brings back Ralph Macchio and Jackie Chan, together.
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Memphis GrizzliesGrizzlies Mailbag: Will offseason moves be major or minor?
This Part 2 of the postseason, pre-offseason Grizzlies Mailbag takes on a few big picture questions and then dips a toe into the 2025 NBA Draft, free agency and trade issues to come.
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Memphis GrizzliesJaren Jackson Jr. misses All-NBA designation. What it means for the Grizzlies.
Jaren Jackson Jr. just missed making one of the NBA’s three All-NBA teams, and with this knowledge the Memphis Grizzlies offseason has begun.
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The To-Do List The To-Do List: Garden secrets, water lanterns and Miranda Lambert
This week, read in the Ravine with Cafe Noir, and try vegan dishes paired with music at Alex Wong’s Permission Party.
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Grizzlies Podcast Grizzlies podcast: Which NBA Finals showdown would be most watchable?
Drew Hill and Chris Herrington discuss which conference finals team most resembles the Memphis Grizzlies and which NBA Finals matchup would be most entertaining.
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Arts & Culture Memphis Movies This Week: ‘Mission,’ ‘Friendship,’ and ‘Mildred Pierce’
If you’ve seen each of the previous seven installments of the “Mission: Impossible” franchise, which first descended — from cables into a CIA vault — there’s no way you won’t be completing the mission.
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Memphis GrizzliesGrizzlies Mailbag: Is it too late for Ja Morant to regain All-NBA form?
Chris Herrington answers some interesting questions about the Grizzlies’ two ostensible tentpole players: Ja Morant and Jaren Jackson Jr.
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The To-Do ListThe To-Do List: SmokeSlam, Cosmic Carnival and Bill & Ted’s last adventure
This week, Ruby Bridges is here for her namesake reading festival and GWAR brings shock rock (and lots of fake blood) to Minglewood.
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Visual Arts ‘Secret Mall Apartment’ film is ‘highly recommended’
Other movies making a comeback this week are “North by Northwest,” “The Wiz” and “Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure.”
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Memphis GrizzliesHerrington: What the ongoing NBA playoffs say about the Grizzlies
How fully have the Memphis Grizzlies been passed by other young teams? How accurate was Grizzlies general manager Zach Kleiman’s same-day assertion/admission that the team is “not close” to contention?
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Memphis GrizzliesHerrington: Memphis Grizzlies 2025 offseason roster rankings, Part 2
Chris Herrington counts down from No. 9 to No. 1 in the second installment of his two-part, offseason Memphis Grizzlies player rankings list.
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Memphis GrizzliesHerrington: Memphis Grizzlies 2025 offseason player rankings, Part 1
Chris Herrington counts down from No. 18 to No. 10 in the first installment of his two-part, offseason Memphis Grizzlies player rankings list.
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Visual Arts Memphis Movies This Week: a timely return of ‘Conclave,’ ‘Black Bag’ recommended
Also notable, “Shadow Force,” an action thriller about an estranged couple who are former special ops soldiers who go on the run with their son, is a new release this week.
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Sports Grizzlies podcast: Memphis hires Tuomas Iisalo as head coach
Drew Hill and Chris Herrington discuss why they believe the Grizzlies ultimately hired Tuomas Iisalo as the head coach.
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Memphis GrizzliesHerrington: Grizzlies bet on coaching-history carryover with Tuomas Iisalo
Tuomas Iisalo only got to coach fifteen games and have two practices, but the work he did in his interim role was enough to earn him the full-time coaching job.
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