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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.
There are 1766 articles by Chris Herrington :
A look back at what the Grizzlies did in the first round of the NBA Draft and a look ahead and what the team might do in Thursday’s second round. The Grizzlies own the 39th and 57th pick. Grizzlies Insider: Zach Edey liked Memphis. Let him show why you should like him, too.Related story:
With the ninth pick in the NBA Draft the Grizzlies selected, per ESPN draft broadcast analyst Jay Bilas, a “massive, physical force in the paint.” The response has been mixed.
A day before the 2024 NBA Draft, Chris Herrington looks at Zach Edey and the second-tier centers, most likely trade candidates and more scuttle on the center market.
The Grizzlies own the No. 9, No. 39 and No. 57 picks in the 2024 NBA Draft that begins tonight. Herrington looks at what the team might do with each of those picks.
Chris Herrington revisits and updates three main offseason topics, sorting through some of the latest rumors along the way.
Drew Hill and Chris Herrington go down the list of trade possibilities for the Grizzlies just a few days before the NBA draft.
This week, Ikea celebrates Midsommar with meatballs, Dead Soldiers sing sad songs and author Tara Stringfellow releases her “Magic” book.
“The Bikeriders,” which opens in Memphis on Friday, June 21, features music from a stalwart Memphis rock and roll band that’s been a local scene staple since the late 1990s.
The Grizzlies hold a team option of roughly $14.8 million next season for Luke Kennard and have a decision date of June 29. Hot Grizz Summer: In one week, a summer of intrigue starts in MemphisRelated story:
Drew Hill and Chris Herrington discuss the future of Luke Kennard with the Grizzlies and the price the team should be willing to pay to bolster its frontcourt.
Soul and opera singers, civic promoters and recording-session aces are among the latest class of the Memphis Music Hall of Fame, which will surpass 100 inductees this year.
This week, get a taste of Filipino culture at the Agricenter, get weird at a Gwar show and celebrate Juneteenth with festivals, galas, spades and more.
This week, the Metal Museum displays bracelets from the past 70-plus years, The Bluff City Liars bring improv to TheatreWorks and you can drink martinis for a good cause.
A few thoughts on three Grizzlies-relevant items of NBA news this week.
What level of center addition are the Grizzlies, with three stars on big contracts and a tax bill looming, willing or wanting to make? Here are 20 possibilities.
With new ‘BVO,’ artist Chris Reyes aims to bring ‘immersive entertainment’ to former Mud Island museum
The NBA Finals tip off Thursday night. How should the Grizzlies, watching from the couch, feel about that?
Drew Hill and Chris Herrington discuss how the Grizzlies vision for the future could impact their draft decisions later this month.
Memphis dips into rainy day fund for FedExForum, airport giant Larry Cox remembered and Tiger coaches talk.
A new law expands GPS monitors as a bail condition, Showboats end with a win and a final pizza duel.
This week, zombies take over the big screen at Crosstown Theater, happy hours (with a view) are back at the Metal Museum and Memphis Made hosts a pinewood derby for grown-ups.
A look at nine players Chris Herrington would consider the Grizzlies taking with their No. 9 overall pick in next month’s NBA Draft. Grizzlies Insider: Five non-lottery players who have worked out in MemphisRelated story:
This week we’ll skim the surface of potential draftees, potential trade or (less likely) free agency targets and the decisions the Grizzlies face about players they already have.
The Memphis Grizzlies’ Taylor Jenkins won’t show up to training camp wearing a “Hot Seat” cap, but the label is applied frequently to NBA head coaches.
Drew Hill and Chris Herrington share their top prospects for the Grizzlies in the upcoming NBA draft. Will Donovan Clingan slide to No. 9?