Rick Barnes: Yves Pons ‘deserving’ of his NBA chance
Yves Pons is a man of many interests, but he has one more task he wants to master: Playing in the NBA.
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Yves Pons is a man of many interests, but he has one more task he wants to master: Playing in the NBA.
Killian Tillie will wake up at 6 a.m. Thursday to watch two members of his family compete in the men’s volleyball semifinal at the Olympics.
The beloved former Grizzlies player was a villain at FedExForum during the playoffs against Utah. His appearance at the Danny Thomas Celebrity-Am was much more welcome.
Grizzlies coaches get a first look at Yves Pons, Romeo Weems in Salt Lake City.
Beat writer Drew Hill and columnists Geoff Calkins and Chris Herrington will post blog posts, stories and columns as events develop for the Grizzlies.
Drew Hill and Chris Herrington give a breakdown of the Grizzlies’ draft and set up for free agency.
Justise Winslow played just 26 games for the Grizzlies and is now an unrestricted free agent.
On Monday, free-agency negotiation period begins. The Grizzlies have other things to consider, such as sign-and-trades and other maneuvers.
The Grizzlies waived reserve center Jontay Porter Friday night.
The No. 10 pick of the draft is no stranger to playing alongside big names, and he’s happy to have a home court again.
Santi Aldama may have expected to go somewhere else, but he’s thrilled to be in Memphis.
Now that the 2021 NBA draft is over, it’s also time to see what others thought of the Grizzlies’ picks.
It was smoke-screen season, and when it came to draft-night prognostication, the smoke got in the eyes of even the high-profile specialists.
The Grizzlies stunned the NBA universe twice Thursday night, first by taking Ziaire Williams at No. 10, then by taking Santi Aldama at No. 40. But given the team’s recent success in the draft, should we really be surprised if the Grizzlies hit on their picks?
Josh Giddey, Jonathan Kuminga and Franz Wagner were gone, so surely Memphis would pick Moses Moody or James Bouknight. But the Grizzlies’ vice president of basketball operations had other ideas.
Make that two surprise picks for the Grizzlies in the first round of the draft, plus an undrafted free agent.
Williams struggled in his lone college season at Stanford, but he impressed enough to go in the top 10. Grizzlies trade up to 1st round, select Aldama of Loyola in MarylandRelated stories:
The Grizzlies’ continued efforts to move up in the draft suggest they have their eye on one or two players in particular. But what if they can’t get them?
The Grizzlies have already moved up to pick No. 10 in Thursday’s draft, but they seem to be aiming higher.
Summer basketball is right around the corner.
As Thursday’s NBA draft approaches, minor Grizzlies rumors and shifting mock drafts create ripples in an otherwise quiet day.
Drew Hill and Chris Herrington react to the Grizzlies’ trade with the New Orleans Pelicans.
Whether climbing even higher in the draft or pursuing a star via trade, the Grizzlies might have the ammunition now to seek an even bigger move.
The Grizzlies got a jump on the NBA offseason, agreeing on Monday to a whopping trade with the New Orleans Pelicans.
Grizzlies GM Zach Kleiman has always said the goal is to bring an NBA title to Memphis. And if that required dealing Jonas Valanciunas, he was willing to do it. Memphis fans should be glad.