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How common is it for teams to build contenders out of the draft, as the Grizzlies are trying to do? Is Dillon Brooks vs. De'Anthony Melton an either/or choice this summer? These and more questions are fielded in the latest Grizzlies Mailbag.
First-year head coach Taylor Jenkins talked about bringing a "pace and space" offense to the once ground-bound Grizzlies this season. In recent weeks, it's taken flight.
How are the Grizzlies still in the playoff hunt? A bench coming together, big men back on track and a little help from their rivals are among the factors.
In this edition of Grizzlies Notebook: Jaren Jackson Jr. surprising with his 3-point shooting, Ja Morant and Brandon Clarke and the Rookie Wall, the Grizzlies contributed to the Spurs' hot shooting night, and John Hollinger on former Tigers Jeremiah Martin and Dedric Lawson.
Memories of Christmases Past and hopes of Christmases Future are the highlights of the holiday season for the Memphis Grizzlies
They lose their cell phones. They eat at restaurants (well, many of them) and they go to the grocery store. If you play, coach or broadcast basketball for the Grizzlies for a living, you're still a regular human. Sometimes, though, fans forget that.
Are Ja Morant and Jaren Jackson Jr. the league's best under-23 duo? Would how would Brandon Clarke go if we redrafted this rookie class? What's Dillon Brooks' market value next summer? That and more in the latest Grizzlies Mailbag.
Ja Morant, Jaren Jackson Jr. and Brandon Clarke combined for 50 points as the Grizzlies beat the Miami Heat for their fourth win in their past five games.
Their stars figure to rise even further, and they may ultimately lead the team to new heights, but the Nxt Gen Grizzlies are pretty captivating now, too.
Despite Jaren Jackson Jr.'s career-high 43 points and hot 3-point shooting, the Grizzlies couldn't keep pack with the streaking Milwaukee Bucks and reigning league MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo.
With Ja Morant's apparent earlier-than-expected return, which Grizzlies guard will move back down the perimeter pecking order?
Are Jaren Jackson Jr. and Jonas Valanciunas working together? Will Ja Morant return to a different guard rotation? Would Jackson move up or down if the 2018 draft were re-done?
A Grizzlies squad depleted by injury and illness fell to the Pacers, whose five starters all hit double figures, 117-104. Jaren Jackson Jr. had a season-high 31 points for Memphis.
The Grizzlies tweaked their rotation this weekend and now look toward a busy week with marquee home games on both sides of Thanksgiving.
The Grizzlies’ better-than-expected early season record was built on close wins and late Ja Morant heroics. They got one of the two on Saturday night as the NBA-leading Los Angeles Lakers survived their visit to FedExForum with a 109-108 win.
The young Memphis Grizzlies were good enough to beat a strong Utah Jazz team and bad enough to be run off the court by the depleted Golden State Warriors. But kids will be kids.
Why has Jaren Jackson Jr. gotten off to such a rough start to his second season? Readers want to know, and the Grizzlies Mailbag looks at some potential answers.
At 3-7, the Grizzlies have played to expectations after 10 games, but the real meaning this season is in the details. By that measure, the rebuilding team is off to a promising start.
The Grizzlies grabbed their first road win of the season, 113-109, at San Antonio as Jaren Jackson Jr. scored 24 points and Jonas Valanciunas put up a double-double with 18 points and 12 rebounds.
Ja Morant's controversial night off was the Grizzlies storyline of the weekend; his meeting with Mike Conley a featured attraction on the horizon. Grizz Week wraps up last week and sets up this one.
Road woes continued for the Grizzlies, who suffered their worst loss of the season in Orlando.
Jaren Jackson Jr.'s stuttering development, Brandon Clarke's fast start, Ja Morant's minutes and a Tony Allen/Shane Battier comp are among the subjects on Grizzlies' fans' minds in this week's Mailbag.
Ja Morant and Dillon Brooks combined for 57 points as the Grizzlies notched their second win of the season over the Minnesota Timberwolves.
The Grizzlies may be 1-5, but Ja Morant alone -- no matter his minutes -- has made this early season a big success.
Veteran Jae Crowder wondered if the Grizzlies might have been getting some harsh treatment from NBA officials. But when he looked at the film, he saw truth: "We've been fouling."