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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.
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.
“First and foremost, we are going to focus on him as a young man developing as a better person and someone who is more responsible, particularly when it comes to guns,” Silver said.
Let’s take a spin around the NBA and Grizzlies world in the early stages of the offseason.
Incarnate Word coach Shane Heirman’s connection to Jaren Jackson Jr. helped to lure his father, Jaren Jackson Sr., back to his old stomping grounds in San Antonio.
As the Grizzlies move through the offseason, here are a few Memphis tidbits you may have missed.
“I think (the Spanish national team) will be a really good opportunity for Santi to continue to work on his body and his game,” Grizzlies general manager and executive vice president of basketball operations Zach Klieman said on Sunday.
“I’m extremely proud,” Tillman said Sunday. “I feel like I showed myself that I can be resilient through any situation.”
Now comes the most difficult challenge: Winning on the road, where Memphis is 16-27 this season.
“It’s a lot of positive things we can get out of that performance. We fought back! That’s the No. 1 thing. We are a very resilient group. We always bounce back after a tough loss or a tough game,” Morant said.
“I think this is a testament to the coaching staff, really,” Roddy said. “They prepare us for any situation. They prepare us for the adversities that come during the regular season and they do a good job of connecting that to playoff basketball.”
Memphis coach Taylor Jenkins, visibly displeased after the loss, made it known they have a lot of work to do.
“Obviously, they are a good team. They have LeBron (James) and (Anthony Davis). It’s a team we can’t take lightly, so we have to come in and stay locked in to the game plan,” says Ja Morant.
Memphis Grizzlies fans voted the Minnesota Timberwolves, not the Los Angeles Lakers, as the preferred playoff opponent in the first round.
The lanky rim protector has played fewer than 30 minutes in three of his last five games because of foul trouble.
The Grizzlies’ playoff frontcourt rotation is clear if Steven Adams’ reevaluation goes well and he returns to the court.
Dillon Brooks, embracing his 3 and D role, said there is “no pressure” on him as the team enters the playoffs.
“We are building up to it, and once we get (to the playoffs) I know it’s going to be rocking regardless of the score,” says Brooks.
“I play hard,” Brooks said. “The media gave me the villain role, so I’m just taking it and doing what I need to do with it.”
“Finishing strong and staying healthy, those are the main things for us,” Grizzlies guard Dillon Brooks said. “We want to have a little momentum going into the playoffs.”
Just how tight is this race going to be? The computer models at several analytics websites project the two teams will finish within one game at the end of the regular season.
An annual checkup on who the Memphis Grizzlies will be cheering for in the big dance.
Steven Adams is out at least another four weeks? What the heck? Wasn’t he close to returning?
The Memphis Grizzlies next play the Lakers in Los Angeles.
Can the Grizzlies get a signature road win? Memphis has beaten only three winning teams on the road this season, all before the start of the new year.