Herrington: Surveying the Grizzlies’ post-draft-lottery landscape
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.
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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 have a 31.9% chance of landing a draft pick inside the top four. Drew Hill and Chris Herrington discuss a few possible draft selections and how the draft order could impact Memphis’ overall strategy.
The Memphis Grizzlies slid to No. 9 in the draft lottery on Sunday. Now, Zach Kleiman is tasked with working on the margins once again. Related story:
“The Grizzlies have a worse pick than they’d hoped to get but a better one than they would have imagined a few months ago before they embarked on the most unexpectedly bad season in franchise history.”
It is unclear who the Grizzlies would like to target at their current draft position, but the completion of the lottery can begin to trigger offseason decisions that general manager Zach Kleiman will need to make.
Jaren Jackson Jr. joined “Inside the NBA” on Wednesday night. The big man is still working out while the Grizzlies executives hope to get lucky in the lottery this weekend.
Freshman center Jalen Duren will have a particular interest in how tonight plays out.
Because of the 2015 Jeff Green trade, Memphis will dispatch pick No. 14 for the 2020 draft to Boston.
The balls will have to fall perfectly if they hope to hold on to their first-round pick.
The Memphis Grizzlies have less than a 50% chance of conveying this year's draft pick to Boston after an NBA drawing slotted them in the eighth position going into the May 14 NBA Draft Lottery.
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