Grizzlies podcast: Memphis summer trade possibilities
The Grizzlies have a recent history of draft trades. Will they make another one this summer?
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The Grizzlies have a recent history of draft trades. Will they make another one this summer?
Beat writer Drew Hill and columnist Chris Herrington discuss the future of Ja Morant in Memphis, Grizzlies free agency and the controversy around Dillon Brooks’ absence from exit interviews.
Ja Morant is going to sign his contract extension, Kyle Anderson and Tyus Jones seem unlikely to return, and Steven Adams thinks “duckmaster” would be a fine thing to put in a Tinder profile. What we learned from the Grizzlies’ postseason news conferences.
From updates on Ja Morant’s knee to Steven Adams’ hilarious quotes about the Peabody ducks, here are the best moments from the Grizzlies’ exit interviews Sunday afternoon.
On this episode of The Daily Memphian’s Memphis Grizzlies podcast, beat writer Drew Hill and columnist Chris Herrington discuss several players that carried Memphis to a Game 5 win.
Grizzlies vice president of basketball operations Zach Kleiman, 33, is the youngest person to receive the NBA Executive of the Year award.
The Grizzlies were one of only five NBA teams that didn’t make a deal ahead of the league’s trade deadline. They chose to keep the NBA’s second-youngest roster intact.
The young star credits both of his teams – his business team, and the Grizzlies – in getting the deal done during the summer, and just in time.
The Grizzlies are back on the court. They have a season with a lot to be determined in front of them, including the future of a few players.
Zach Kleiman, the team’s top basketball executive, said the team was “working towards 100%” and said he was happy with the progress on that front.
Ja Morant is ready to flex his new muscles as the Grizzlies anticipate giving him a new label: All-Star.
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.
Now that the 2021 NBA draft is over, it’s also time to see what others thought of the Grizzlies’ picks.
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.
The Grizzlies have made it clear their strategy is long term. Here is a look at how the roster pieces fit in that game plan.Related story:
Here are the two things the Memphis Grizzlies absolutely have to do this offseason if they want to contend for an NBA title. I believe they’ll do both.
Zach Kleiman touches on Justise Winslow situation, Jonas Valanciunas explains the infamous jacket and Dillon Brooks shows off his cards playing skills.
Vice president of basketball operations was key part of drafts that brought in Morant, Clarke, Bane and Tillman.
Team vice president Zach Kleiman updates the status of the forward, among other roster scenarios.
It’s not the break the team wanted, but the rash of postponements could help get Ja Morant and Jaren Jackson Jr. on the court together for more games.
At one time, there were people who didn’t want the NBA in Memphis. Now they have Ja Morant.
The Grizzlies rookie is ready to add offensive versatility to his game.
Eventually the Grizzlies will spend their draft assets. Now might not be the time.
The VP of basketball operations makes rare public statements on the team, as well as injuries to Ja Morant, Tyus Jones and Jaren Jackson Jr.