Herrington: Marcus Smart is here to give the Grizzlies more ‘juice’
Marcus Smart (center) looks to pass past Washington Wizards center Kristaps Porzingis (left), and forward Rui Hachimura, during an NBA basketball game Oct. 30, 2022, in Boston. (Steven Sennez/AP file)
Chris Herrington
Chris Herrington has covered the Memphis Grizzlies, in one way or another, since the franchise’s second season in Memphis, while also writing about music, movies, food and civic life. As far as he knows, he’s the only member of the Professional Basketball Writers Association who is also a member of a film critics group and has also voted in national music critic polls for Rolling Stone and the Village Voice (RIP). He and his wife have two kids and, for reasons that sometimes elude him, three dogs.
Memphis Grizzlies coach Taylor Jenkins talks about about what having both Smart and Jaren Jackson Jr. — the NBA’s past two Defensive Players of the Year — will mean to the team.
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