Calkins: Ja Morant and Brandon Clarke make it a glorious night for the Grizz
Murray State's Ja Morant (12) reacts during the first half of a first-round game in the 2019 NCAA tournament. The Grizzlies selected Morant with the second overall pick in the 2019 NBA Draft. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)
Geoff Calkins
Geoff Calkins has been chronicling Memphis and Memphis sports for more than two decades. He is host of "The Geoff Calkins Show" from 9-11 a.m. M-F on 92.9 FM. Calkins has been named the best sports columnist in the country five times by the Associated Press sports editors, but still figures his best columns are about the people who make Memphis what it is.
The Grizzlies tipped off a brand new era by picking Ja Morant and Brandon Clarke.
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