Grizzlies podcast: Memphis adds 3 in NBA Draft

By  and , Daily Memphian Updated: June 26, 2026 3:18 PM CT | Published: June 26, 2026 3:15 PM CT

On this episode of The Daily Memphian’s Memphis Grizzlies podcast, Drew Hill and Chris Herrington discuss Memphis’ 2026 draft results. 

The Grizzlies selected Cameron Boozer out of Duke, Karim Lopez out of the NBL and Richie Saunders out of BYU on Tuesday and Wednesday. 

Hill and Herrington break down each player and what makes them unique. They also discuss the trade that brought Detroit Pistons center Isaiah Stewart to Memphis and how he fits on the roster.


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Stewart was one of the NBA’s best rim protectors last season and is expected to bring a new energy to the locker room. 

The podcast wraps up with a discussion about Ja Morant’s trade market and what is to come at NBA summer league. 

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Drew Hill

Drew Hill

Drew Hill covers the Memphis Grizzlies and is a top-10 APSE winner. He has worked throughout the South writing about college athletics before landing in Memphis.

Chris Herrington

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 now splits his time between Minneapolis-St. Paul, where his wife works, and Memphis.


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