Herrington: Bubble start shows promise of the Ja & Jaren Grizzlies — and how far they still have to go
Memphis Grizzlies' Ja Morant misses a shot at the buzzer over New Orleans Pelicans' Nickeil Alexander-Walker during the first half of an NBA basketball game on Monday, Aug. 3, in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. (Ashley Landis/Associated Press)
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.
Amid an 0-3 start in Orlando, young Grizzlies stars Ja Morant and Jaren Jackson Jr. have shown both how good they can be and the work they still need to do. Plus: The Dillon Brooks dilemma, the backup point guard mess and more.
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