Herrington: Draft night surprised because of what we thought we knew
Chris Herrington says, “For all the surprise of the Grizzlies’ selection of Ziaire Williams, in retrospect, we had a pretty good notion of the Grizzlies’ guiding principle, just not the specifics.” (Ted S. Warren/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.
Now that the 2021 NBA draft is over, it’s also time to see what others thought of the Grizzlies’ picks.
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