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Grizzlies Roster Preview: Plenty of room in the rotation for both Jaren Jackson Jr. and JaMychal Green

The fourth in a five-part series previewing the Grizzlies roster.

By , Daily Memphian Updated: October 04, 2018 9:01 PM CT | Published: October 04, 2018 10:03 AM CT
Nineteen-year-old rookie forward Jaren Jackson Jr. winces as he tries to remember Mike Conley's age during the annual Grizzlies media day at the FedExForum on September 24, 2018. (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian)

Nineteen-year-old rookie forward Jaren Jackson Jr. winces as he tries to remember Mike Conley's age during the annual Grizzlies media day at the FedExForum on September 24, 2018. (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian)

A tale of two Media Day scrums: Jaren Jackson Jr. sat encircled, with microphones, recorders, and TV cameras surrounding Castle Jackson like an impenetrable moat. He held court with a big smile, talking about rap albums and Netflix shows, essaying the locker-room generation gap for which he’s the poster manchild in a manner that tiptoed the line between guileless and knowing.

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Chris Herrington

Chris Herrington

Chris Herrington covers the Memphis Grizzlies and writes about Memphis culture, food, and civic life. He lives in the Vollintine-Evergreen neighborhood of Midtown with his wife, two kids, and two dogs.

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