Herrington: As NBA offseason fades, how the Grizzlies stack up in the West
Memphis Grizzlies forward Jaren Jackson Jr. (13) reacts after winning the game against the Dallas Mavericks on Friday, April 18, 2025, in Memphis. (Wes Hale/Special to The Daily Memphian 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.
What’s a reasonable best-case scenario for the Memphis Grizzlies next season?
Everybody wants to win a title. But while that’s possible for the Grizzlies in 2026, it’s not reasonable. Even lead decision-maker Zach Kleiman is talking about title dreams in more of a future tense now: That trading Desmond Bane might be a step back that sets up a bigger step forward.
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