Grizzlies accelerate youth movement with Ja Morant, Brandon Clarke
Mike Rodgers celebrates during a draft party at FedExForum on Thursday, June 20, as the Memphis Grizzlies select Murray State guard Ja Morant with the second overall pick in the 2019 NBA Draft. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
The Grizzlies got younger, faster and more athletic at the NBA Draft with guard Ja Morant and forward Brandon Clarke.
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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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