The Grizzlies cut their roster down to the required 15 players ahead of Tuesday's opening of the 2019-20 NBA season. 

Los Angeles is loaded, Zion is coming and the Western Conference is deep with Finals contenders. But the two best teams in the NBA this season may come from the East. 

Grizzlies rookies Ja Morant and Brandon Clarke, along with second-year forward Jaren Jackson Jr., all scored big points in the annual survey of NBA general managers. 

Grizzlies win third preseason game of year, first against an NBA team, as Dillon Brooks scores 30 points and Jaren Jackson Jr. fouls out again.

The Grizzlies enter this season with a large group of unproven young wing players. Their mission: Find some keepers. 

Memphis fans should prepare for this season being a learning experience for the young Grizzlies with highlights and head-shaking plays.

Chris Herrington and Nate Duncan discuss the Memphis Grizzlies — particularly the versatility of Jaren Jackson Jr. — in a simulcast of the Dunc'd On Basketball NBA Podcast. 

Charlotte presents a different level of competition for the Grizzlies as Memphis drops its first game of the preseason against an NBA team.

In a season where contending teams are betting on star duos, the biggest question for the Grizzlies is this: In guard Ja Morant and big man Jaren Jackson Jr., do they have the makings of one? 

Tales of Valanciunas' foot, Anderson's shoulder and potential targets for paring down the Grizzlies roster are featured in a Chris Herrington notebook before Monday's final home preseason game.

New Grizzlies coach Taylor Jenkins has given most of his team the freedom to shoot 3-pointers this season, working under the old Mike Miller mantra of "Let it Fly".

Will these young, athletically gifted, defensive-oriented "bigs" both pan out? If they both do, can they co-exist?

Chris Herrington and Geoff Calkins discuss their first impressions from Grizzlies preseason, where Ja Morant is putting on a show. 

Ja Morant said every player has their own journey. His happened to be "getting it out the mud."

A desired duel turned into more of a dud, as rookie Ja Morant and the Grizzlies easily handled top prospect RJ Hampton and the New Zealand Breakers. 

First game grades satisfactory for Grizzlies, but more work needed as Memphis prepares to entertain RJ Hampton and the New Zealand Breakers in Tuesday's preseason game.

Memphis fans got their first real glimpse of Ja Morant Sunday. And what they saw was good. 

What’s the future for two incumbent wings for whom the Grizzlies once had high hopes but who are each coming off significant injuries?

Rookie Ja Morant showed off high-upside offense in his NBA preseason debut. 

Marko Guduric may be a bit of an unknown on the Memphis Grizzlies roster, but with a 3-point shooting touch, he may find a significant role on the roster.

Grizzlies coach Taylor Jenkins eager for Sunday's game against Maccabi Haifa to see how his young Grizzlies apply what they’ve learned in practice to game situations.

In a league where positional designations are becoming less important but aren’t quite vanishing, reliable young vets Tyus Jones, Jae Crowder and Jonas Valanciunas check all three essential boxes -- a guard, a wing, a big. 

Jaren Jackson Jr. talked about building chemistry and Kyle Anderson talked about his road back from injury after a second day of Grizzlies training camp. 

Chris Herrington and Don Wade discuss their first impressions from Grizzlies media day and the first day of training camp. 

In a lot of circumstances, 29-year-old Grizzlies forward Jae Crowder is considered "young." But here, now, on the ground floor of a rebuild that features two 20-year-old possible stars, he must be a wise "old" mentor.