Grizzlies Insider: 90+1 wishes for Memphis fans this season to celebrate 901 Day
Here are 90+1 things that Memphis Grizzlies fans are wishing for when the preseason gets started one month from today.
Here are 90+1 things that Memphis Grizzlies fans are wishing for when the preseason gets started one month from today.
Several of the Grizzlies players have gone overseas this summer, including Santi Aldama, Brandon Clarke, Steven Adams and Jaren Jackson Jr. And, Morant is now neighbors with his parents.
The Grizzlies star has been in Austin, Texas for a couple weeks working out at Kollective, a social performance club for modern professionals, where his trainer Mo Wells is based.
There’s a case to be made for Memphis: Durant could win big alongside Ja Morant, and do so in a way that gets him the kind of credit that eluded him with Golden State. Grizzlies show interest in Kevin Durant trade, per Athletic reportRelated story:
The Grizzlies have shown an interest in a possible Kevin Durant trade, per Shams Charania of the Athletic. Why now?
Chris Herrington’s Consumer’s Guide to the 2022-2023 Grizzlies home schedule, with all games rated on a four-star scale.
Memphis Grizzlies fans are weighing in on the team’s newly released 2022-2023 game schedule.
If you want to watch Grizzlies games without paying for cable, you can do that now for $19.99 per month.
The 18 Grizzlies national TV games are more than the franchise received in the previous five seasons combined. Related story:
The Grizzlies have 18 nationally televised games this season, including a highly anticipated matchup against developing rival Golden State Warriors.
Grizzlies to make their first appearance on the NBA’s Christmas Day slate, facing Golden State, which eliminated Memphis in last season’s playoffs.
If you’re headed to the FedEx St. Jude Championship this weekend, you might want to be on the lookout. You never know who you might see.
The TV station’s chief meteorologist hasn’t appeared on air since May, after a controversial tweet following the Grizzlies’ Game 3 loss to the Golden State Warriors.
While the NBA has gone quiet, potential contract extensions still loom for Grizzlies Dillon Brooks, Steven Adams and Brandon Clarke.
Ja Morant and Desmond Bane believe continuity is key for NBA teams trying to win a championship. The Memphis front office has said money won’t get in the way.
New dad Desmond Bane and sponsors provided backpacks and school supplies for 150 first- through fourth-graders from the Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Memphis.
Chris Herrington takes more mid-summer questions about the Grizzlies, including what the team will miss most after losing vets Kyle Anderson and De’Anthony Melton and which returning players’ development is most important.
Off the bench last season, Clarke averaged more than 10 points per game on 64.5% shooting – one of the best percentages in the league.
“We’ll let you finish Detroit, but these are still the hardest teal unis in NBA history,” the Grizzlies said on Instagram.
Summer league finished up more than a week ago, but not everything could be squeezed into the features that came from Las Vegas. Here are a couple more items on the Memphis rookies and younger players.
A few months after notching the NBA’s second best record, are the Grizzlies poised to take a step back? How will the team replace the injured Jaren Jackson Jr. In this mid-summer Grizzlies Mailbag, answers to those and other questions.
“We always used to go to Topgolf as a team back at VCU,” Memphis Grizzlies rookie Vince Williams Jr. said. “It was really fun. I figured I might as well start to do the real thing.”
Memphis is a long way from home. But, “I’m ready to go. I want to get some minutes and help the team win. That’s really what it’s all about,” Aldama said.
Kenny Lofton Jr. tried to carry them to the finish, but the Grizzlies lost a tight game to the Spurs in their summer league closer.
Here’s an evaluation of their strengths and weaknesses and what they might be able to contribute to the rotation and bench.