Herrington: Grizzlies evaluate roster, stay alive while awaiting stars’ return
Memphis Grizzlies teammates Ja Morant (left) and Justise Winslow (right) celebrate a De'Anthony Melton dunk on the bench during action against the Brooklyn Nets on Friday, Jan. 8, 2021. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
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.
Chris Herrington: The absence of Grizzlies’ stars provides a chance to observe the trends of some players who are in outsized roles.
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