Calkins: It was the happiest regular season in Grizz history. Now who do you want next?
Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant, left, and guard De'Anthony Melton talk in the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Boston Celtics Sunday, April 10, 2022, at FedExForum. (AP Photo/Brandon Dill)
Geoff Calkins
Geoff Calkins has been chronicling Memphis and Memphis sports for more than two decades. He is host of "The Geoff Calkins Show" from 9-11 a.m. M-F on 92.9 FM. Calkins has been named the best sports columnist in the country five times by the Associated Press sports editors, but still figures his best columns are about the people who make Memphis what it is.
OK, so it wasn’t the winningest Grizzlies regular season ever. But it was one of the most important — and most exhilarating.
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