Herrington: With Grizzlies back, anything is possible and all the pieces matter
Memphis Grizzlies react after a dunk during the second half of an NBA preseason basketball game against the Detroit Pistons, Thursday, Oct. 13, 2022, in Detroit. The Grizzlies won, 126-111. (Carlos Osorio/AP)
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.
Where does enhanced competition leave the still-young Grizzlies? In it. In the thick of the battle, and that’s a great place to be.
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