Herrington: Memphis Grizzlies 2024 offseason roster rankings, Part 2
Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant (12) celebrates after his slam dunk in the final seconds of overtime during an NBA basketball game against the New Orleans Pelicans in New Orleans Dec. 26, 2023. The Grizzlies won 116-115. (Gerald Herbert/AP Photo file)
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.
Monday, Chris Herrington counted down from No. 18 to No. 9. Today, the eight most valuable members of the Grizzlies’ roster.
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