Calkins: Never mind the box score, it was a big night for Justise Winslow and the Grizz
Memphis Grizzlies Justise Winslow (7) motions to the crowd after scoring his first points as a Grizzly during a Feb. 20, 2021 game at the FedExForum. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
Memphis Grizzlies forward Justise Winslow (7) blocks Phoenix Suns guard Devin Booker (1) during a Feb. 20, 2021 game at the FedExForum. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
Memphis Grizzlies forward Justise Winslow (7) and center Gorgui Dieng (14) trap Phoenix Suns guard Chris Paul (3) during a Feb. 20, 2021 game at the FedExForum. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
Memphis Grizzlies forward Justise Winslow (7) guards Phoenix Suns guard Devin Booker (1) during a Feb. 20, 2021 game at the FedExForum. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
Memphis Grizzlies forward Justise Winslow (7) shares a laugh with Phoenix Suns guard Devin Booker (1) after checking into a Feb. 20, 2021 game at the FedExForum. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
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.
More than a year after he joined the Grizzlies in a trade, Justise Winslow finally played for his new team. The stats were not pretty. But the future might yet be.
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