Teams such as Sacramento and the Minnesota Timberwolves (and likely many more) that were known to be monitoring the situation before will continue to do so, all while watching closely when Ja Morant returns (his initial timeline had him slated for a possible early December return). Still, the Grizzlies going from their loud and ugly 4-11 start to this quiet and impressive bounce-back (now 9-12) is enough to make these next few months all the more interesting in Memphis. The back end of the West is so bad this season that the Grizzlies are already in playoff position despite their sub-.500 mark, and they’re only 3 1/2 games back of the sixth spot. “We started this season (with) chaotic circumstances, with guys having to learn new positions, having missed the preseason and some injuries to our primary handlers,” Iisalo said.
