Yahoo Sports senior NBA analyst Kevin O’Connor is joined by Molly Morrison to discuss Memphis’s approach to build around its star point guard – even as he misses time with a calf injury. Check out the full conversation on “The Kevin O’Connor Show” and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube or wherever you listen.
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People are discrediting the sneaky rebuild.
The Grizzlies have maneuvered alongside, Yeah, Jalen Wells, Wells.
They are building something new.
It’s not this, This nightmare, and they also have picks in this draft.
It’s not ideal, and I think the Grizzlies’ GM has gotten a lot of flak for these two Different directions he’s gone in, but maybe part of that.
Is he seeing maybe the window with John Jaron isn’t as promising.
So, let’s see what we can do while also building for the future.
Getting rid of Steven Adams, drafting Zach Eadie.
Injuries have plagued this Grizzlies team so intensely, and Ja Morant has Suffered two seasons now under an offense that was not built specifically for him.
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Call me a homer, call, say like it is embarrassing that I’m riding with my team.
I’m doing it.
You draft a superstar, you ride it out.
I dont think the grass is always greener.
I mean, It’s OK to be a homer.
But I think what you touched on is one of the things I find when I kind of, You know, see, I take the temperature of Grizzlies fans.
The Grizzlies’ fans who don’t blame J tend to blame Zach Kleiman.
And it’s like, I think it’s silly.
I look at what Zach Kleiman built.
I think you hit the nail on the head: he’s got a subtle rebuild going with this roster.
A lot of good young players, like there are many solid players Behind these key names: Cedric Coward, Zach Eadie, and Jalen Wells that we’re discussing Where it’s like there’s something here in the future with or without Ja Morant.
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Like, that’s just the reality of it.
And II, But I think with Memphis, not many teams need a point guard.
So, in all likelihood, Memphis will ride this out with Ja Morant and hopefully He’s able to find himself now.
Can I just say, you know, The Grizzlies right now, Jaws hurt, they don’t have a point guard.
This is a team that has four point guards.
This simply describes the level of curse they are.
Most teams have no four point guards.
The Grizzlies do, even when all hurt.
Who is going to dribble the ball?
Who is going to facilitate?
I mean, it’s going to, We’re gonna be seeing Cam Spencer, Vince Williams dribbling the ball.
It’s going to be a rough few weeks.