The frustration in Memphis has grown to sky-high levels, with veterans like Marc Gasol growing more and more irritated, especially after taking a 110-102 loss to the struggling Phoenix Suns on Wednesday night.
Grizzlies coach J.B. Bickerstaff has seen his star center become flustered with this losing season, but noted he's done the most to be a mentor and a teammate to his young counterparts.
“He has his moments,” Bickerstaff said, according to NBA.com. “But one of the things he has done is he’s embraced the young guys. You watch him put his arm around guys, teaching guys, working with guys. And then he has started to work on his game and do different things that will help him moving forward as a player. He’s human, and those moments [of frustration] do come up, but he’s spent more time focusing on growth than he has on the situation that we are in.”
Memphis is one of the teams involved in this season's tank wars, now getting a peg below the Suns for one of the worst records in the league, optimizing their chances at a lottery pick.
Sadly, the Grizzlies haven't been the best at selecting talent in the NBA Draft, failing to keep a player past his full rookie contract since Mike Conley Jr., who is currently on the shelf for the remainder of the season.
The Grizzlies have already given up on two of their prospects, the latest was Wade Baldwin IV, who was quickly snatched up by the Portland Trail Blazers after the team waived him last year.
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