The Memphis Grizzlies put out their injury report this morning, announcing more than half of the roster was out of the lineup against the Minnesota Timberwolves in their penultimate game of the regular season.

Gasol is the only player being rested, which is unlikely to have any consequences due to the Grizzlies resting him on the road, as the NBA had asked in the new collective bargaining agreement.

Yet Memphis has continually taken every chance to roll out G-Leaguers into the court and unashamedly so — which has drawn the ire and comic reactions from some media members.

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Tyreke Evans' status of “NWT” can only be guessed as “not with team” as opposed to “new with tags” (if you've ever bought from eBay), basically keeping out the entire projected starting lineup out of the picture in what's proving to be an award-winning tank job — despite the Phoenix Suns having clinched the worst overall record with a loss to the Golden State Warriors.

Yet even with an awful array of talent on the floor, the Grizzlies managed to nab a game from the Detroit Pistons on Sunday in a 130-117 win.

Memphis is 2.5 games clear of the Atlanta Hawks for the second-worst record in the league and now almost guaranteed to wind up with the second-worst mark, as they've done everything next to putting coach J.B. Bickerstaff in uniform due to the lack of players on the court.