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Memphis Grizzlies forward Chandler Parsons, ever the active social media user, hosted an impromptu Q & A session on Twitter where he answered all sorts of questions from fans. Some were basketball-related, others were not. A few were a mix of the two. One such semi-basketball-related question was who Parsons would prefer to hang out […]

Sacramento Kings power forward Zach Randolph’s kind is a dying one. There aren’t just as many big men these days that would prefer operating at the low post than take perimeter shots as before. Randolph is already past his prime, something that he’s admitted to Ailene Voisin of The Sacramento Bee, but believes he could […]

It has been a long winding path back to the court for veteran guard Ben McLemore since suffering a broken foot in the offseason. However, it appears that the 24-year-old is set to make his debut with the Memphis Grizzlies later this week as the team announced on Thursday morning that he has been recalled […]

Memphis Grizzlies guard Ben McLemore is eyeing a return to the floor this Saturday when his team faces off with the Houston Rockets, Michael Wallace of Grizzlies.com is reporting. Appearing more likely @BenMcLemore, barring setback, makes @memgrizz debut Saturday at Houston. Selden also close as conditioning continues. — Michael Wallace (@MyMikeCheck) November 7, 2017 Ben McLemore […]

Prior to the 2017-18 NBA season, there was a starting power forward battle between Julius Randle, Kyle Kuzma, and Larry Nance Jr. for the Los Angeles Lakers. Ultimately, Nance Jr. started alongside Brook Lopez and Brandon Ingram in head coach Luke Walton’s frontcourt. After starting 133 out of 156 games for the Lakers in his […]

Mario Chalmers was the feel-good story of an otherwise gutting offseason for the Memphis Grizzlies, garnering the last roster spot after the team let veteran Vince Carter, Zach Randolph, and Tony Allen walk this summer after opting to go in a different direction. But the veteran floor general didn’t do himself any favors in a […]

After playing seven games so far this season, rookie point guard De’Aaron Fox has been able to turn a lot of heads because of his solid play for the Sacramento Kings. Fox is proving he might just be the real deal, and that he belongs to be in the same conversation as some of the […]

Memphis Grizzlies guard Mike Conley has not had the best of starts to a season, as he has began the campaign on a shooting slump, only converting on 36.8 percent of his shots. Fresh off his career-best 46 percent from last year, it is now down by more than 9 percent — which has also […]

Ben McLemore has been through a progressive recovery after suffering a broken foot during the offseason. According to Chris Haynes of ESPN, McLemore is set to go through the next phase of his recovery as the Memphis Grizzlies have put him in a short stint with their G League affiliate. Grizzlies assigning Ben McLemore to […]

The Memphis Grizzlies have gotten off to a 5-2 start to the 2017-18 NBA season, which is currently first in the Western Conference. Through the first seven games of the new season, the Grizzlies have had impressive victories over the Golden State Warriors and Houston Rockets (twice). As the team prepares for the Orlando Magic […]

Memphis Grizzlies point guard Mike Conley has had an uncharacteristically poor start to the season. He’s averaging 17.3 points per game but is shooting just 37 percent from the field and 26 percent on three-pointers. His assists are also down from 6.3 last season to 4.3. However, the 30-year-old doesn’t seem to be too concerned […]

The Memphis Grizzlies will exercise their fourth-year option on third-year forward Jarell Martin which will keep him under contract until next season, Basketball Insiders’ Michael Scotto reports. Martin was drafted No. 25 overall by Memphis in the 2015 draft. However, he failed to establish himself as a regular rotation player for the Grizzlies during his […]

The Memphis Grizzlies, current owners of the NBA’s best record at 5-1, could be without All-Star big man Marc Gasol for their home game against the Charlotte Hornets on Monday night due to an ankle problem. https://twitter.com/CAGrizBeat/status/925061866514210816 Gasol struggled with his shot in his most recent game against the Houston Rockets. He went just 1-of-8 […]

It has been a grueling road back to the court for Memphis Grizzlies forward Chandler Parsons over the last several months after coming off a surgically repaired meniscus in his left knee. Parsons appears to have finally broken through as he scored 24 points with six 3-pointers made in Saturday’s win over the Houston Rockets. Following […]

Here are your Power Rankings for Week 2 of the NBA season: 30: Phoenix Suns This was an eventful week for Phoenix, and it was exclusively bad. The week began with the worst fate for the league’s worst team, the season started. For Phoenix, it only took three games for them to produce the all-time […]

Two of the Memphis Grizzlies minority owners will have the chance to purchase the team from controlling owner Robert Pera, according to Zach Lowe and Brian Windhorst of ESPN. By a strange provision, Steven Kaplan and Daniel Straus each have the option to make big during the five-year anniversary of Pera’s $377 million purchase of […]

Monday night turned out to be a very frustrating one for the Houston Rockets. Already heading into their matchup against the Memphis Grizzlies without injured star Chris Paul, they ultimately lost the game, which added to their woes. James Harden was also involved in an altercation, which did not help their cause at all. With […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have just revealed their new classic throwback Nike uniforms inspired by their original team from Minneapolis, in the colors they represented. Rookie phenom Lonzo Ball and the Lakers will step on the court Oct. 25 against the Washington Wizards wearing the classic Minneapolis Lakers uniform, somewhat familiar to longtime fans, but […]

After signing a lucrative four-year, $98 million max deal with the Memphis Grizzlies last year, Chandler Parsons has not proven yet that he deserves that big of a contract. He was only able to appear in 34 games for his team last season, and only has pedestrian averages to show as well. Now in his […]

After nearly a decade with the Memphis Grizzlies, Zach Randolph signed with the Sacramento Kings as Tony Allen signed with the New Orleans Pelicans in free agency. With both players playing significant roles in the team’s ‘Grit and Grind’ slogan, the Grizzlies are in a new era with the 2017-18 NBA season officially underway. Prior […]

The NBA season has just begun and the Warriors are off to a rocky start so far. It’s rare to see one superstar ejected from an NBA game, but two at once is an unprecedented event that eventually happened tonight. Saturday was the night the Memphis Grizzlies hosted the world champion Golden State Warriors in a […]

Memphis Grizzlies forward JaMychal Green’s MRI on his left ankle sprain came back clean with no further damage, but he is expected to miss several weeks with the injury, according to Shams Charania of The Vertical. Green started and played just four minutes on Wednesday’s season-opener before falling to the floor after chasing a rebound, […]

It’s safe to say the Chandler Parsons’ experience for the Memphis Grizzlies has not worked out up to this point. After undergoing numerous injury setbacks as well as being underwhelming when healthy last campaign, the relationship between Parsons and the Grizzlies faithful is borderline catastrophic. Parsons took to the floor for the Grizzlies’ home opener […]

Wade Baldwin IV is reportedly drawing interest from multiple teams after the Memphis Grizzlies waived the second-year point guard along with Rade Zagorac to cut their roster down to 15 players. Darren Wolfson reports that the Houston Rockets, New York Knicks, and New Orleans Pelicans are among the teams who have expressed their interest in […]

The Memphis Grizzlies plan to either waive or trade second-year point guard Wade Baldwin IV before the final 15-man roster deadline today, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Baldwin was the 17th overall pick of the 2016 NBA Draft, making this the second first-round giveaway the Grizzlies have had in the last two seasons, waiving former […]

Memphis Grizzlies head coach Dave Fizdale has confirmed forward Chandler Parsons will begin the regular season on the bench, the Commercial Appeal’s Ronald Tillery reports. https://twitter.com/CAGrizBeat/status/919629778164027395 With Parsons assuming a bench role, James Ennis gets the starting small forward spot for the Grizzlies. To Parsons’ credit, he took the decision relatively well and said all […]

The Memphis Grizzlies had reportedly been uninterested in re-signing two of their core players in Tony Allen and Zach Randolph. The two men responsible for the structure of the Grizzlies’ Grit-N-Grind culture didn’t even garner an offer from the franchise after several seasons with the team, according to ESPN’s Tim MacMahon. “Randolph and Allen, who […]

The Memphis Grizzlies recently announced their intent to retire the jersey of the team’s former forward in Tony Allen. It was a fitting nod to one of the best stoppers the NBA has seen in recent years and someone who played a huge part in shaping the team’s grit-and-grind culture. Allen is one of few […]

Tony Allen will soon join his former Memphis Grizzlies brother Zach Randolph in the rafters of the FedEx Forum. The organization announced they will retire the Oklahoma State product’s iconic No. 9 someday, though they didn’t make a formal announcement as of when it will take place. "We are proud that @aa000G9's #9 jersey will […]

In the last few seasons, the NBA has shifted the landscape toward a faster-paced offense around the league with teams fully adopting that approach. However, Memphis Grizzlies big man Marc Gasol recently voiced to Ronald Tillery of USA TODAY Network that the team will speed up their offensive approach but doesn’t envision it getting up […]

This offseason, a lot of NBA players from Europe still had a chance to play competitive basketball, as they represented their respective countries in the EuroBasket competition. Among those who participated is New York Knicks center Willy Hernangomez, who suited up for his home country of Spain. Outside of facing some of the best centers […]

Philadelphia 76ers big man Joel Embiid finally reached an agreement with the team on a new five-year, $148 million contract extension on Monday. The 23-year-old was understandably ecstatic upon signing such a massive deal and he decided to share his joy with Memphis Grizzlies forward and close friend Chandler Parsons. Parsons posted on Instagram Embiid’s […]

The Memphis Grizzlies are set to embark on a new adventure this season without veterans Vince Carter, Zach Randolph, and Tony Allen, who signed with different teams during this free agency craze of an offseason. A leadership role is more than ever etched into cornerstone Marc Gasol, who is recovering from an injury he suffered […]

After signing a four-year, $94 million deal with the Memphis Grizzlies last year, Chandler Parsons only appeared in 34 games due to knee problems. As the Grizzlies have made numerous roster changes during the offseason, they are hoping Parsons can remain relatively healthy. With Marc Gasol and Mike Conley still leading the way, the Grizzlies […]

Charles Barkley’s mouth is the gift that keeps on giving, and with the NBA season just around the corner, he’s off to the races again, churning out head-turning claims that we all just can’t help but consume. In one of his latest interesting takes, Sir Charles predicts that the Sacramento Kings will make the playoffs […]

For almost two decades now, the Western Conference has dominated the league. They have had a record above .500 against the East in 17 of the last 18 seasons. A Western Conference team has won the championship in 12 of those 18 seasons as well. If you thought the dominance might end this season, you […]

Philadelphia 76ers forward Ben Simmons is finally set to play in his first NBA preseason action on Wednesday night against the Memphis Grizzlies. According to Sarah Todd of The Inquirer, Memphis head coach David Fizdale had some huge praise for the 21-year-old ahead of the contest. “Any ideas? These guys are just getting taller and […]

Memphis Grizzlies forward Jarell Martin is a man with some extra motivation to perform this preseason. The third-year big man is likely to be waived by the Grizzlies and won’t be on their regular season roster. But he’s been given the chance to play and feature himself for other teams during preseason. Martin is definitely […]

Unlike in the past, NBA players are now more outspoken about different social issues their countries are currently facing. With a lot of violence happening in the province of Catalonia in Spain, Pau Gasol and Marc Gasol used their platform and influence to raise awareness, and making it known that they are not in favor […]