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The Memphis Grizzlies are 1-6 so far on the young NBA season, and Ja Morant’s absence due to suspension has become even more noticeable. A disastrous start to a game vs. the Blazers was aided by a crucial officiating mistake recently. The Grizzlies are hoping to turn things around during the in-season tournament, which began […]

For the last two seasons, the Memphis Grizzlies have been a force in the Western Conference. With Ja Morant at the helm of their success, the Grizzlies looked to be a youthful team that would be contending at the top of the West for many years to come. Just over a week of the 2023-24 […]

Zion Williamson is fully healthy as the 2023-24 season finally tips off. While that’s obviously an extremely encouraging development for a player ravaged by injuries ever since he entered the league in 2019 as a transcendent No. 1 overall draft pick, the New Orleans Pelicans star has typically needed time to acclimate to NBA action […]

It seems like yesterday that the Memphis Grizzlies were a dark horse contender for an NBA championship and one of the most oft-mentioned, up-and-coming teams in the NBA. Now, as the 2023-2024 NBA season gets underway, Coach Taylor Jenkins and the Grizzlies are hoping for another deep playoff run with new faces on board the […]

For years, the NBA’s Defensive Player of the Year award has been dominated by big men. After all, the award is named after Hakeem Olajuwon, the league’s all-time leader in blocked shots and one of the best big men to ever play the game. In the league today, there are various big men who make […]

Coming off of winning the award last season, leading the pack is Grizzlies big man Jaren Jackson Jr. He tied Kawhi Leonard, Dwight Howard, and Alvin Robertson as the youngest player to win this award, with all being only 23. We have you covered with our NBA awards odds series with a Defensive Player of the […]

The Memphis Grizzlies face a ton of uncertainty heading into the 2023-24 NBA season with Ja Morant serving a league-imposed 25-game suspension to open the campaign. The Grizzlies made some offseason moves to retool its roster after getting eliminated by the Los Angeles Lakers in the first round of the playoffs as the No. 2 […]

Team USA had a very disappointing performance at the 2023 FIBA World Cup. Not only did they not win the gold medal as they’ve been accustomed to, they failed to medal at all losing to Canada in the bronze medal game. The entire team took a lot of criticism, but one player who kind of […]

Dallas Mavericks legend and 2023 Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame inductee Dirk Nowitzki was simply an unstoppable offensive force during his time. Nowitzki’s prime spanned over a decade, with the Mavs star rounding out his game from its pick-and-pop centricity to being one of the best post-up big men the league has ever seen […]

Despite a lackluster 12-9 start to the the 2022-23 season, the Memphis Grizzlies still managed to win 51 games, the second consecutive year they crossed the 50-win mark. Even with all the regular-season success this organization has found the last couple of seasons, there are still plenty of question marks surrounding them for various reasons. […]

Boston Celtics star Jaylen Brown said his goodbyes to former teammate Marcus Smart on Instagram. But not before a member of Smart’s new squad, the Memphis Grizzlies, rubbed the loss in Brown’s face. Grizzlies big Jaren Jackson Jr. commented on Brown’s farewell post by declaring that Smart is his teammate now. “My brotha now,” joked […]

Who is the best player in the NBA? This is a question basketball fans debate every single year, and it’s one that often has no right answer. MVP candidates such as Nikola Jokic, Joel Embiid, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Stephen Curry and LeBron James are obviously amongst the best of the best, but one player cannot win […]

Jaren Jackson Jr. is one of the most versatile big men in the NBA. The reigning Defensive Player of the Year isn’t just arguably the best rim-protector in basketball and a viable switch defender on the perimeter, but has emerged as an imminently dangerous multi-level scorer, too. How many bigs in the league combine Jackson’s […]

After being eliminated from the FIBA World Cup and suffering three losses to Lithuania, Germany, and Canada, Team USA basketball needs to look in the mirror and figure some things out heading into the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. While there’s reason for optimism moving forward (hello, LeBron!), it’s important for Team USA to figure […]

Jaren Jackson Jr. and Team USA failed to complete their mission of winning the gold from the 2023 FIBA World Cup in Manila. However, there’s another business for them to take care of, with a bronze medal matchup against Canada coming up this Sunday. That means Jackson will be able to share the floor against […]

After all of the mocking and “F group” proclamations, USA winning the FIBA World Cup would been a fitting and triumphant end to this battle for global hoops supremacy. It would not have been the most original script, to be sure, but still a somewhat intriguing one. This is not the NFL, though. Nor is […]

Entering the second round of the 2023 FIBA World Cup, Team USA’s confidence was at an all-time high. Anthony Edwards even told reporters that they’d win both of their crossover games against Montenegro and Lithuania, believing that the team would continue to roll along after three dominant victories in the first round. But as Lithuania […]

Team USA’s loss to Lithuania in the FIBA World Cup could be chalked up to a couple of reasons. One of the most prominent reasons was their big men’s struggles. Against a more physical Lithuania team, the American centers couldn’t keep up. Jaren Jackson Jr, the team’s starting center, got into early foul trouble and […]

Team USA recently finished their first three games at the 2023 FIBA World Cup with a perfect 3-0 record after defeating Jordan 110-62 on Wednesday. Advancing to the next stage of the tournament, the Americans have their eyes set on capturing USA Basketball’s first gold medal at the World Cup since 2014. A team led […]

The burgeoning rivalry between the Golden State Warriors and Memphis Grizzlies didn’t exactly live up to the hype last season. Apart from the Steph Curry-less Warriors’ boastful beatdown of the Grizzlies at Chase Center on Christmas, Golden State’s rollercoaster regular season and Ja Morant’s off-court drama largely kept the teams’ focus off of one another. […]

Jaren Jackson Jr.’s nagging penchant for foul trouble with the Memphis Grizzlies followed him to Team USA’s opening game of the 2023 FIBA World Cup. Despite fouling out in the Americans’ uneven 99-72 win over New Zealand after just 16 minutes of action, though, the Americans’ starting center and reigning NBA Defensive Player of the […]

Team USA is currently preparing in Abu Dhabi for the FIBA World Cup, with upcoming exhibition matches against Greece and Germany. Anthony Edwards and Jaren Jackson Jr are two of the higher profile guys on the roster, and Edwards is making sure to hold Jackson Jr accountable as the FIBA World Cup gets closer and […]

Minnesota Timberwolves star guard Anthony Edwards has been one of the standouts for Team USA as they prepare for the upcoming FIBA World Cup, garnering more praise than anyone outside of Los Angeles Lakers fan favorite Austin Reaves and New York Knicks lead guard Jalen Brunson. With all that talent in one room, not to […]

The Memphis Grizzlies have taken a huge jump in the past season. Their young squad now has a couple of NBA Playoffs appearances in recent years but one thing has been missing. They were led by Jaren Jackson Jr and Ja Morant but could not seem to make a deep run. This is where the […]

Jaren Jackson Jr. knows very well the rest of the Memphis Grizzlies will need to step up when they start the 2023-24 NBA season without Ja Morant. And as early as now, he wants his teammates to be ready. Amid his preparations with Team USA for the FIBA World Cup, JJJ found the time to […]

This week Team USA basketball has been training in Las Vegas in anticipation of the 2023 FIBA World Cup. The tournament is scheduled to begin on Aug. 25 and will run until Sept. 10. Although it may be a bit of a concern that the Select Team has beaten the main team in scrimmages this […]

With the USA men’s national team defeating the Select Team in three scrimmages on Saturday, all is finally right with the world. Or at least that’s the feeling floating around the country ahead of the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup, which begins on Aug. 25 in the Philippines, Japan and Indonesia. Team USA is looking […]

The Memphis Grizzlies have become an afterthought heading into the 2023 free agency period in large part because of Ja Morant’s suspension. Morant, Jaren Jackson, Jr. and the Grizzlies have quietly maintained their standing as a dark horse contender, thanks to the addition of Marcus Smart and others. The Grizzlies still have one major free […]

Memphis Grizzlies big man Jaren Jackson Jr. is an elite shot-blocker, a fact underscored by his winning the 2023 Defensive Player of the Year award at just 23 years old. Leading the league in blocks per game in each of the last two seasons, JJJ helps the Grizzlies be one of the more balanced teams […]

The Memphis Grizzlies made some massive moves this offseason, but none bigger than trading for 2022 NBA Defensive Player of the Year Marcus Smart from the Boston Celtics. There is no knowing just how the Grizzlies‘ season will turn out, especially with Ja Morant out for the first 25 games of the season due to […]

Memphis Grizzlies big man Jaren Jackson Jr. was flat-out dominant on the defensive end of the floor during the 2022-23 NBA regular season. He led the league in blocks per game for the second straight season, as he averaged 3.0 blocks along with 1.0 steals. Because of this, Jackson Jr. won the league’s Defensive Player […]

The Houston Rockets roster has been crying out loud for a veteran leader who could help build a winning culture in H-Town amid the franchise’s efforts to rebuild. And this offseason, they signed two players with considerable experience in winning situations, adding Fred VanVleet and Dillon Brooks to their young core led by Jalen Green, […]

I was honestly today years old when I learned that Jaren Jackson Jr. and Jordan Poole were actually teammates in high school. Apparently, both stars went to La Lumiere Prep in Indiana, where naturally, they teamed up to form one of the most feared high school teams of their generation. As it turns out, Poole […]

Central Florida forward Taylor Hendricks became the No. 9 overall pick in the 2023 NBA Draft. The 6-foot-8 big man went to the Utah Jazz and will join Lauri Markkanen, Walker Kessler, and Kelly Olynyk in the Jazz frontcourt. As the 19-year-old begins his NBA journey, let’s check out which of today’s crop of players […]

Memphis Grizzlies star Jaren Jackson Jr recently made headlines for saying that NBA 2K has improved his shot blocking ability. When New York Knicks star Julius Randle was asked about it, he doubled down on Jackson’s NBA 2K take, via Podcast P with Paul George presented by Wave Sports + Entertainment. "I know a lot […]

Memphis Grizzlies star Jaren Jackson Jr just dropped a massive bombshell that is sure to excite gamers everywhere. For anyone who says that playing games on your console won’t amount to anything, then you better hear what JJJ has to say about how his NBA 2K game helped him become the elite shot-blocker that he […]

Jaren Jackson Jr. and Draymond Green are two of the top big men to come out of the Michigan State men’s basketball program in recent memory. Jaren Jackson Jr. is one of the best defensive players in the entire NBA at just 23 years of age, and he already has one Defensive Player of the […]

There was a lot of back and forth between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Memphis Grizzlies during their second-round NBA Playoffs series. Naturally, a lot of the noise gravitated toward LeBron James, with Dillon Brooks emerging as the main instigator of what turned out to be an intense trash-talking battle — at least from […]

With the FIBA World Cup tournament just two months away, Team USA’s roster is now beginning to take shape. Several stars have already committed to join the squad for the prestigious summer tournament, including the likes of Brandon Ingram of the New Orleans Pelicans, the New York Knicks’ Jalen Brunson, and Austin Reaves of the […]