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Memphis Grizzlies forward Zach Randolph has been adamant that teams are glad he and teammate Marc Gasol don’t play side by side anymore like they had been for many seasons. The 6-foot-9 forward proved his case during Friday night’s come-from-behind win against the Golden State Warriors in overtime, where the Grizzlies faced a 24-point deficit […]

The NBA is a league of stars, but one person on each squad keeps all the individual players focused on one goal: winning. That person is the head coach. Now the question is, who’s the best coach in the NBA? You can decide.

On Saturday night, the Memphis Grizzlies came out with a victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves, 93-71. During the game, Timberwolves budding star Andrew Wiggins struggled. The athletic forward went 2-of-11 for only seven points and four rebounds. It tied Wiggins’ lowest scoring game for the season. Nevertheless, Memphis head coach David Fizdale had good things to […]

Memphis Grizzlies center Marc Gasol was originally scheduled to be on a minutes restriction this season as he had just recovered from surgery done on his right foot last February to repair a non-displaced Type II fracture of the navicular bone. But after six games so far, he has not shown any ill-effects from the procedure and […]

During training camp, new Memphis Grizzlies’ head coach David Fizdale has been playing veteran Tony Allen at point guard. Allen, who usually plays at the shooting guard position and has the ability to defend much bigger forwards, told the Commercial Appeal that Fizdale wants the 34-year-old to expand his game: “I don’t want to be […]

The Memphis Grizzlies are looking to preserve the health of their all-star center, Marc Gasol, this coming season. Realizing he is arguably the most vital cog to their hopes of making a deep playoff run – and that he’s returning from missing a good portion of last season with an injury – the 31-year-old is […]

Memphis Grizzlies coach David Fizdale recently sat down with Gary Washburn of the Boston Globe to talk about his road to the rank of head coach. It certainly wasn’t an easy task to accomplish, but Fizdale laughs about his circumstances when reflecting on when Miami Heat President Pat Riley didn’t even know his name. You know, […]

Juwan Howard has become the next man in the coaching line after the departure of highly respected assistant coach David Fizdale from South Beach. He has already begun his new duties, coaching the Miami Heat’s 2016 summer league team in Las Vegas. Retiring after the 2012-13 season led Howard to join the Heat coaching staff, […]

Memphis Grizzlies head coach and former Miami Heat assistant coach David Fizdale was shocked to see that he wasn’t the only long-time employee to leave Miami. After Fizdale settled into his new home in Memphis, Dwyane Wade departed to return home to Chicago to sign with the Bulls following a contract dispute with the Heat. […]

David Fizdale is about to welcome a new member to his coaching staff. According to The Vertical’s Adrian Wojnarowski, the Memphis Grizzlies have reached an agreement with former Houston Rockets interim coach J.B. Bickerstaff to fill the lead assistant position. Bickerstaff recently withdrew his name from the pool of coaching candidates from the Houston Rockets […]

The former Houston Rockets coach could be taking his talents to Memphis. J.B. Bickerstaff, who took over as Rockets head coach early in the season after the team fired Kevin McHale, is in talks with the Memphis Grizzlies to join their coaching staff: Hearing that former Rockets coach J.B. Bickerstaff was in Memphis last night […]

How do you introduce new Memphis Grizzlies head coach David Fizdale to the city? It would be appropriate to give a great visual before listing some of his accomplishments about why it’s an exciting time for the team. Not even a full 24 hours later, a local newspaper decided to post a headline story with a photo […]

Negotiations are over, it’s official: Miami Heat assistant David Fizdale has finally reached a contract agreement to become the Memphis Grizzlies‘ new head coach, as reported by The Vertical’s Adrian Wojnarowski. The agreement was signed for an undisclosed amount for four years. The final year in the contract has a team option. Fizdale, who has worked for the Golden […]

The Memphis Grizzlies have conducted and concluded their search for a new head coach to fill the vacant spot left after firing Dave Joerger. The search stopped with Miami Heat assistant coach David Fizdale, who they have offered the position to and are now working out contract numbers with. Fizdale has been the lead assistant […]

The Memphis Grizzlies have been on the prowl for a new head coach for about a month, and it finally appears that they have their man. After interviewing numerous qualified candidates, the Grizzlies have offered Miami Heat assistant David Fizdale their vacant head coaching position, according to The Vertical’s Adrian Wojnarowski. The details of the contract […]

It’s safe to say that the Memphis Grizzlies are dedicated in finding a new head coach. Just a day after it was reported that the Grizzlies had interviewed Hall-of-Famer Patrick Ewing for their head coaching vacancy, Marc J. Spears of ESPN says that Memphis has also received permission to interview Miami Heat assistant coach David […]