The Memphis Grizzlies might not be in the same tier as the Denver Nuggets or Boston Celtics, but everyone around the league was expecting big things from the Grizzlies this season, and that includes their celery-green friends: the Celtics’ Finals MVP Jaylen Brown.
On the show ‘Hot Ones’, Jaylen Brown was asked which non-playoff team he expects to make the biggest step forward this upcoming year. The response was pretty simple.
“Memphis.”
Memphis only won 27 games versus a 55-game loss last season. There were pretty high expectations to start the season with the addition of Marcus Smart, but each week another member of the team went down due to injury. It got so dire that the team eventually found itself making NBA history using the most players during a single season.
What should have been the death blow for the Memphis Grizzlies last season was a season-ending torn labrum injury to Ja Morant, which limited him to just nine games. During that time, he hit several game-winners and averaged 25.2 points, 7.8 assists, and 5.0 rebounds on 47/17/83 shooting from the field. Because he was injured for so long, many people have forgotten that Ja Morant is still a bonafide superstar, and his numbers last season proved it.
The 2024-25 season is going to be very big for the Memphis Grizzlies. Coming off not making the playoffs last season, it’s going to be hard to take them seriously if they don’t step up to the plate the following season.
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