Memphis Grizzlies: What Does The Future Hold For Beale Street Bears?

Final Verdict

For better or worse, the Memphis Grizzlies have committed a healthy sum of money to Mike Conley and Marc Gasol. They’ve also handed a heavy contract to Chandler Parsons, which has created limited flexibility on the free agency front.

Thus, the question beckons: should the Grizzlies continue to attempt to win with the current core or blow up the major pieces around Conley, Gasol, and Parsons?

Tony Allen and Zach Randolph can still perform at a high level, but both are age 35 or older. Thus, while father time may not have caught up with them entirely, it’s fair to believe that Memphis needs to get younger in order to make true process.

With limited cap space and no available first-round draft pick, the options are limited and the need for executive creativity is as pressing as ever before.

Re-signing Allen and Randolph would help maintain the team’s core and identity. It could also leave enough cap space in order for the Grizzlies to make an additional signing that would both improve the team’s depth and make up for Brandan Wright’s injury woes.

Of the limited options, the Grizzlies’ best bet would be to remain loyal to the core players and make an attempt to develop a stronger second unit.

If Chandler Parsons lives up to the hype and dollar signs, then all Memphis truly needs is to improve its depth.

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For better or worse, the Memphis Grizzlies will need to make the most of the limited cap space that’s available to the front office.