Memphis Grizzlies: A brief look into the future of the franchise
By Aymin Bakr
The Memphis Grizzlies are winning basketball games in a competitive Western Conference like they’ve proven to do throughout a good portion of the 21st century. However, the current roster has a definite end in the near future and this winning could be subject to change.
After being established in 1995, the Memphis Grizzlies have seen a variety of different team structures and experienced varying levels of success. Despite being one of the youngest franchises in the league at just 23 years old, Memphis has made the playoffs 10 times, including three trips to the Western Conference semifinals and one trip to the conference finals in 2013.
Sitting at 8-5 and fifth in a tough Western conference with a good amount of depth, the Grizzlies seem to be back to their old winning ways after they won just 22 games last year due to the loss of Mike Conley for the entirety of the season.
Regardless of only three players ever being named to an All-Star game (Marc Gasol, Pau Gasol and Zach Randolph) in the franchise’s entire history, they’ve embodied the idea of teamwork and have been known for years to have the “Grit-N-Grind” mentality.
While no one is expecting a championship-caliber team any time soon, fans do want to see a competitive Grizzlies teams in the near future. They will definitely need to find a direction very soon if this is to become a reality.