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Memphis Grizzlies: 3 goals for the rest of the season

By Jake Peterson

MEMPHIS, TN - FEBRUARY 27: Delon Wright #2 of the Memphis Grizzlies looks on during the game against the Chicago Bulls on February 27, 2019 at FedExForum in Memphis, Tennessee. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2019 NBAE (Photo by Joe Murphy/NBAE via Getty Images)
MEMPHIS, TN - FEBRUARY 27: Delon Wright #2 of the Memphis Grizzlies looks on during the game against the Chicago Bulls on February 27, 2019 at FedExForum in Memphis, Tennessee. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2019 NBAE (Photo by Joe Murphy/NBAE via Getty Images) /
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2. Get an idea of who’s coming back next year

As of now, there are five locks on this team for who will be back next season:

Mike Conley and Chandler Parsons have two and one seasons, respectively, left on their deals. Avery Bradley has a team option and C.J. Miles and Jonas Valanciunas have player options they are highly likely to pick up. Justin Holiday, Joakim Noah, Tyler Dorsey and Jevon Carter are all free agents.

Bruno Caboclo, after signing a multi-year deal, is a wild card for the team. There’s little doubt if he’s going to be on the roster next year, but we could see a similar situation a la MarShon Brooks. Brooks also signed a multi-year deal with the Grizzlies after going through a few 10-day deals, but was cut in February. Caboclo’s play and minutes have been all over the place since joining the team.

Avery Bradley’s play the team over the last few weeks has made the decision to keep him for next year a coin flip. Only $3 million of his $12.9 million salary is guaranteed and Memphis could flip him for cap relief or as part of a larger deal to take on bad money and a draft pick.

While Miles and Valanciunas both have player options, they will both be on expiring deals next season as well. JV is the same player he was with the Toronto Raptors: an okay post-up man whose biggest skill is rebounding. He struggles to defend on any switches and still can’t play large stretches of the game.

Parsons, despite taking a leave of absence from the team, is back (hooray?) and playing sparse minutes. He’s looked nothing short of awful, shooting 21 percent from the field and going just 4-of-23 from downtown. If Parsons can show he’s still a somewhat useful rotational player, it’s not unlikely a team would take on his expiring deal for cap relief.

The biggest question mark is Mike Conley. After the team elected to hold onto the point guard through the trade deadline, questions immediately began surfacing about his future with the team again. Conley is on the wrong side of 30 and still has two years and more than $60 million remaining on his deal.

All of these question marks lead to the biggest goal of them all.

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