Memphis has moved quickly to replace its head coach of six years with the postseason looming.
The Memphis Grizzlies have moved quickly to replace fired head coach Taylor Jenkins with the postseason looming.
At 44-29, Memphis has just nine games left on its regular season schedule, and is currently the No. 5 overall seed in the Western Conference — tied by record with the No. 4-seeded Los Angeles Lakers.
Shams Charania of ESPN has announced that Memphis has decided to promote assistant coach Tuomas Iisalo as its interim head coach.
A 6-foot-5 shooting guard, Iisalo suited up for Finnish squads Kouvot, Espoon Honka, and Torpan Pojat from 2000-14.
