Unlike some other teams, the NBA season returning will come with meaning for the Grizzlies.
The NBA, in all likelihood, is coming back. Games are going to played. Players, including Grizzlies guard Ja Morant, want the NBA season to return. The exact timeline is still be determined, but a few key details have been established:
Unlike some other teams, the Grizzlies will have something to play for if and when the season returns. When the season stopped, Memphis was 3.5 games up on the Trail Blazers, Pelicans and Kings for the eighth and final playoff spot in the Western Conference. What the NBA season will look like when it comes back — options discussed include finishing the regular season, a play-in tournament for the final playoff spots or both — but the Grizzlies are going to get to play for something meaningful. By being as good as they were before the season stopped, they are at the very least going to have a chance at making the playoffs. Not bad for a team that wasn’t expected to be this good this soon.
