The Memphis Grizzlies lost their fourth straight game on Tuesday night as the Golden State Warriors beat them 134-125 at FedExForum. Memphis is now 0-3 at home in the team's first three games under interim head coach Tuomas Iisalo.
While the firing of head coach Taylor Jenkins represented a doubling down by the Memphis Grizzlies in star guard Ja Morant, some around the NBA are questioning his ultimate value, according to ESPN's Ramona Shelburne, Tim MacMahon and Michael C. Wright.
The Athletic's Sam Amick, Fred Katz and Joe Vardon previously reported after that Morant "remained supportive of the coach up to the end," but did not enjoy playing in an offensive system that "takes the ball out of his hands and removes the screens he likes to use as a ball handler to make plays."
The Memphis Grizzlies have been a surprising disappointment this season, losing six of their last seven games to drop to 44-31, and even fired head coach Taylor
The Memphis Grizzlies made a shocking decision just ahead of the NBA Playoffs by firing head coach Taylor Jenkins. Following the decision to fire Jenkins, speculation has started rising about the future of star guard Ja Morant.
Morant was no fan of the Grizzlies' new offense, which was forced on coach Taylor Jenkins by management, who fired Jenkins.
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Memphis has made a few tweaks since interim coach Tuomas Iisalo took over in place of Jenkins. The Grizzlies mapped out a defensive plan in December that forced Celtics guard Jrue Holiday to be an aggressive scorer. He finished the game shooting 4-for-17 on 3-pointers.
Memphis had been trending in the wrong direction of late. With two-time All-Star Ja Morant on the shelf, the Grizzlies had dropped four of their last five games, and now sport a 44-29 record on the year with several tough contests remaining on their slate.