Never dull moment in the NBA because after the buzzer sounded there was a little bit of an incident here courtside at the crypto dot com this is not been good at all and this this is this is an absolute ridiculous back in 2022 after winning 56 games with a starting lineup that had an average age of 24 the Memphis Grizzlies were supposed to be up next they were supposed to take over the western conferences their star point guard John Moran made the leap to an MVP level player instead less than two years later Memphis without jaw has collapsed into the worst team in the western conference with two wins and nine losses and while the easy answer is to blame John Moran's suspension for the Grizzlies star John Moran is not the only problem in 2022 the Grizzlies were 21 and 7 without jaw the problem is not just John Moran's absence instead as you are about to see the Memphis Grizzlies as a team have made a rapid succession of moves that have been backfiring in their faces and these moves will have long term effects so what's up guys Mike here and by simply doing nothing by simply not making traits the Grizzlies currently could have Walker Kessler, Grayson Allen and Jonas Valentinus on this roster but instead in 2022 after it was seen as a disappointment when the Grizzlies lost to the Warriors in the second round of the playoffs Memphis would make three big decisions that would ultimately seriously hurt them as in backwards order here for admitted dramatic effect number one they drafted Walker Kessler who this summer played on team USA and traded him to the jazz for Jake LaRavia who is currently averaging three points per game two Memphis traded Grayson Allen for Sam Merrill this season Grayson Allen is good enough to start for the Phoenix Suns next to Devon Booker in Kevin Durant because averaging over 12 points per game while Sam Merrill is averaging 1 point per game in Cleveland and three the one move Memphis has gotten credit for bringing in Steven Adams has ultimately proven to be a mistake through time as well Adams has brought a toughness to this team in 2022 Jonas Valentinus averaged around 18 points and 11 rebounds per game on 54% shooting Adams numbers pale in comparison in 2023 we have the same story Jonas averaged around 14 points and 10 rebounds per game on almost 55% shooting in only 25 minutes per game while also most importantly Jonas played in 79 games because while you can't control injuries what you can control is the medical evaluations before trades but before we continue guys I am very excited to thank a draft King's response during today's video because if you did not know it's been getting cold but football season has been getting exciting and I've harder with draft Kings and official partner of the NFL to hook you guys up right now new customers who bet $5 will get $150 in bonus bets instantly as if you've downloaded the draft King's sports book app and used my promo code Corzemba and if you've already signed up like me you are going to get a no sweat bet which means you are going to get a bonus bet back if your same game Parley does not hit Max reward bonus apply and a sports betting is not available in your state yet do not worry you can still join in on all the fun with draft Kings daily fantasy sports so again guys I download the draft King's sports book app right now new customers use my promo code Corzemba bet $5 and you are going to get $150 in bonus bets instantly that's promo code Corzemba only at draft King's sports book thank you to draft Kings for sponsoring today's video and now let's get back into the video at the end of the day here Vowentunis has had both better stats and has been available to play at the end of both the 2022 and 2023 seasons while Steven Adams has suffered through injuries. Adams played in at least 7 of the Grizzlies 12 playoff games in 2022 and also missed the entire playoffs in 2023. He is also missing the entire 2024 season with injuries which again I will say injuries are unfortunate but Vowentunis remains healthy and effective. These three moves in 2022 had a clear net negative effect on the Grizzlies roster in 2024 but then going even further here in this off season in a trade that netted the Boston Celtics Christopps for Zingus the Grizzlies got Marcus Smart a player who plays the same position as their franchise star and is owed $21 million in 2026. How jy Marcus Smart are going to fit together on the court when Jock comes back remains to be seen. Regardless of that it needs to be emphasized that the Grizzlies have been awful even though they went and signed a direct replacement for Jock and he has played 11 games in their starting lineup. Meanwhile the Boston Celtics have jumped out to a 9-2 record and are in first place in the Eastern Conference as Christopps for Zingus is averaging around 20 points per game. I do think the Luke Kinnart trade for the Grizzlies is a good one when he's healthy however going one for five in this man or after winning 56 games and earning the second seed in the Western Conference is extremely rough. On top of this the Grizzlies allowed Dylan Brooks to walk this off season while also publicly selling him out as Memphis felt the need to publicly tell the world that they were not going to resign Dylan Brooks when Dylan Brooks was at his lowest. As fans did we find it amusing that Brooks had just completed a villain arc and had been embarrassed by LeBron James and then had been told by his own team that he was not going to be resigned. Yes that was amusing for fans but in reality is it really the right move as a franchise? To publicly denounce your own player the Grizzlies could have done this in private they could have simply done this by not resigning him. Brooks says of course began this season as the ultimate role player for a 6-3 Houston Rockets team that is shocked they're league with their hot start as Brooks himself is shooting 55% from the field. The Grizzlies also added another point card this off season in Derek Rose which they were given credit for bringing in a veteran to help Jaa simply because Derek Rose is an older point card who was an MPP when he was young. I'm a bulls fan. Derek Rose was my favorite player. Derek Rose has never been credited with mentoring any young player in the NBA. There's this thought that you might be helpful to Jaa specifically. Is that something you want to take? I'm not going to tell you everything that we talked about but I'm not here the baby sit. I'm not here the baby sit. Micro man in training. I'm not here to be a plant. I would love to believe in a Derek Rose Renaissance. Instead his on-court play shows his best days are behind us and also why Memphis thought this was the right move or that he would be an effective backup at this point is extremely unclear to me. So while Jaa Morant should certainly take his part of the blame here if he had not done what he had done he would be playing right now and the Grizzlies would be of course better. What can Jaa really do as he's sitting out from his suspension work? And he has. In a recent article we have heard the following from his coach. Quote he's pushing every button to get himself as prepared but also help this team as best as he can through his brilliant IQ, his care factor, his voice, his presence, the spirit he brings. It's been awesome to see him take on. I don't want to say a leadership role but just his investment in the group has been awesome. Learned a lot from him, he's learned a lot from me as well. So the Memphis Grizzlies coach Taylor Finch is saying that he's learned a lot from Jaa Morant as Jaa has gone through his suspension here. But at the end of the day we need to ask ourselves has Memphis put Jaa in the best situation possible to return. And my answer on the court is no. They made a string of obvious mistakes while we've also watched on-court fight after on-court fight combined with the public sellout of Dylan Brooks which to me just does not sit well. That's your player, you don't have to sell him out. I get all of NBA Twitter might have been clowning on him. Personally though I am really hoping though Jaa comes back and regains that climb to MVP form we once saw. So I'm hoping this roster is able to figure it out. At the end of the day, Jarrin Jackson Jr and Desmond Bane are immense talents. I want to know what you think down below. Thank you for watching. I hope you enjoyed. 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