For the first time since the dreaded 2017-2018 season that saw the Memphis Grizzlies finish near the bottom of the Western Conference standings, the 2022-2023 Grizzlies failed to improve upon the previous season’s success. Despite finishing second overall in the West, the Grizzlies won five fewer regular season games, failed to win a playoff series, and arguably displayed cracks in a previously enviable team culture.
With topics such as Ja Morant’s alleged repeated off-the-court issues and impending 25-game suspension, as well as Dillon Brooks’ numerous soundbite-worthy quotes and on-court antics, all these negative storylines have dominated headlines throughout the second half of the season.