As more and more time passes, the decision to not re-up with Dillon Brooks this summer continuously seems to have been the right move made by the Memphis Grizzlies.
Selected 45 overall by the organization back in the 2017 draft, the polarizing wing served as a regular starting option and a high-usage player in Grind City before agreeing to terms on a lucrative sign-and-trade arrangement with the Houston Rockets, inking a new four-year, $86 million deal in the process.
Though the franchise saw some sound success throughout his six-year stint in Memphis, including three trips to the postseason and two second-seeded finishes in the Western Conference standings, Bleacher Report’s Andy Bailey suggests that they often were able to accomplish such feats in spite of Brooks’ play, as he recently deemed the forward as the “most overrated” player in the league from over the last five seasons.