The Memphis Grizzlies secured the two seed in the Western Conference and made it to the second round of the playoffs in 2022. Their depth was a key component to their success that season, as the team had a 20-5 record in the games Ja Morant missed, and he was an MVP candidate in the 57 games (finished 7th) he played.
What followed was the team revamping their bench as they traded away Sixth Man of the Year candidate De'Anthony Melton and allowed multi-positional reserve forward Kyle Anderson to leave in free agency. They decided to draft four rookies, including Jake LaRavia and David Roddy in the first round, and extended John Konchar's contract to insert him into the playing rotation.