Does the city make the team? The Memphis Grizzlies are still overlooked though they are one of the most successful teams in the NBA over the past eight seasons.
The 2017-18 season is not what anyone expected it would be. It also does not define the Grizzlies; yet it is what everyone remembers. Before last season, Memphis had qualified for the NBA Playoffs seven years in a row — a feat only done by the Grizzlies and San Antonio Spurs within this particular span. Memphis took the eventual World Champion Golden State Warriors to six games in the 2015 Western Conference Semifinals.