MEMPHIS – For The second straight year, the Grizzlies wrapped up play in the Las Vegas Summer League with a loss in the semifinal round the other night – this time to the eventual champion Trail Blazers.
The outcome likely would have been different had the Grizzlies not cautiously held out No. 4 overall pick Jaren Jackson Jr., who by that point had played in more summer league games over a three-week span than any player selected in the lottery of last month’s NBA Draft.
The Grizzlies went a combined 6-4 in their respective stints in the Utah Jazz Summer League and Las Vegas Summer League.