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MikeCheck: Grizzlies big-man tandem Jackson and Valanciunas building ‘to become best frontcourt in the NBA’

MEMPHIS – A Duke education is hardly required to grasp the dynamics of a Grizzlies offense intentionally designed to induce Jaren Jackson Jr. and Jonas Valanciunas into an identity crisis.

But thankfully, Blue Devils alum Grayson Allen was available to break down the new schemes and concepts in a way that simplified expectations on a basic level.

As part of the installation process for his new offense, first-year coach Taylor Jenkins has diagrammed blue squares at five spots outside the three-point line and another few down the middle of the floor on the main courts at the Grizzlies’ practice facility.