Memphis, Tenn. – What’s abundantly clear as the Grizzlies open their 20th regular season in Memphis is that this team literally doesn’t lack for direction.
On the eve of Wednesday’s regular-season opener against the Spurs, second-year Grizzlies executive vice president Zach Kleiman set his “North Star” sights on competing for NBA titles.
Moments later, second-year coach Taylor Jenkins focused his vision a bit lower in terms of “fortifying the foundation” on which the Grizzlies established in last season’s encouraging run.
Know what’s also increasingly clear?
Somewhere between Kleiman’s ultimate skyward ambition and what Jenkins has brewing beneath the surface is a franchise in the midst of a real climate change.