The Memphis Grizzlies, Houston Rockets, San Antonio Spurs, Dallas Mavericks, and New Orleans Pelicans wasted no time in the offseason building up their rosters for another year of competitive Western Conference basketball. Since 16 out of 82 regular-season games are against other Southwest Division teams, the Grizzlies need to make these matchups a priority.
Part three of The Stacked Southwest series is about the Dallas Mavericks — breaking down the team, last year’s matchups, and the importance of every game against Dallas in the 2025-26 season. How will Memphis fare against the post-Doncic era Mavs? This is a team and fanbase eager to win and prove they are worth the hype, but the Grizzlies can’t let them plant their "Flagg".