Back at the start of the 2017-2018 season, hopes were fairly low for the Memphis Grizzlies. Most had them pinned as a team on the outside looking in come May, and if they did manage to sneak in a playoff run, it would be as an eighth seed in an absolutely stacked Western Conference. When you were comparing your team to the likes of the Houston Rockets, the Golden State Warriors, and the Oklahoma City Thunder, there was little to no hope. And, true to form, the Grizzlies found themselves as the 14th seed, nearly dead last.
The struggles continued through to the 2018-2019 season.