Welcome to the Morning Shootaround, where every weekday you’ll get a fresh, topical column from one of SI.com’s NBA writers: Howard Beck on Mondays, Chris Mannix on Tuesdays, Michael Pina on Wednesdays, Chris Herring on Thursdays and Rohan Nadkarni on Fridays.
If the Grizzlies somehow win their next three games and upset the Jazz, their year-long embrace of a shot that’s teetering on the edge of NBA basketball’s endangered species list will almost definitely play a major role.
Memphis attempted over a couple hundred more floaters than any other team this season.