Giannis to Memphis? What is the Grizzlies future of Jackson Jr. and Bane?
You’ve seen the rumors – Giannis Antetokounmpo may want out of Milwaukee. Could Memphis be a dark horse destination? And how must Desmond Bane and Jaren Jackson Jr. grow for the Grizzlies to be contenders assuming they stick around the 901? Host Joe Mullinax breaks it all down on this episode of Locked on Grizzlies!
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18 Comments
The idea that these Grizzlies are in the window to compete for a championship seems premature to me. I believe the window is open when Ja and Jaren are 28 year olds. I base this on the fact that neither have fully physically matured. Some players physically mature early, i.e., LeBron & Giannis. Ja and Jaren are a couple of years away. Building with youth until they hit that window allows them and Des to lead the growth process. Bringing veterans to fill gaps once they are in the window seems like the right time to make those types of moves.
TRADE JAREN FOR BAM ADEYBAYO SIMPLE AS THAT
You’re definitely on to something Joe I definitely agree with the trade 🔥💯
Get Jaren Jackson Jr and Bane out of this franchise , idk how many times these clowns have had the keys of the house when ja was out and they never did shit. Other teams perform better with just 2 good players or maybe just an all star like in Denver with just Jokic. Why give super max contracts to clowns unable to play at a level fitting their status ?
HA! If we end up doing any type of Bane AND JJJ for Giannis then I think some NBA team should hire me😂 since over 2 months ago I was saying Grizzlies could try to get to TWO superstars by giving up Bane and JJJ for a legitimate superstar. An even better possibility for ME would be having Edey getting traded to a team where the podcasters and fan base appreciate him. I have to admit I'd look forward to licking the tears of the Memphis Edey haters as he goes on to have a wildly better NBA career than many of Grizzlies fans seem capable of foreseeing. I'm not sure if a Ja/Giannis combo will elevate Grizz above where they are right now. But I do agree that having a little more room to bring in middle of the road players would help. I also vehemently disagree with this constant willingness to give up draft picks for this shortsighted "win now" mantra. Memphis has some of the best talent analyzers in the NBA, and I'd hold onto or add to my future draft picks. The lack of patience and the constant desire to not wait for young talent to improve is just opposite of my nature. Even though I'm old, I guess I can see a light at the end of the tunnel if we just keep making small tweeks, and am willing to wait several seasons to see if it develops. BIGGEST thing for me would be Ja working out in off season to build up his body to try to play more minutes. Not having players available, starting with Ja, is the BIGGEST problem, IMO, with the team.
Shooting would greatly suffer if this happened. Jaren and Giannis would be the starting convo if it was actually real. Bane would stay in this scenario. Dallas might trade the pick for Giannis if they have that 3 year championship window.
I have low confidence in the gm that did the Smart and Justin Winslow trade to pull off anything.
Giannis, there’s no state income tax in TN, js
And as much as I’ve loved rooting for Jaren as one of my Grizzlies, the team simply has to explore moving Trip to acquire the suddenly-gettable recent NBA champion and perennial MVP contender.
Y’all don’t worry we got TJ Shorts 5’9 guard coming in
Joe you not taking the time to learn how to pronounce giannis last name is crazy. Ant tit ta koompo
Giannis and Ja have to be the two worst shooters amongst superstar players in the nba. Giannis also needs the ball in his hands to be successful. Terrible idea Joe
Defense is mostly IQ and effort. If you can move your feet fast enough to drive past someone, you likely can shuffle your feet on D. Santi, Bane, Ja just dont care enough to play defense. Or maybe their coach hasnt challenged him.These guys need a coach that will bench them when they dont get back on defense because theyre crying about foul calls. Or when they dont give effort on defense. Im betting Isalo dont have the nuts
Terrible Journalism. As a sport journalist you supposed to give us option for a trade not be bias for Ja. A Ja,Edey,GGG, and a 1st would be great for Giannis and the Bucks. Is Ja a superstar yes but from popularity and not just skills. He’s not better than Jaren and the fans wanting him to do everything tells us. How does a pick n roll with 2 non shooter work? How does the Ja-Giannis work if the Dame-Giannis didn’t work and Dame is a better scorer and player than Ja? Hey Joe why didn’t you talk about the benefits of how Jaren -Giannis pick n roll is way better? What about the defensive impact that allows his switch? The rim protection? The Giannis and Lopez comparisons with Jaren being a better player. Do we not talk about how Jaren has improved his game every year and still have levels and potential to him? You can win with 3 max contracts but those contracts got to actually work together. What make the Ja-Bane-Jaren situation tuff is the fact Ja is such a flawed player with a scorers mindset. Haliburton is a great 3 level scorer with a pass first mindset. Brunson,Edward’s, and Shia are 3 levels scorers. So again don’t journalism supposed to give us all angles? Because a Bane-Giannis-Jaren that’s championship ready.
if we dont put the right pieces around Ja the next season and also Address Ja's Durability…that means have the right players around him that can keep us winning if he is out a couple of games do to injuries… until he comes back…if we dont do these things … we will be a first round exit for the fore seeable future if we are lucky #Straightfactz
I think that Giannis is what Jaren should be for for Memphis. Hes been here long enough he should have shown growth by now but hes regressing in my opinion. We sell Jaren, and a couple other guys, some picks, etc. Thats my opinion.
I just don’t have faith in Zach Kleiman to do anything. Also we aren’t getting Giannis. Trade Bane for depth. Get Cam Johnson and Nic Claxton. Play free agency right. One or two veterans would be nice. Boom. We are perennial contenders. Then it just depends on the coaching and chemistry.
I would like to trade bane n depth for giannis n gary trent but anything for giannis do ot
Ja already is a #2 player but the team want structure the offense to at way.