Despite finishing as the No. 2 seed in the West, the Grizzlies are doing some soul-searching after they were eliminated by the Lakers.
According to The Athletic’s Shams Charania, the Grizzlies informed Dillon Brooks that they will not bring him back under any circumstances. While there are a few reasons why Memphis may have decided to move on from the defensive-oriented wing, Brooks will search for a new team this offseason.
The Grizzlies say that they plan to be “very aggressive” on the trade market, and a recent tweet from Jaren Jackson Jr. had some Memphis fans convinced that the big man was also on his way out.
Memphis I’m forever grateful.
— JJJ (@jarenjacksonjr) May 1, 2023
Jackson, who won the NBA’s Defensive Player of the Year, tweeted that he was “forever grateful” for Memphis.
While that made it seem like his time with the Grizzlies had potentially concluded, almost exactly 24 hours later, he clarified that he was grateful “to be here” with the franchise. He may have just been feeling introspective.
to be here
— JJJ (@jarenjacksonjr) May 2, 2023
Grizzlies teammate Desmond Bane tweeted that Jackson “bout broke the internet” with his tweet on Monday.
Fortunately, the big man provided some clarity so that fans could briefly stop firing up fake trade ideas and editing photos of him wearing jerseys for rival teams.
