Memphis Grizzlies: Four players for the long term core
By Ethan Becker
No. 1: Dillon Brooks
Along with Jackson, Dillon Brooks is the other member of the Grizzlies who’s having a career resurgence, though admittedly, slightly less so.
After experiencing career lows last season, Brooks is seeing career high numbers in nearly all of his stats. This season, Brooks has averaged 15.7 points, 3.3 rebounds, 2.0 assists, and 0.9 steals on 40.2 percent shooting from the field, 36.9 percent shooting from 3-point range, and 80.9 percent shooting from the free throw line.
Brooks has worked himself into being an integral member of the Grizzlies starting five, helping space the floor when he’s paired with Morant, Clarke, and others. Brooks shooting acumen and his abilities to make plays and defend are very important to this Grizzlies team, as the begin a new era with a completely revised system.
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Hopefully, Memphis’ front office will continue to make the intelligent moves that they’ve made so far in order to build a team around their core players. If Memphis can keep this group together, there could be a lot of hope for the future.