Memphis Grizzlies Building a Team for the Future

When the Memphis Grizzlies traded Pau Gasol before last year’s trading deadline, it appeared that they were going to be a lottery team for a while.   That still might happen, but they aren’t going to be a complete bore this season.   The Grizzlies are at least making an attempt at becoming a serious team this season with some of their activity this year. First they pretty much traded Mike Miller and Kevin Love for OJ Mayo.   I realize that many believe this was a bad deal, but I’m convinced that Mayo is going to be a lot better than people think he is. Miller was a good shooter, but was never going to be a great player while it seems like Love carries many more risks than Mayo.   The former USC standout is actually closer to 21 than he is 19 and has always been more mature than players his age. I’m also not convinced that he had a real chance of displaying all his skills under USC coach Tim Floyd’s system because he was getting the ... (link)