One of the Grizzlies’ best players this season was Jaren Jackson Jr., who could possibly face questions about his future with the franchise. Jackson won the NBA Defensive Player of the Year award in 2023 and has been named to the All-Defensive First Team twice.

The current iteration of the team's core, featuring Ja Morant and Jaren Jackson Jr., should very much be under scrutiny, even if the team itself might prefer to give it another go. Let's start with Morant,

Bumping off Scotty Pippen Jr., Jalen Williams swished in a transition pull-up 3-pointer. The rare outside bucket pushed OKC's lead to double-digit points for the first time with a little under six minutes left.