On the NBA's dynasty teams, the Bulls led by 96 Jordan, the OK Lakers in the early '00s, and the Spurs of GDP, then the Heat Big Three, and then the Golden State Warriors, the founder of today's small-ball era. These are all NBA Dynasty-level teams! The necessary condition for being a Dynasty team is that the team must have top quality, and the full condition is that this team is a team with a lot of vitality, the team is young, and the main lineup is very strong, crushing the other 29 teams in the league. The average age of the starters is only 24 years old, the record of the top four in the West, they may become the next dynasty team!
From the founding of the team in 2001 to the present, more than 20 years, the Grizzlies have never reached the Finals. The only lineup that this team has come up with is the "black and white bears" lineup, Mark Gasol, Zaklanddorf, Mike Conley, Tony Allen, Prince, the super defensive team of five people. Peak CP3, GDP Spurs, young Thunder have all suffered a lot on this team, even if the team advances to the next round, the losses are heavy. Today, none of this group is the Grizzlies, and the Grizzlies have become Morant's team.
Earlier, such an interesting thing happened, the Grizzlies without Morant played a staggering 10-2 record. Previously, the Grizzlies beat the Thunder by 73 points to create the largest point difference record without Morant, and the Grizzlies with Morant lost to the Thunder 99-102 in a recent game against the Thunder. Therefore, many fans also shouted at Morant to continue to sit on the bench and watch the team play. It also shows that the Grizzlies are not a team that relies on Morant.
In addition to Morant, the Grizzlies also have the rising Bane, who has become a "dinosaur muscle pitcher" this season, averaging 17.2 points, 4.3 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game, averaging 2.8 three-pointers per game and ranking 17th in the league, shooting 41.3% from three-point range, making him one of the few players in the league who has both quality and production. Bain, who averaged less than 9 points per game last season, is, so to speak, and this season is expected to compete for the fastest improving player! I feel that Bane is a very different existence in the NBA, as the first round of the No. 30 show, I think Bane already has the potential to take a big contract.
Without Morant, naturally Dillon Brooks had to step up, contributing 6 of 20+ in 10 of his last 10 games and a career-high of 37 against the Trail Blazers. In the first few seasons, Brooks has become the most accurate point on the Grizzlies' outside line and the best player in the outside defense, and this season with Bane, naturally, the space is very open! Although the starting center is Adams, both Jalen Jackson Jr. and Kyle Anderson, who have three-point ability, can serve as No. 5 players.
I think the Grizzlies' starting lineup is quite promising and very young, With Morant 22, Brooks 25, Bane 23, Jaren Jackson Jr. 22, and the oldest Adams only 28. The average age of the starters is only 24 years old, their record is 23 wins and 14 losses in the Fourth West, and the teams that are better than their record are older than them! The average age of the Jazz starting ranges at 29.6 (Mitchell 25, Gobert 29, Bogdan 32, Conley 34 and O'Neal 28), the Suns start at an average age of 28 (Paul 36, Booker 25, Bridges 25, Ayton 23, Andr crowder 31), and the Warriors' starting average age is 27.4 (Curry 33, Poole 22, Wiggins 26, Green 31, Looney 25). The average age of the Lakers' starting lineup is 32.4 years old, so to speak, the Grizzlies' lineup structure configuration is very reasonable.
This season's Grizzlies have an offensive efficiency of 111.4 per 100 possessions, ranking 7th in the league; 108.7 in 100 rounds of defense, ranking 14th in the league. It can be said that today's Grizzlies have become a team with strong offensive and defensive weaknesses, and in the case of a strong enough main lineup, there are 28-year-old "rhythmist" Kyle Anderson, as well as 22-year-old forward Tillman and 20-year-old No. 10 coach Zaire Williams, and a talented No. 6 show Culver, the author feels that the future of the Grizzlies is full of expectations! Imagine the last dynasty team, the Warriors, had Curry, had Clay, had Dream Green, had Barnes, and opened the era of small ball. At that time, Morant became Curry, Dillon became Clay, Jalan Jackson Jr. became Dream chaser, Bane became Barnes, and the Grizzlies might become the next Dynasty team!