Official Season Reimbursement! The grizzly bear was hit hard again, and Adams fell with a bang! The Rockets Spurs opportunity came
On October 23, Beijing time, the Memphis Grizzlies officially announced that the team's center Steven Adams will undergo right posterior cruciate ligament surgery for the season. According to Grizzly officials, Adams' knee condition was very unstable after non-surgical treatment, so he had to opt for surgery. After undergoing surgery, Adams is expected to fully recover and return to the game by next season!
Adams collapsed due to injury, which was like a thunderbolt for the Memphis Grizzlies! Because Adams is an extremely important member of their rotation, he is also an important backup for Jaren Jackson Jr. But the Grizzlies have to face the embarrassment of losing Adams in the new season, which makes the burden of Jaren Jackson Jr. on the inside even heavier! In the past, in the case of Adams, Jaren Jackson Jr. could rest with confidence and boldness, but now without an experienced backup center like Adams, Jaren Jackson Jr. may not be at ease even if he goes off the break!
In 2022-23, Adams played a total of 42 regular-season games for the Grizzlies, averaging 8.6 points, 11.5 rebounds, 2.3 assists, 0.9 steals and 1.1 blocks while shooting 59.7% from the field. The 30-year-old Adams is no longer as raw as he was during the Thunder, but he can still contribute to the Grizzlies' win on the inside. Averaging 11.5 rebounds in 26.9 minutes per game is proof of this! He may not be very good at scoring, but grabbing the board is definitely something Adams is particularly good at, and from the Thunder to the Grizzlies has never changed!
Adams season reimbursement is a double whammy for the Grizzlies' interior! Because before that, their other interior lineman, Brandon Clark, was forced to declare an indefinite suspension due to an Achilles tendon injury! Even the Grizzlies general manager has said Clark has no return schedule and he could miss the entire season! You know, the Grizzlies, a Western upstart team, will face the dilemma of not having Morant in the first 25 games of the new season! Morant was banned for 25 games by the league for showing off his gun twice in the live broadcast room. Now add to Adams season reimbursement and Clark's indefinite suspension, and the ill-fated Grizzlies are truly suffocating.
It is no exaggeration to say that the new season of the Grizzlies, which have lost their players one after another, may have ended early! After all, they are in the fiercely competitive Wild West, which undoubtedly exacerbates their tragic fate! As a Western upstart that has risen in recent years, the Grizzlies may be lost, and whether they can make the playoffs in the new season will be a big question.
But with the Grizzlies' crash, this has undoubtedly created opportunities for teams like the Houston Rockets and San Antonio Spurs to rise. As we all know, the Rockets and Spurs, two veteran teams that have been dormant for many years, want to return to the playoffs in the new season, and the Grizzlies are bound to give up a valuable Western Conference playoff ticket, which is an excellent opportunity for the Rockets and Spurs. What do you think about this?