The Memphis Grizzlies have been one of the more impressive teams around the NBA so far during the 2021-22 season. They find themselves ranking third in the Western Conference standings with a 34-17 record and still are executing at a high level having won seven of their last 10 games.
One of the limiting factors the Grizzlies, like all teams around the league, have experienced this season has been a significant number of games lost due to injury or the NBA’s health and safety protocol.
Currently, the Grizzlies find themselves playing without Dillon Brooks (ankle sprain) or Kyle Anderson (Health & Safety protocol). Memphis has been forced to rely more on their depth as a result.
The main issue for the Grizzlies has been that Ziaire Williams is still a raw prospect that sorely needs to develop his perimeter shooting while Jarrett Culver hasn’t amounted to being much in Memphis.
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According to Marc Stein on The Stein Line, the Memphis Grizzlies are currently ‘searching for wing depth’ to help solidify their playoff prospects. However, they do not want to make a move that would negatively impact their flexibility for the upcoming season.
The Grizzlies don’t want to do anything that hampers flexibility for their offseason plans but are said to be searching for wing depth to boost their postseason prospects after unexpectedly surging to No. 3 in the West.
The Grizzlies wanting to keep their financial flexibility for the upcoming offseason to a maximum could be a bit limiting in terms of what potential trade options they can find midseason. It would need to be a player with an expiring deal as a result.
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The Memphis Grizzlies still have some options on the trade market for wings, as our own Brett Siegel recently analyzed when surveying the trade landscape. Whether it’s a player like Justin Holiday, Dorian Finney-Smith, or Nicolas Batum, there are some intriguing options.
