Sam Amick

Now, the other parallel, Mike Brown gets fired. That's a guy that De'Aaron Fox rocked with until the end. Taylor Jenkins gets fired. That's a guy that, based on our information, that Ja Morant rocked with until the end. Now, the X's and O's stuff that you guys are well-versed in is that Taylor is a guy who, to simplify it, played more the way that Ja has preferred over the years.

Now, when the Grizzlies, after firing Taylor Jenkins, elevate a guy in Tuomasu Salo, the Finnish coach who they went out and got last summer, paid a seven-figure salary to. At the time, I don't know that a lot of us, certainly not in the national media, really picked up on the breadcrumbs along the way that showed that not only was Taylor in trouble,

Now, when the Grizzlies, after firing Taylor Jenkins, elevate a guy in Tuomasu Salo, the Finnish coach who they went out and got last summer, paid a seven-figure salary to. At the time, I don't know that a lot of us, certainly not in the national media, really picked up on the breadcrumbs along the way that showed that not only was Taylor in trouble,

Now, when the Grizzlies, after firing Taylor Jenkins, elevate a guy in Tuomasu Salo, the Finnish coach who they went out and got last summer, paid a seven-figure salary to. At the time, I don't know that a lot of us, certainly not in the national media, really picked up on the breadcrumbs along the way that showed that not only was Taylor in trouble,

but that Tuomas was a guy that the organization and GM Zach Kleiman specifically really wanted to take a look at because he looks at offense in an entirely different way. His Paris basket team had done some innovative things internationally that got the attention of the Grizzlies GM.

but that Tuomas was a guy that the organization and GM Zach Kleiman specifically really wanted to take a look at because he looks at offense in an entirely different way. His Paris basket team had done some innovative things internationally that got the attention of the Grizzlies GM.

but that Tuomas was a guy that the organization and GM Zach Kleiman specifically really wanted to take a look at because he looks at offense in an entirely different way. His Paris basket team had done some innovative things internationally that got the attention of the Grizzlies GM.

He wanted to integrate that into what Memphis was doing, but it wasn't working with, you know, the kind of vision that he had. And now they make this move. The part where I wonder where things are headed with Ja is that this is just

He wanted to integrate that into what Memphis was doing, but it wasn't working with, you know, the kind of vision that he had. And now they make this move. The part where I wonder where things are headed with Ja is that this is just

He wanted to integrate that into what Memphis was doing, but it wasn't working with, you know, the kind of vision that he had. And now they make this move. The part where I wonder where things are headed with Ja is that this is just

not really sat well with him in terms of the way he wants to play the game um you know he's saying all the right things for now the organization to be clear has been full-throated in their denial that he is going to be available anytime soon a couple weeks ago it was speculated in the media that they would start listening potentially this summer to john moran trade offers

not really sat well with him in terms of the way he wants to play the game um you know he's saying all the right things for now the organization to be clear has been full-throated in their denial that he is going to be available anytime soon a couple weeks ago it was speculated in the media that they would start listening potentially this summer to john moran trade offers

not really sat well with him in terms of the way he wants to play the game um you know he's saying all the right things for now the organization to be clear has been full-throated in their denial that he is going to be available anytime soon a couple weeks ago it was speculated in the media that they would start listening potentially this summer to john moran trade offers

not even a hard media report, more of just kind of chatter. And Zach went out of his way to refute that and said basically that opposing teams could keep dreaming and that wasn't going to happen.

not even a hard media report, more of just kind of chatter. And Zach went out of his way to refute that and said basically that opposing teams could keep dreaming and that wasn't going to happen.

not even a hard media report, more of just kind of chatter. And Zach went out of his way to refute that and said basically that opposing teams could keep dreaming and that wasn't going to happen.

But I will say this, it's one of those situations where the noise always starts from the outside and sometimes it dissipates because a team gets back on track and the thing it has going, if that makes sense, is good enough that the star player gets comfortable again. But a lot of times it continues to develop like it did with the Fox situation. And the guy ends up leaving town.

But I will say this, it's one of those situations where the noise always starts from the outside and sometimes it dissipates because a team gets back on track and the thing it has going, if that makes sense, is good enough that the star player gets comfortable again. But a lot of times it continues to develop like it did with the Fox situation. And the guy ends up leaving town.

But I will say this, it's one of those situations where the noise always starts from the outside and sometimes it dissipates because a team gets back on track and the thing it has going, if that makes sense, is good enough that the star player gets comfortable again. But a lot of times it continues to develop like it did with the Fox situation. And the guy ends up leaving town.

No, I haven't. I have not been given any indication about fireworks of any kind off the court that go beyond basketball. I mean, we know how challenging the last couple of years have been, you know, when it comes to John, the different kind of missteps that he has made.