Sam Amick

And maybe I'll be wrong because we all know how things finished up with Fox, but the parallel to me, it's imperfect, but I do think it's worth drawing is that, you know, in Sacramento, you had a guy in Fox who over the course of time became increasingly uncomfortable with with the direction of the franchise, with the way things were unfolding on the floor.

And maybe I'll be wrong because we all know how things finished up with Fox, but the parallel to me, it's imperfect, but I do think it's worth drawing is that, you know, in Sacramento, you had a guy in Fox who over the course of time became increasingly uncomfortable with with the direction of the franchise, with the way things were unfolding on the floor.

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, 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, 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.