The new regular season is soon to start, and most rosters are finalized. There are still a few roster spots for taking, and training camp invites will have a shot at those, but looking into the Grizzlies' roster, there is much more uncertainty. They have 13 players on guaranteed contracts, meaning they can still add two more players, so Luke Adams from HoopsRumors decided to take a closer look at how it may shape out.
The Grizzlies opened up a pair of spots after releasing Mamadi Diakite and Derrick Rose, who just announced his retirement from the NBA. They managed to stretch Diakite's partial guarantee, and Rose gave up his salary, so they still have nearly $6MM under the luxury tax, something they were keen to avoid. That should be "more than enough breathing room to carry a full 15-man roster into the season if they want to," as Adams stated.
© Lucas Peltier-Imagn Images Grizzlies may upgrade Scotty Pippen Jr. to a standard contract Adams expects the Grizzlies to bring in at least one player from the free-agent market. "I'd expect Memphis to peruse the free agent market for a 14th man," but that may not happen as Scotty Pippen Jr.
's current contract isn't a standard contract but a two-way one. There is a limit on how many games a two-way player can play in a regular season for an NBA team, so the Grizzlies could use one of the spots to upgrade him to a standard contract and ensure he is available whenever they need him. Flexibility remains vital for Memphis as the season .
