SAN ANTONIO — Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant is no longer eligible for regular season NBA awards. Morant, who is out on Friday night due to right foot soreness, is missing his 18th game of the season.

After disappointing last season, Memphis Grizzlies' depth chart in the 2024-25 NBA season is impressive ... complemented by Marcus Smart, Defensive Player of the Year from 2022.

The Memphis Grizzlies boast one of the most complete rosters in the NBA. If creating a checklist of what’s needed for a championship-caliber team, Memphis would leave few boxes unchecked.

Prior to making an NBA futures bet on which player will capture the Most Valuable Player award in 2024-25, see the odds outlined below, including the top contenders like Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ...

The average NBA team is worth $4.6 billion, according to data compiled by Sportico. The Golden State Warriors rank first at $9.14 billion, while the Memphis Grizzlies rank last at $3.06 billion.

As is tradition, we here at The Bounce hand out the highest honors when the regular season ends, but we also do so at midseason! Just so you know: The Bouncies are among basketball’s most prestigious awards — not just anybody can receive this honor.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander erupted for a career-high 54 points as the Oklahoma City Thunder overpowered the Utah Jazz 123-114 on Wednesday.

Shai joined Russell Westbrook and Kevin Durant as the only Thunder players to score at least 50 points in a single game.

Jaden McDaniels led the Minnesota scoring with 27 points while Anthony Edwards had 21. In other games, Desmond Banes’s 24 points helped the Memphis Grizzlies roll to a fourth straight win with a 132-120 defeat of the Charlotte Hornets. The Grizzlies sit third in the West on 29-15 behind Oklahoma City and Houston.

Multiple teams have made bets of some size that Phoenix will be terrible between 2026 and 2031. And those bets may pay off.

Several Memphis Grizzlies players have been introduced to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in different ways through their varied upbringings.

Stephon Castle is an American professional basketball player born on November 1, 2004, in Covington, Georgia. He plays as a point guard for the San Antonio Spurs, having been drafted fourth overall in the 2024 NBA Draft.