The Memphis Grizzlies are winners of two straight and moving the wrong direction in the tank race. That is a great sign for a young rebuilding team. Improvement

The Memphis Grizzlies will be without center Zach Edey for the rest of the season. The Grizzlies announced Tuesday that Edey would miss the remainder of 2025-26 after undergoing successful surgery to "address ongoing discomfort and bone stress in his left ankle.

After three games on the road, the Grizzlies are heading back home. Having just played yesterday, they will get right back to it and host the Portland Trail Blazers at 8:00 p.m. on Wednesday at FedExForum. The Grizzlies are expected to lose this one by 8.5 points, so we’ll see if that gives them a bit of motivation.

This article was originally published on www.si.com/nba/grizzlies/onsi as Memphis Grizzlies Find Themselves in No Man's Land.

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BOTTOM LINE: Deni Avdija and the Portland Trail Blazers take on Cam Spencer and the Memphis Grizzlies in Western Conference action. The Grizzlies are 18-24 against Western Conference opponents. Memphis has a 2-4 record in one-possession games.

Memphis Mayor Paul Young, following his State of the City address, told media he was "confident" the Grizzlies will sign a new lease.

The Grizzlies have lost 3 games in a row and are 1-7 in their last 8 games. They lost 133-112 Wednesday to the visiting Golden State Warriors as 4-point underdogs with the Over (226.5) cashing. They trailed by as many as 32 points in the game.

Former Memphis Grizzlies coach Lionel Hollins was announced as Heal the Hood's board president in a press statement sent out by the organization on Friday afternoon.

The Memphis Grizzlies may be without multiple key players in Tuesday night’s game against the Minnesota Timberwolves.