One Memphis player to watch over the next week is guard Marcus Smart. League sources told me there has been plenty of discussion about the former Defensive Player of the Year in recent weeks.

"Winning is hard," Smart added. "Winning and trying to get to where we want to get to is even harder… You have to go out there and prove it." Memphis traded for Marcus Smart for his leadership ...

But that would have been a much smaller deal than adding Marcus Smart or Brandon Clarke to the package as would be required for Butler. Smart and Clarke both rank as players Memphis values quite ...

The Memphis Grizzlies made a significant trade in the 2023 offseason, acquiring 2021-22 NBA Defensive Player of the Year Marcus Smart from the Boston Celtics. While Smart is known to be one of the ...