For the Memphis Grizzlies, a generation of calm shall come after this offseason's tumult. Owner Robert Pera found his peace after shaking up the front office almost two years after buying the team. Afterward, he committed to the perfect complementary leaders in basketball operations, a gut-driven scouting eye in Chris Wallace and an analytic mind in John Hollinger.
Moreover, he has at least two long-term players, Marc Gasol and Mike Conley. Neither is a world-beater, but both are top-five at their respective positions and cause problems for opponents on both ends of the floor.
Above all, Pera is learning from experience to be an effective owner in a small market.
Memphis doesn't have the path toward becoming the San Antonio Spurs, which set the bar for long-term success. That's a holistic formula that the Grizzlies have yet to learn.
However, one organization's blueprint for sustenance doesn't fit all. In six years of Wallace and Hollinger, the Grizzlies have etched out their own, consisting of unequal parts cashing in on underrated draft picks, making risky trades, adding complementary free agents ...
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