The Memphis Grizzlies and Chicago Bulls—two playoff teams from 2011-12—look to assess whether their 2012-13 rosters are also playoff-worthy.
These two clubs face off at the United Center on Tuesday night for their first NBA preseason clash.(Memphis played a friendly against Madrid last Saturday.)
Both the Grizzlies and Bulls enjoyed highly successful campaigns last season. Their triumph, however, was matched with equal heartbreak.
Chris Paul’s Los Angeles Clippers knocked out Memphis in Game 7 of the Conference Quarterfinals, after Marc Gasol helped lead a comeback from a 3-1 series deficit.
A Derrick Rose- and Joakim Noah-less Bulls were eliminated by Philadelphia in six games after posting the best record in the NBA.
Opening-round exits aside, having made the postseason awarded—or rather, penalized—both teams with draft picks in the bottom-five of the first round.
The Grizzlies selected University of Washington guard Tony Wroten. The Bulls took guard Marquis Teague out of Kentucky.
Even while being listed as a point guard on the depth chart, Wroten is more ...
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Memphis Grizzlies vs. Chicago Bulls: Early Look at 2012-13 Rosters
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