Hill: What might it cost the Grizzlies to trade up for a guard?
NBA commissioner Adam Silver announces the start of the first round of the NBA basketball draft June 25, 2025, in New York. (Adam Hunger/AP file)
Drew Hill
Drew Hill covers the Memphis Grizzlies and is a top-10 APSE winner. He has worked throughout the South writing about college athletics before landing in Memphis.
The 2026 NBA Draft is a couple of weeks away, and speculation about what the Memphis Grizzlies could do is all over the internet.
It’s part of the territory, especially as franchise leadership holds its cards close to the vest.
We know this as the guessing game continues: the Grizzlies are well positioned to make some noise if they desire.
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