The final installment in a three-part Mid-Summer Grizzlies Mailbag. 

Both the Ja 1 and Ja 2 sneakers featured a more traditional look. But the Ja 3 is different. 

This is the second of a three-part Mid-Summer Grizzlies Mailbag, with the third installment coming next week.

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Following his NBA breakthrough season, Scotty Pippen Jr. said it was important to him to do something to give back to his community. Plus, he talked about the Grizzlies’ upcoming European games and new teammate Ty Jerome.

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This first installment features deep dives into a couple of big-topic questions like the FedexForum lease, the Desmond Bane trade and its follow-through and more.

The Grizzlies are going to play the Orlando Magic in Berlin in January. The two teams will play again in London. But, no Martin Luther King Jr. game in 2026.

The Grizzlies announced their preseason schedule on Friday. It will include three games inside FedExForum.

Ja Morant is scheduled to be in China for the next five days as part of Nike’s “Let Them Watch” tour to promote the Ja 3 sneaker. Grizzlies forward Brandon Clarke released new music under the artist name BCVS.

The Memphis Grizzlies are hiring Darnell Lazare as an assistant coach, sources told The Daily Memphian. Lazare previously worked as a video coordinator with the Grizzlies during the 2018-19 season. 

The slow-moving Grizzlies’ negotiations come as the public sector continues to invest in FedExForum and officials work to keep Downtown safer and cleaner. 

In adding PJ Hall, the Grizzlies are expressing confidence he will prove to be more capable with more opportunity. 

The Memphis Grizzlies defeated the Los Angeles Clippers in their fifth and final game of Las Vegas Summer League on Sunday night.

The former Clemson standout played for the Denver Nuggets last season.

The Memphis Grizzlies are evaluating centers and forwards for a two-way spot this summer, but have any of them impressed enough to make them worth signing?

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Javon Small, who plays point guard, had not played since the Grizzlies’ first summer league game in Salt Lake City on July 5.

Tennessee coach Rick Barnes doesn’t like to compare players, but he noted a few similarities between Tony Allen and Grizzlies rookie Jahmai Mashack. 

The Memphis Grizzlies have likely put a bow on the 15-man main roster they’ll take into training camp this fall.

Main-roster player Cam Spencer led the Grizzlies in scoring. But the Memphis player of the game was likely Jahmai Mashack, who scored 15 points, including making two of his three 3-point attempts.

The new hire is a former head coach of the Minnesota Timberwolves and assistant coach for the Denver Nuggets.

It’s been a big week for Aldama, 24, who also got married in Spain over the weekend with several former teammates present. 

Jaylen Wells (23 points) and Cam Spencer (17 points) helped Memphis pick up its first 2025 Las Vegas Summer League victory. After the game, the team announced that it had reached a buyout agreement with Cole Anthony.

Grizzlies star Ja Morant said he was shocked to see Desmond Bane get traded to the Orlando Magic, but it was best for both teams.