Following the shocking Jaren Jackson Jr. trade, the San Antonio Spurs may be kicking themselves for letting him get away. However, they should be taking another lesson from that surprise trade.
It wasn't that long ago that the Memphis Grizzlies were the toast of the NBA and widely expected to be the next team up. Remember, they routinely stomped the Spurs during the early Ja Morant era.
However, they made it out of the first round just once with the core of Jackson Jr., Morant, and Desmond Bane. Now, with two of those three players already gone, it's clear that the Grizzlies are already in a rebuilding mode.