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The Memphis Grizzlies are not real high on point guard Mike Conley as he heads into the final year of his contract.
The team has been unable to orchestrate a trade with the young guard and will likely let him go via free agency after next season.
For the final year of his contract, the Grizzlies are reluctant to name him the starting point guard.
The Grizzlies drafted Greivis Vasquez in the first round of the NBA Draft with hopes he might take hold of the starting point guard job.
Vasquez did not play particularly well during the summer league and is now dealing with a bad ankle.

Memphis Grizzlies rookie point guard Greivis Vasquez may need surgery on his troublesome ankle.
Vasquez put forth a less than inspiring performance during the NBA summer league play, and his ankle injury certainly didn't help matters.
He had trouble running the team's offense, so he really can't afford to miss any significant time.
It's unknown whether or not he will need surgery, so that will determine how much time he may miss.
The team's first-round draft pick was expected to come in and have an outside shot at earning the starting point guard job.

By Bud L. Ellis
Oh, were it not for the geographically challenged NBA, the Memphis Grizzlies could start printing playoff tickets.
OK, that may be overstating things just a bit. Still Memphis, nestled on the banks of the Mississippi River, plays in the Western Conference. And in the wild wild West, the Grizzlies? 26-25 record is good for 11th in the standings, a full three games out of the conference?s final playoff spot (currently occupied by Portland).
Were Memphis in the East ? NBA speaking, of course ? the Grizzlies would stand tied for sixth with Charlotte. Still, with some good ball in its final 31 games, Memphis can challenge for a playoff berth in the West. But the Grizzlies lost six of 10 coming into the All-Star break, and needs to find its stride as the season picks back up this week.
Memphis returns to action Wednesday at Toronto, which sits fifth in the East but has a record only 2 ? games better than the Grizzlies. Friday, Memphis plays host to Miami, and travels to New Jersey on Sunday to meet the 4-48 Nets.
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Leave it to LeBron James to derail the plans of any other potential contender.

With the Memphis Grizzlies having come on extremely hot as of December, the Grizz have an All-Star in Zach Randolph and are thinking playoffs in the first time in years. For a franchise that drafted No.2 overall this past June, the turnaround has been dramatic, to say the least.

Unfortunately for the Grizz, they ran into a motivated Cavaliers team in Cleveland on Tuesday night...and that usually doesn't end well for the Cavs' opponent. This night was no different, as the Cavs won 105-89 thanks to inspired play from LeBron James and Shaquille O'Neal.

James posted 22 points, six rebounds, and 15 assists, while Shaq went 13/13 with four blocks in 21 minutes.

Regarding James, Memphis coach Lionel Hollins only had words of praise.

"He sees things other players don't see," Hollins said. "He attacks the basket and throws it out for a 3. He attacks the basket, then throws it for a layup. He gets the ball on one side, he's not looking, but he sees the guy and whips it all the way across the court for another 3-pointer.

"He's just a great player. I don't know much more that you can say about him," he said.

Off-nights from Zach Randolph (eight points on 3-of-14 shooting) and O.J. Mayo (10 points on 4-of-15 shooting) doomed the Grizzlies, as the Cavs' tenacious D pressured them into low-percentage shots all night long.

Memphis has a chance to turn it around Friday night at home against Houston.

By Bud L. Ellis
The Allen Iverson experience in Memphis looks like it's over before it really began.
The controversial guard has left the Grizzlies, asking for and receiving permission to depart this weekend. It's unclear whether the former All-Star guard will return to the team, who signed Iverson in the offseason and has been bringing him off the bench.
The 14-year veteran has averaged 22 minutes per game, a big change for a player accustomed to playing 35-40 minutes a night for more than a decade. He missed time early in the season with a hamstring injury.
Iverson, who is averaging 12.3 points per game, has said publicly how difficult it's been to make the transition from starter to role player.
It's another thing gone awry for a Memphis team that's dropped five games in a row. The Grizzles already find themselves 3 1/2 games behind Houston and?Dallas in the Southwest Division and riding a five-game losing streak.
Iverson or not, the Grizzlies look to get back on the winning track when they play host to Portland on Tuesday.
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