![]() Dillon Brooks is back to villany Petre Thomas-USA TODAY Sports ![]() in terms of trade value, but when you combine production with the contract value that comes with the 30th overall pick of the 2020 NBA Draft? He just might be the third most valuable member of the roster at the moment. Desmond Bane is a tier below Ja Morant and Jaren Jackson Jr. He clearly, at least to this point, has been successful. He went to Summer League several months ago on a mission to grow his game and expand on the skill set that he displayed multiple times during his college career at TCU. ![]() Bane took on a larger role for the Grizzlies in this game, becoming more of a facilitator with the second unit when Tyus Jones was on the bench, and maintained his increased levels of scoring with 18 points, second on the roster. But man, Desmond Bane in his sophomore season with the Memphis Grizzlies has all the makings of an elite role player for this team when they hope to contend for titles in the next couple of years. Desmond Bane was the steal of the 2020 NBA Draft Petre Thomas-USA TODAY Sports Some quick takeaways from a game that Memphis - both the fan base and the team - desperately needed to feel that, at least for one night, everything is going to be OK. And the Grizzlies were able to take advantage. Players that had to step up did just that, leading Memphis past a Sacramento team that had shown real signs of life in recent games. But if there was ever a way to start off the not-so-“Ja-lly” holiday season for the Grizzlies with Morant out recovering from a sprained knee, their pillar to post beatdown of the Kings Sunday was the way to go. Of course the bears of Beale Street would have rather had their superstar point guard leading them on the floor Sunday night against the Sacramento Kings. “Says who?” - Ja Morant in Nike commercial voice. Missing Ja Morant for several weeks will spell the end of the playoff hopes this season for the Memphis Grizzlies.
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