MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — The Memphis Grizzlies are about to find out one cost of playoff success.
A team that usually has taken a seat at the NBA draft lottery show won’t be picking early. After trading this year’s first-round pick to the Utah Jazz in 2010 for Ronnie Brewer, the Grizzlies hold only one pick in Thursday night’s NBA draft. They will wait quite a while until picking at No. 49 overall.
Not that anyone in Memphis is missing the drama and analysis that goes with holding a first-round pick. The town still is buzzing after the Grizzlies’ stirring playoff run into the Western Conference semifinals.
Memphis’ director of player personnel Tony Barone Sr. says luck comes into play when picking that late.
