In 2023-24, accidents and the ensuing lack of stability crushed the Grizzlies, producing a 27-55 12 months after back-to-back 50-win seasons. A shoulder damage and 25-game suspension all however erased Ja Morant’s 12 months. Desmond Bane missed half the video games. Solely Jackson and third-year ahead Santi Aldama performed in additional than 60 video games. Jackson, not less than, made essentially the most of it. “It was the whole lot. It gave me an opportunity to be defended by groups in a selected approach,” Jackson informed The Athletic. “(Opposing groups) have been throwing all forms of loopy coverages and schemes on the market. There have been lots of issues I needed to study. It offered me with a brand new problem. … Usually, my job was to just get it and score. But I had to learn to set up my teammates; make sure they were involved. That was a big step for me.” -via New York Times / April 16, 2025
