NBA Early Season Contenders vs Pretenders

Memphis: Sneaky contender

Size is at a premium in today’s NBA, and the Grizzlies have exactly that.

The duo of Marc Gasol and Zach Randolph will give any NBA frontline fits. For that, they’re not a contender fully, but they’re not exactly a pretender. It’s one of those “Don’t expect to see them in the finals but don’t be surprised either” kind of teams. They’ll get second chance points and rebounds galore, and when the game slows down you will need size and strength, and that’s exactly the kind of team Memphis is.

They’ve showed exactly that in their red-hot start to the season.