Memphis didn’t have an active offseason. The “bears” did not make any special purchases. They do not need this, since they will build a new team around Ja Morant. They will acquire players who will be his faithful “squires”. There weren’t that many offseason changes for the Grizzlies. Perhaps the main loss is the departure of Jonas Valanciunas. Instead of him, Memphis acquired Stephen Adams. Many experts criticize the bears’ leadership. They consider the departure of the Lithuanian a big mistake. Still, Adams looks a little worse than Valanciunas. Killian Tealey, Dillon Brooks and Sam Merrill will not make it to the match against Milwaukee.
Rick Carlisle will be Indiana’s head coach this season. This specialist has proven himself well with his work at Dallas. It seems that the Pacers management is not satisfied with results that this team demonstrates. Coaches in Indianapolis have been changing too often lately. The Pacers will go to the meeting against New York as a non-core team. First of all, they will miss Karis LeVert. Also in the team’s infirmary are Edmond Sumner and T.J. Warren. In this case, Rick Carlisle will probably bet on the reservists, because it would be stupid to squeeze all the juices out of Domantas Sabonis before the start of the regular season.
