The Memphis Grizzlies are vying for a spot in the hotly contested NBA tank race. He unveiled a lengthy injury report for Monday's matchup with the Brooklyn Nets.
The Grizzlies will be without Ja Morant, Zack Eddy, Santi Aldama, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, Brandon Clarke and Taj Gibson. Meanwhile, Cedric Coward, Ty Jerome, Scottie Pippen Jr. and Taylor Hendricks are questionable.
That group includes Memphis' eight highest-paid players. If all of the above names are ruled out, the Grizzlies will have only eight available players against the Nets: Walter Clayton Jr., Cam Spencer, GG Jackson, Jaylen Wells, Olivier-Maxence Prosper, Javon Small, Ryan Rupert and Jahmai Meshach.
All of those players are on rookie contracts, minimum or two-way deals. There is no center among the group.
Ja Morant headlines Grizzlies' lengthy injury report for tank matchup with Nets
Meanwhile, Michael Porter Jr. is resting for the Nets after playing 39 minutes during Saturday's upset win over the Detroit Pistons. Egor Demin will miss his fifth consecutive game with a plantar fascia injury. However, Ben Saraf, who is probable with back tightness, is the only other Nets on the injury report.
Memphis will be without a traditional center on Monday. Meanwhile, both of Brooklyn's centers, Nick Claxton and De'Ron Sharp, are available.
The Grizzlies have lost their last three games after consecutive wins over the Dallas Mavericks and Indiana Pacers. They are eighth in the draft lottery standings, two games ahead of the ninth-place Chicago Bulls and three games behind the seventh-place Mavericks.
Meanwhile, the Nets' upset win over the Pistons moved them into a tie with the Washington Wizards for third place. They are 1.5 games behind the second-place Indiana Pacers and two games behind the first-place Sacramento Kings.
