Following the 2016-2017 season, the outlook hasn’t looked all that bright for the Memphis Grizzlies. They have very little cap space to play with, while key players Tony Allen, Zach Randolph, Vince Carter and JaMychal Green are becoming free agents. On top of this, Memphis has no draft picks in what seems to be a loaded draft.
To succeed in conditions such as these, a team must thrive by finding a diamond in the rough. Enter Austin Nichols.
Austin Nichols – College Career
Let’s take a quick flashback to when Austin first joined the NCAA.
The year is 2012, “Call Me Maybe” and “We Are Young” are playing over and over again on the radio, while everyone is talking about movies like The Avengers and Batman The Dark Knight Rises.