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The Memphis Grizzlies are one of very few teams in the NBA with an extremely bright future despite a lack of success right now. The Grizzlies did make the playoffs in 2021, but they fell to the Utah Jazz in a competitive, but uneven series.
The Grizzlies were never considered a threat to make the NBA Finals.
That said, Memphis has to be considered the NBA’s team of the future right now. Sure, you could throw the Atlanta Hawks, a team that was a couple of games away from the Finals, into that conversation.