I’ll go through a five-part “Throwback Thursday” series where I look at the last rebuild season-by-season. It’s important to know, because history could very well repeat itself. If it does, the Memphis Grizzlies will be fine.
The year was 2006, and the Memphis Grizzlies endured their third straight playoff sweep at the hands of the Dallas Mavericks. In the prior offseason, they did a huge shakeup trade that saw Eddie Jones and Bobby Jackson arrive in Memphis. They also had their first-ever All-Star in franchise history as Pau Gasol broke out on the scene. However, it wasn’t enough as Dirk Nowitzki and the Dallas Mavericks took care of the Grizzlies in four games.