MEMPHIS – Advanced metrics and analytics have been key components of the Grizzlies’ preparation since Taylor Jenkins took over as coach last summer.
But few sets of numbers were as essential and encouraging as the basic figures Jenkins shared with his players and staff as the Grizzlies approach their first exhibition game on the NBA’s Disney campus. According to the league’s latest round of results released Monday, zero of the 346 NBA players tested for COVID-19 since July 13 inside the Orlando bubble have returned positive for the virus.
That major development comes with the NBA set to return to action for the first time in more than four months when teams begin their scrimmage schedules on Wednesday.