MEMPHIS – It was intended as an incredible compliment of Jaren Jackson Jr.’s defensive potential and prowess as the Grizzlies’ 19-year-old prized lottery pick.
Indirectly, it was instead one of the most reassuring signs that feisty vet Mike Conley is healthy, confident and back on his game entering training camp that opens Tuesday at FedExForum.
“You see a guy like Jaren, the defensive ability he has as a young guy,” new Grizzlies’ swingman Garrett Temple said of seeing the 6-11 and freakishly-athletic Jackson line up against Conley in a recent voluntary conditioning session.