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One Long-Term Project the Memphis Grizzlies Can Commit to in 2015 NBA Draft

The Memphis Grizzlies need a special talent and special restraint on their part to hold onto the first-round draftee long after it's filed.

Grizzlies general manager Chris Wallace isn't attached to selections. Only two players picked since Wallace started with Memphis in 2007 have stayed with the team more than two years: Mike Conley and Sam Young. Draft-day trade acquisition O.J. Mayo played out his rookie deal with the Grizzlies.

Indeed, the Grizzlies have picked late due to their five straight playoff appearances. They also didn't have first-rounders in 2011 and 2013. While Wallace and his front office partner, John Hollinger, made choices that seemed logical at the time, each draftee needed time to grow.