Let’s start with who should have been there but wasn’t. Mike Conley, one of the most readily recognizable faces of the franchise, was out with injury. Also out with injury, one time San Antonio Spurs forward Kyle Anderson. The third injured teammate, Dillon Brooks, is in his second year with the Grizzlies.
Who left? Well, the big trade news was Marc Gasol who went to the Toronto Raptors in exchange for Jonas Valanciunas, Delon Wright, C.J. Miles, and a 2024 second-round pick.