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The Memphis Grizzlies will likely be contenders to reach the NBA Finals next season.

As of late, a popular name has been coming up in the recent BaB comments as a person who could be a difference maker for the Bulls .

Memphis Grizzlies guard Tony Allen was named to the 2011-12 NBA All-Defensive First Team, the league announced today.

Congratulations to Tony Allen , who received a well-deserved honor today by making the 2012 NBA All-Defensive first team, along with LeBron James , Dwight Howard , Chris Paul , and, seriously, Serge Ibaka .

Inspired by our own Hamed Haddadi's trip to the zoo , it's time to take a completely fictitious look at what other members of the Memphis Grizzlies will be doing during their respective summer vacations.

The Memphis Grizzlies had a disappointing finish to a very strong season. The Grizzlies lost to the Los Angeles Clippers in seven games after earning their best winning percentage in franchise history and first home-court advantage in franchise history.

Author's Note: The Straight Outta Vancouver Dialogues is a series of conversations between Kevin Lipe and Scott "ForeignFlopper" Beattie about the Grizzlies , basketball at large, and whatever else seems relevant at the moment.

Grizzlies forward Rudy Gay seems to be taking a lot of heat from Memphians, as well as a lot of the blame for the Grizzlies' first-round exit from the playoffs.

Playing hard and not giving up kept the Memphis Grizzlies alive in a win or season-over NBA Playoffs thriller at the FedExForum on Wednesday night.

He missed two buzzer beaters and had a horrible shooting game when he took more shots than he should have.

"You can't sit around and be outscored...in 3-pointers. I want a point guard who is quick and can guard somebody for as long as we need him to guard, and who can get us into some sort of offensive flow."A -- Coach Lionel Hollins According to Ron Tillery of the Commercial Appeal , a greater Memphis area newspaper, OJ Mayo wants to play point guard ... (more)

Krystina Ramey was born and raised in the Appalachian Mountains in the great state of Tennessee.

The season is over, the Memphis Grizzlies are off "golfing" somewhere, as the story goes, and we're now left to let the summer drag out with plenty of rationalization, reason and, more importantly, speculation.

Heisley said it's too soon to predict what moves, if any, that the team will make to improve the roster.

Los Angeles Clippers play-by-play announcer Ralph Lawler comes on with Grant to talk about the new age of the Clippers with players like Chris Paul and Blake Griffin and being a winning organization.

Tulsa police said Nolan Richardson III, the son of former Arkansas and Tulsa basketball coach Nolan Richardson, has been found dead in his home.

The Memphis Grizzlies have learned a very hard lesson about the post-season. Putting together a magical run deep into the playoffs isn't as easy as they made it look a year ago.

The Memphis Grizzlies ' season came to a sudden end on Sunday as the Grizzlies ran out of steam in their Game 7 loss, falling to the Los Angeles Clippers , 82-72. Rudy Gay and the Grizzlies looked terrific as they rallied from a 3-1 deficit, but the Clippers looked in Game 7 like they stole the grit and grind that had characterized the Grizzlies.

After Game 1, the Clippers gathered in the lobby bar of the Westin in downtown Memphis and tried to recreate their epic rally.

Search teams found at least 10 bodies Friday near where a Russian-made jetliner crashed into the side of an Indonesian volcano while on a demonstration flight for potential buyers from airlines, an official said.