After already losing one frontcourt mainstay in Zach Randolph to Sacramento this summer, could the Memphis Grizzlies soon be losing another?
In a recent interview with Spanish outlet A la Carta, Grizzlies center Marc Gasol hinted that he may be open to leaving the team.
“I’m very ambitious and I’ve wanted Memphis to be a great franchise,” Gasol said, per HoopsHype. “We’ve grown a lot the last 6-7 years, but we have to keep growing. If this is not lined up, maybe we may have to revisit things.”
The three-time All-Star has played his entire nine-year NBA career with Memphis, and the team has made the playoffs the last seven of those years in a row. But only once have the Grizzlies advanced to a Conference Finals over that span, and they now face an identity crisis this offseason with the loss of Randolph and the presumed departure of All-Defensive guard Tony Allen.
Gasol’s deal runs for two more seasons, but he can become a free agent after that if he declines his $25.6 million player option for 2019-20. But should he grow unhappy in Memphis before then and seek out a better opportunity to win his first ring, we know at least one team interested in trading for him.
