This NBA season could have been a lot different for Dillon Brooks. He didn’t make a single start after having 74 in his rookie season, and with the final year of his three-year rookie deal not guaranteed, a rebuilding Grizzlies team could have cut ties with the once promising prospect. Instead, the Grizzlies showed faith in the 23-year-old Brooks, with the team picking up the final year of his deal and new head coach Taylor Jenkins making him an integral part of his system. While Brooks remains an offensive enigma with his streaky scoring, he has proved his worth to a young Grizzlies squad with “pesky” defence and an infectious energy. “Playing with passion, playing with grit and making it contagious throughout the team,” Brooks told reporters before the season when asked what he hoped to bring to the team.

Source: thestar December 04, 2019 02:37 UTC