Grizzlies GM Knows Successful Draft is About Organizing Information

2008/06/23 23:18:08 @NBA.com: News

In the MEMPHIS COMMERICAL APPEAL, Ronald Tillery writes "Partly because of the team's stated goal of a three-year plan to build through the draft. And partly because Wallace has to now start proving that what he received in return for Pau Gasol during a February trade with the Los Angeles Lakers are more than beans but indeed magic seeds that will help the franchise grow. So as the Grizzlies prepare to enter the draft with two first-round picks -- No. 5 and, via the Lakers, No. 28 -- Wallace is the go-to guy. The guy handpicked by outgoing team president Jerry West doesn't have West hovering over the proceedings like last year. The guy who spent the previous 10 years integrally involved in the Boston Celtics' front office will have command over the Grizzlies' war room at a critical juncture for the franchise."
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