Grizzlies get huge haul for blowing up their team with Jaren Jackson Jr. blockbuster

Trading Jaren Jackson Jr. gives the Grizzlies a chance at a quick reload

The quick changes to the Grizzlies roster were unexpected, given that one year ago, the Grizzlies were in second place in the Western Conference at 34-16, a position they held until the end of February. But the Grizzlies finished eighth and their former superstar Morant wasn't the same player he once was. Grizzlies general manager Zach Kleiman decided his team wasn't good enough.

NBA teams can fall into a certain purgatory at the play-in level. They're too good to get high draft picks, but not good enough to seriously compete. The Grizzlies wanted no part of that, selling high on the 27-year-old Bane during the summer and on the 26-year-old Jackson at the deadline.

Now the Grizzlies have some intriguing 22-year-olds in Clayton and Hendricks, plus their own rookie guard Cedric Coward (13.8 points, 6.2 rebounds) alongside sophomore center Zach Edey. Morant is almost certainly going to be traded as well, giving the Grizzlies a clean restart, if perhaps not a large return for the fallen star.

They're also in a position to make a big move of their own in the next year, armed with draft capital, payroll flexibility and a trade exception worth $28.5M, the largest in NBA history.

There's a chance the Grizzlies could rebuild nearly as fast as they tore their team down. Clearly Kleiman and this team aren't afraid of making big changes.