The Memphis Grizzlies took over Belmont’s Crockett Center this week for a three-day training camp led by new head coach Tuomas Iisalo. The team has installed a versatile roster around stars Ja Morant and Jaren Jackson Jr., both two-time NBA all-stars, and will implement a faster-paced offense and aggressive defense this year under Iisalo, a former standout coach in Europe who joined the Grizzlies staff last season. Three weeks from the season opener — and with more than $180 million in payroll on the floor — the Grizzlies closed most of practice to reporters from Tuesday to Thursday. Players described three days of grueling competition.

“ We all might need an inhaler,” Morant told reporters on Tuesday. “ You know what you need an inhaler for? That tells you everything you need to know abo

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