The Grizzlies' New Starting Five Sounds Fake, But It Is Destroying the NBA
Underdog NBA reported the starting lineup of Jerome, Coward, Wells, Boozer, and Stewart for Sunday.
The Memphis Grizzlies are rolling out a starting five that sounds like an auto-generated NBA 2K Summer League roster, yet they are somehow undefeated.
Memphis is officially starting Ty Jerome, Anthony Coward, Jaylen Wells, Cameron Boozer, and Isaiah Stewart on Sunday against the Sacramento Kings.
If you had this exact starting five on your bingo card before the season, you are either a time traveler or a liar. But you cannot argue with the results. The Grizzlies are sitting at 2-0 and covering spreads like a team with five established All-Stars.
Ty Jerome has suddenly turned into a prime scoring machine. He is averaging an absurd 36.5 points per game and just dropped 28 on the in a three-point win. Daily fantasy players and prop bettors are riding the Jerome wave right now, and the sportsbooks have barely caught up to his massive usage rate.
Then you have Cameron Boozer pulling down 12 boards a night. The former third overall pick is finally back from a season-ending ankle injury and immediately looks like a massive problem in the paint.
Sacramento gets the next crack at figuring out this puzzle on Sunday night. Until someone actually proves they can stop a lineup led by Ty Jerome playing like an MVP candidate, fading Memphis feels like a great way to set your money on fire.