The Grizzlies entered the 2020-21 season with renewed hope and equipped with the confidence to say that they can indeed compete against the best in the West. They ultimately fell to the Portland Trail Blazers in a play-in round to determine the eighth seed in the West, as Damian Lillard and Co. After a noteworthy run prior to the coronavirus-caused hiatus, Memphis struggled in the bubble.
The Grizzlies barely missed out on the playoffs in 2020-21.
