The Memphis Grizzlies fired Taylor Jenkins as their head coach on March 28. Jenkins had been with the franchise since 2019. He's viewed as one of the brightest young coaches in the NBA. In an April 1 report from ESPN,

Moran't comments come after Sam Amick, Fred Katz and Joe Vardon of The Athletic reported Saturday that the guard "complained" that Jenkins' system took "the ball out of his hands and removes the screens he likes to use as a ball handler to make plays."

Last week, the Grizzlies left plenty of NBA fans scratching their heads after firing head coach Mike Jenkins with a playoff run on the immediate horizon.

On this episode of Good Word with Goodwill, Vince and Sam Amick do a deep dive on why Taylor Jenkins was fired and how it may impact Ja Morant's future. Later, Vince and Sam give Shai Gilgeous-Alexander his flowers for a historic season and discuss the MVP race.

Iisalo led Paris Basketball to the 2024 EuroCup Finals, earning Coach of the Year. Now he's a head coach in the NBA, albeit with the interim tag. He may prove to be the Grizzlies' top candidate for next year, or he could be a placeholder.

Taylor Jenkins is the only coach Ja Morant has ever played under in the NBA. For the No. 2 overall pick in the 2019 draft, 'It was a lot to process.'

Suddenly, the team's short- and long-term future is more uncertain than it has been since the start of the Ja Morant era in 2019.

Preseason staff changes set an uneasy tone for the season to come in Memphis, and now there's uncertainty as the playoffs loom.

The Grizzlies are 44-29 in the Western Conference, and Jenkins will be replaced on an interim basis by Finnish assistant Tuomas Iisalo.