In the 2003-2004 offseason, the Grizzlies made their biggest signing of the season, signing Brian Cardinal for six years and $35 million.

Cardinal is 203 cm tall, a power forward, in the NCAA, he was already the captain of the Purdue University basketball team in his sophomore season, played four years in the NCAA, and was also a very well-known No. 1 person at the time, Cardinal has outstanding skills, and a three-point shot, but his physical fitness is extremely average, he can't prevent black and hard in the NCAA, and he is even more air in the NBA, as an older rookie with average talent and physical fitness, In the 2000 draft, he was selected by the Pistons at the 44th overall in the second draft, which was the biggest praise for Cardinal's skills, and he stayed with the Pistons for a year and a half, played only 23 games in total, and was sent to Colorful, only played 5 games of three minutes each, and then was cut, Cardinal had no choice but to play in Europe.

Cardinal who went to Europe to fight monsters and upgrade took a look, yo, the confrontation between the people here is not fierce, but a small skill is outstanding, isn't this what Cardinal wants most, Cardinal led the team to win the local league championship in the European First Division, last season, the Warriors gave Cardinal a contract, that is, in this year, Cardinal's career had a major breakthrough, Averaging 9.6 points and 4.2 rebounds per game, he became an important part of the team and a strong contender for the best improvement award that season.

On October 2, 2004, the Grizzlies signed Gasol to a six-year, $86 million contract, making Gasol the second most valuable international player after Nowitzki.

Although the Grizzlies signed Cardinal, it is obvious that Cardinal is not a player who can change the course of the game, and Cardinal suffered injuries after coming to the Grizzlies, and the game was intermittent, and his contract gradually became a garbage contract, and the new season of the Grizzlies started with a wave of 4 consecutive defeats, 71-year-old coach Hubby Brown is already the oldest head coach in the league at this time, after 12 games 5-7, Hubby officially announced his retirement, At that time, West hired Hollins as interim head coach, Hollins did not win one game in four games, was fired again, and Mike Flatrow took the whip.

Flatrow coached the Atlanta Hawks for eight years from 1980, switched to the Cleveland Cavaliers in 1993, and was fired by the Cavaliers in 1999, with a total of 465 wins and 465 losses.

The Grizzlies were supposed to be bright this season, but unfortunately, they suffered injuries, and Gasol missed 27 games with an ankle injury. Averaging only 17.8 points and 7.3 rebounds per game, Wells missed 13 games, averaging 10.4 points and 3.3 rebounds per game, while Posey was the most injured on the lineup, missing 32 games, averaging 8.1 points per game from 13.7 last season, shooting percentage dropped by 12 percentage points, three-point shooting percentage dropped by 7.7 percentage points, and the team's role has also changed from last season's iron starter to this season's bench.

This season's Grizzlies are not only troubled by this, but also Swift and Bonch Wells, Swift is the leader of the year, but it has never been reused in the Grizzlies, especially after Gasol came, Swift has completely become the one who sits on the bench, playing an average of 20 minutes per game, and never getting stable starting minutes, which makes Swift gradually dissatisfied, Swift wanted to leave the Grizzlies after his four-year rookie season last season, But no team offered Swift a satisfactory contract, and finally renewed the Grizzlies for 6 million a year, exchanging a short-term contract for a future free body.

In fact, it's no wonder that the Grizzlies don't pay attention to Swift, who has been in the league for five years, and his level is still in the state of playing with his body just after entering the league, and he has not developed any reliable offensive skills, and he cannot become a barrier to the inside restricted area.

Wells felt that former coach Brown's kindness, and new coach Mike Flatlow, had been suppressed throughout the season, which caused strong dissatisfaction with Wells, and finally the relationship was irreconcilable, and after the Grizzlies were in danger of reaching the playoffs, Wells was completely excluded from the roster.

On April 18, 2005, the Grizzlies hosted the powerful Spurs, this game is the last second game of the whole season, it is very important for the Grizzlies, the Grizzlies are currently only two wins ahead of the Timberwolves, the Grizzlies won this game, they can directly knock the Timberwolves out of the playoffs, the Grizzlies tried their best in this game, Gasol scored 20 points in 9 of 12, Miller scored 28 points and 9 rebounds in 12 of 21, and it was two points long in 0.1 seconds before the end, killing the Spurs!

This season, the Grizzlies have changed coaches twice, are full of injuries, and under internal contradictions, they still have a 45-37 record, ranking eighth in the East and reaching the playoffs again.

The Grizzlies, who are eighth in the West, will face the Phoenix Suns, who are first in the West.

At that time, the Suns, under the leadership of D'Antoni, were the league's premier bombardment team, and their coaching philosophy was only seven words, offense! Offensive! Attack again! Under D'Antoni's coaching, he not only brought the Suns to the first place in the West, but also allowed his disciple Steve Nash to win this season's assist king and regular season MVP.

In the first game between the two sides, in the first quarter, the Suns completely beat the Grizzlies, and the Grizzlies scored 28 points in a single quarter, which is actually good, but the Suns scored 39 points in a frenzy, and Marion scored 14 points in 6 of 6 in a single quarter!

The whole game was like the first quarter of the game, the Grizzlies' defense was completely shattered by the Suns, Marion scored 26 points and 13 rebounds, Richardson scored 22 points, Nash scored 11 points and 13 assists, on the other hand, the Grizzlies, Gasol scored 16 points on 19 shots, Miller shot 7 of 10 and scored 19 points, and the others were decent, and the final result of the game was 103:114 to the Suns.

In the second game, White Chocolate went wild in the first quarter, scoring 13 points in 6 of 6 in a single quarter, leading the Grizzlies to a 31-29 lead over the Suns, and in this quarter, the Suns scored 11 points in Marion's 5-of-8, and Battier hit a three-pointer in 0.1 seconds to chase the score to 54:60 Suns.

The second half of the game was extremely close, 10 seconds before the end, Miller hit the only three-pointer of the whole game, chasing the score to only one point, but then Nash and Richardson hit all four free throws, Miller and Jason Richardson missed three consecutive three-pointers, ruining the chance to win, and finally the Grizzlies lost to the Suns 103-108.

In this game, Gasol and Stodemar exploded each other, the former scored 28 points, 16 rebounds and 5 assists on 13-of-26 shooting, and Xiaosi scored 34 points and 10 rebounds on 8-of-16 shooting. White Chocolate scored 21 points on 9-of-15 shooting and Marion finished with 22 points and 13 rebounds on 10-of-18 shooting.

The Grizzlies, who returned to their home court in Game 3, were completely taken out of rhythm by the Suns, losing to the Suns 90-110, with Smalls scoring 30 points, Joe Johnson scoring 20 points, and the Grizzlies, no player scored more than 15 points.

In the fourth game, the Suns scored 39 points in the first quarter, Joe Johnson scored 16 points in a single quarter in 5 of 6 in a single quarter, the Grizzlies came back to their senses in the second quarter and won the Suns by 12 points in a single quarter, and in the last four minutes of the game, white chocolate hit a three-point shot to help the Grizzlies only trail the Suns by 5 points at 105:110, but then Richardson missed a three-point shot, Marion grabbed a rebound in the front court and made a strong shot into a three-point shot, white chocolate, Gasol missed consecutive shots, that was two free throws, the last minute and 14 seconds of the game, Quentin Richardson hit a three-pointer to pull the score to 10 points, completely killing the game.

In four games, Gasol averaged 21.3 points and 7.5 rebounds per game, Jason Richardson averaged 17 points and 5.3 assists, Miller averaged only 12 points per game, on the other hand, the Suns averaged 22.8 points and 9 rebounds per game, Marion 21.3 points and 12.5 rebounds per game, Joe Johnson averaged 20.3 points per game, Nash averaged 15 points and 11.3 assists per game, and Richardson averaged 15 points and 4.8 rebounds per game.

The Grizzlies have reached the playoffs for two consecutive years, but once they were shaved by the Spurs, who have a balanced offense and defense, and once they were sifted by the Suns, who have strong offensive firepower, but the Grizzlies who have reached the playoffs for two consecutive years also shows that the Grizzlies at this time are no longer the role of the weak chickens in the league.

In the 2005-2006 season, not surprisingly, Swift, who had been depressed with the Grizzlies, left the Grizzlies as a free agent and switched to the Rockets on a five-year, $30 million contract. In the 2005 draft, the Grizzlies selected Hakeem Varik with the 19th pick in the first round.

Varik is also a well-known figure in the NCAA, assisting Carmelo Anthony to win the championship in Syracuse, and after Anthony entered the NBA, Varrick led Syracuse to play four years in college before participating in the draft, and was finally picked by the Grizzlies with the 19th pick in the first round.

Varik is 206 cm tall, plays as a power forward, and his style of play is very close to Swift, and he is a player who eats by physical fitness, but in comparison, Varik's vertical height of bounce is not as high as Swift, but the ability and flexibility of continuous jumps and the ball quotient are higher than Swift's, and Varik's potential as a senior rookie is also very limited.

In fact, the Grizzlies urgently needed a stable and efficient outside scorer, two consecutive playoff losses, let the Grizzlies understand that they urgently need an outside scorer who can hold the ball and create offensive opportunities, Miller will be taken care of by the opponent's outside gate every playoff game, and Miller, as a shooter, has insufficient ability to get rid of defense, and the team's other starting outside Jason Williams is not stable enough, and his style of play is out of the whole, although the white chocolate style is gorgeous, but the Grizzlies have a good record in recent years, There is no need for a flashy style of play to attract fans, and the weakness of the lack of outside ball holding points has deeply troubled Grizzlies management, so-

On August 3, 2005, the Grizzlies and the Heat made a big trade involving a total of 13 players from five teams that shocked the whole league!

The trade was complicated, but overall, the Heat sent Jason "White Chocolate" Williams and James Posey in exchange for the Heat's Eddie Jones.

Eddie Jones used to be the number one person in the league, and was once Kobe's big brother, because the Lakers focused on cultivating Kobe, he was sent away, and came to the Heat, where he briefly served as the boss for three years, leading the Heat through the years before Wade landed in Miami, and then because of the conflict with O'Neal, he was sent to the Grizzlies, Jones's skills have no problems at all, which meets the Grizzlies' expectations for the ability to score outside, but Jones is already in his 13th year in the professional arena, It's unclear how much more capable the 34-year-old Jones will have on the field.

The Grizzlies not only brought in Jones, but also signed "Little Squirrel" Damon Stoudemire for three years and $12 million.

The flying squirrel is not young, 30 years old this year, is the No. 7 rookie in the first round in 1995, only 178 cm tall, so nicknamed the little flying squirrel, although the flying squirrel is not tall, but the speed is extremely fast, the rhythm is also good, the three points are accurate, but the defensive end is a little inadequate, the style of play is similar to the current Thomas Jr., and he won the honor of the best rookie in his rookie season and became the shortest rookie in NBA history.

Flying Squirrel played two and a half seasons with the Raptors, was sent to the Trail Blazers, became a member of the Portland prison, played there for seven years, and like Stick Wells, Flying Squirrel became the target of a management purge in search of a new face, and was then signed by the Grizzlies.

And Wells, who didn't get along with head coach Mike Flatlow last season, was also purged by the Grizzlies and sent to the Kings in exchange for Bobby Jackson, a well-known bench killer in the league and the best sixth man in the 2002-2003 season.

This summer, the semi-reorganized Grizzlies have formed a very competitive lineup, No. 1 Flying Squirrel, No. 2 Eddie Jones, No. 3 Sean Battier, No. 4 Lorenz White, No. 5 Pau Gasol, on the bench with Mike Miller, Bobby Jackson and rookie Varik, the Grizzlies are in full swing in the first ten games, winning 7 of 10 games and winning 13 of the first 20 games, and the future of the Grizzlies looks bright.

The turning point of the Grizzlies' season came in Game 28, when Stoudemire suffered a torn ligament in his right knee during the game, and Stoudemire averaged 11.7 points, 3.5 rebounds and 4.7 assists in 27 games for the Grizzlies.

To fill the gap, the Grizzlies signed Chaki Atkins to a $3 million one-year, $3 million contract, and Atkins is also a short No. 1 and a well-known Rover in the league, averaging 10 career points per game and shooting 36.4% from three-point range. Atkins is averaging 11.4 points and 3.0 assists per game as a firefighter, which is a decent performance as a starter for the team.

On November 26, 2005, the Grizzlies slaughtered the Mavericks 112-92, and Gasol broke the Wizards' interior defensive gate Eric Dampier, scoring 36 points, 15 rebounds and 5 assists on 13-of-23 shooting.

On February 27, 2006, the Grizzlies defeated the Wizards 108-98, Gasol broke the Wizards' interior 22 shots and 16 of the game, and scored a career-high 39 points, 10 rebounds and 3 blocks, on March 28, 2006, the Grizzlies were killed by supersonic boss Ray Allen in 0.3 seconds, but Gasol was still defeated, scoring 44 points on 17-of-28 shooting, breaking his record for the highest score at the time.

On March 8, 2006, the Grizzlies took revenge against the SuperSonics, and Gasol scored 21 points, 12 rebounds, 12 assists, 4 steals and 3 blocks on 8-of-12 shooting, setting a career-high assist count for Gasol at that time.

On March 24, 2006, the Grizzlies defeated the Knicks, and Gasol scored 36 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 blocks on 14-of-24 shooting...... At the end of the season, Gasol was selected to the All-Star Game for the first time in his career with an excellent performance of 20.4 points, 8.9 rebounds, 4.6 assists and 1.9 blocks per game.

In addition to Gasol, McMiller also played a very good performance this season, on March 17, 2006, the Grizzlies defeated the Nuggets, McMiller against Anthony, Anthony scored 33 points on 16-of-26 shooting, and Miller hit 5 three-pointers on 15-of-24 shooting, scoring a career-high 41 points at the time!

On January 10, 2006, when the Grizzlies defeated the Kings, Mike Miller scored a triple-double of 21 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists, which was also the first triple-double of Miller's career.

On January 13, 2006, the Grizzlies defeated the Nets, and Miller scored 18 points on 7-of-13 shooting and a career-record 16 rebounds! At the end of the season, Miller averaged 13.7 points, 3.9 rebounds per game, 46.6 percent shooting from the field and 40.7 percent from three-point range, winning the Sixth Man of the Season honor.

After a five-game winning streak in the final wave of the season, the Grizzlies, who have performed well this season, reached the playoffs with a 49-33 record and finished sixth in the West, the highest-ranked season in Grizzlies history.

The Grizzlies' first-round opponent was the Mavericks, and from the perspective of the team's lineup, the Grizzlies had the strength to fight with the Mavericks, but the first game of the playoffs gave the Grizzlies a dull blow.

The Grizzlies lost to the Mavericks 93-103, Gasol scored 24 points and 7 rebounds on 8-of-18 shooting, Jones scored 16 points on 5-of-8 shooting, while the Mavericks Nowitzki scored 31 points and 11 rebounds, Terry scored 20 points, and the Grizzlies were defeated on the bench, and the Mavericks' three major benches, Eric Dampier, Marquis Daniels and Jerry Starhouse, all scored double-doubles.

In the second game, Nowitzki scored 31 points to lead the Mavericks to defeat the Grizzlies again, and no one on the Grizzlies team scored in double figures.

In the third game, the Grizzlies returned home and hoped to win the first game in franchise history, but Nowitzki's three-pointer 15 seconds before the end of regulation time dragged the game into overtime, in which Nowitzki and Terry combined to score 11 points and take the game away. In the fourth game, the Grizzlies were beaten by the Mavericks in the third quarter, Gasol scored 25 points, Miller scored 10 points, and the others did not score double-doubles.

The Grizzlies have made the playoffs for three consecutive years, but they have been eliminated 4-0 by the Spurs, Suns, and Mavericks in these three years, and they have not won a single game in 12 games, and the team's biggest reliance is Gasol, although he has an excellent and stable performance in the playoffs, but the team has never found a stable outside scorer for Gasol.

Just after the 2006 draft, the Grizzlies sent Sean Battier, who had worked hard for many years, to the Rockets in exchange for Grizzlies veteran Swift and this year's Rookie selected by the Rockets with the sixth pick in the first round this year, Rudy Gay.

Rudy Gay has become the hope of revival in the hearts of the Grizzlies.