Now that their head coaching situation has been resolved with Dave Joerger deciding to stay, the Memphis Grizzlies are reportedly moving onto their next front-office hire: general manager.
Grizzlies will start a search for a new GM that will include interim Chris Wallace as a candidate. sources tell Yahoo.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@WojYahooNBA) May 25, 2014
Grizzlies GM search expected to include Orlando asst. GM Matt Lloyd as candidate, I'm told, but likely a broad search. They're building list
— Sam Amick (@sam_amick) May 25, 2014
This news is not surprising, as former CEO Jason Levien, who handled basketball operations on behalf of the Grizzlies, was fired earlier this month.
Long-time GM Chris Wallace is currently handling basketball decisions on an interim basis. He could potentially shed the "interim" tag, according to Grizzlies owner Robert Pera.
@jwgerber6 We are conducting a search now. Whether we decide on Chris or not for GM, I want him in the organization in some capacity
— Robert J Pera (@RobertPera) May 25, 2014