Steven Adams has been rebounding excessively, dishing out his cheeky assists, and defending the lights out with a consistency that we hadn’t really seen from him in a Grizzlies jersey before. That’s all come at a time when the Grizzlies as a team have had this sudden explosion of form. Not a coincidence.

The benchmark has shifted for Steven Adams. We were treated to some exaggerated excellence in the first week of the season as Adams averaged 11 points, 10.6 rebounds, and 3.2 assists across the first five games. Since then... he’s only scored in the double figures once