I don’t know if anyone watched the NBA Draft Lottery thing last night before the basketball game. I only mention it, not because Toronto picks first. During the broadcast they had “Steve Lavin’s top-25 players” on the scroll. It looked like it was college players only, but I did see Aaron Gray listed at #20.

The skinny: The Grizzlies have been searching for a legit center ever since Bryant Reeve retired. With Lorenzen Wright hitting free agency this summer, the need has never been greater. Who better to fill that role than the guy who plays and kids of looks like Big Country. While Jerry West would prefer an athletic big man, Gray proved at Pittsburgh that he can be a formidable force in the paint.

It will also depend on the point guards available at that spot. The Grizz need a point guard as well.

I’m back to an inconclusive sense as to whether Gray will stay or go. That single workout is looming large.