Tuomas Iisalo has won as a head coach. Now he's in his first season in the NBA thrust into the position as interim head coach with the Memphis Grizzlies on track to make the playoffs with only nine games left.

Memphis Grizzlies general manager Zach Kleiman said Saturday that the decision to fire coach Taylor Jenkins was "in the best interest of the team." The timing of Jenkins' dismissal, announced Friday,

Grizzlies general manager Zach Kleiman says he did not speak to anyone on the roster before firing Taylor Jenkins as coach.

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

Memphis Grizzlies players talked about the the recent hours after learning of Taylor Jenkins' firing, transitioning to game.