The Memphis Grizzlies and New Orleans Pelicans have been mirror images of each other of late.

Both clubs boast talented-if-mercurial-and-injury-prone multi-time All-Stars from the 2019 NBA Draft, in Grizzlies point guard Ja Morant and Pelicans power forward Zion Williamson. Both teams have found some postseason success over the last few years, and were expected to build upon that with deep runs by now.

Neither has achieved much in the playoffs (Morant has won a single playoff series, Williamson has never been healthy for the playoffs), and both clubs are looking lottery-bound as the rest of the Western Conference has passed them by.

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