Tuomas Iisalo's Grizzlies are rebooting the Grit and Grind culture around Ja Morant and Jaren Jackson Jr. from the bottom up.

Tuomas Iisalo is known for his fast-paced, point-guard-centric system and intense practice drills. He led multiple European teams to success, including winning the Basketball Champions League with ...

Memphis Grizzlies interim head coach Tuomas Iisalo yells to his players during the first half in Game 4 of an NBA basketball first-round playoff series Saturday, April 26, 2025, in Memphis, Tenn ...

With Iisalo as interim head coach, the Grizzlies went 4-5 in the regular season before making it through the Play-In Tournament as the No. 8 seed. Memphis was swept in the first round by the top ...

Tuomas Iisalo, who was appointed interim coach of the Memphis Grizzlies in the waning days of the regular season, has been given the full-time job and becomes the first Finnish-born coach in the NBA.

Tuomas Iisalo goes to Germany In early 2016, Crailsheim Merlins GM Martin Romig needed a new coach. Romig had a tough task. The team almost certainly was headed for relegation to the second division ...

Tuomas Iisalo, who was appointed interim coach of the Memphis Grizzlies in the waning days of the regular season, was given the full-time job on Friday and becomes the first Finnish-born coach in ...