With just nine games left before the playoffs start, here is some insight as to why the Memphis Grizzlies decided to let go of Taylor Jenkins now.

Jenkins, the winningest coach in franchise history, has led Memphis to the postseason three times since the 2019-20 season

The Memphis Grizzlies, who are 44-29, but lost 12 of their last 20 games, fired coach Taylor Jenkins, the team announced Friday.

The Memphis Grizzlies fired head coach Taylor Jenkins on Friday despite the club's 44-29 record. The Grizzlies entered the day tied with the Los Angeles Lakers for the fifth-best record in the Western Conference.

Despite being the No. 5 seed in the Western Conference and closing in on a fourth playoff appearance in five years, Taylor Jenkins is out as head coach of the Memphis Grizzlies. Grizzlies president of basketball operations Zach Kleiman announced on Friday that Jenkins has been fired.

The Memphis Grizzlies fired former coach Taylor Jenkins, despite the team approaching 50 victories with nine games left in the regular season.

The Memphis Grizzlies made a bold and, in some ways, bizarre decision on Friday. They are moving on from head coach Taylor Jenkins just three weeks before the start of the NBA pla

Jenkins was the fifth longest-tenured coach with his current club in the league, behind only San Antonio’s Gregg Popovich, Miami’s Erik Spoelstra, Golden State’s Steve Kerr, and Denver’s Michael Malon

Sitting at No. 5 in the Western Conference, the Grizzlies decided to dump Jenkins without immediately announcing an interim coach.