Grizzlies’ Dillon Brooks Expected To Make Early March Return

Grizzlies guard/forward Dillon Brooks has been able to ramped up his workouts lately and could return to the lineup in early March, which means perhaps late next week, as relayed by RealGM.

Brooks suffered a severely sprained ankle in January and has been sidelined since.

“Grizzlies coach Taylor Jenkins said that Brooks is ‘progressing well,'” RealGM wrote. “The team’s goal is for Brooks to take part in more contact drills next week. If all goes well, that points to an early-March return for the veteran wing.”

Dillon Brooks is "progressing well", says Jenkins. Still on the early March timeline with the goal of more contact drills next week.

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Brooks, 26, is 6-foot-7 and has only been able to appear in 21 games this season — but has of course been good in those games. He is averaging a career-high 18.4 points, second on the team to only Ja Morant, to go with 3.3 rebounds and 2.7 assists.