What happened to Dillon Brooks? Memphis Grizzlies baller reportedly set to become free agent

Dillon Brooks has made headlines over the past few weeks, but for all the wrong reasons. His poor performances contributed to the Memphis Grizzlies' first-round elimination by the LA Lakers.

Brooks scored 10 points in Game 6, which was likely his last game in a Grizzlies uniform. According to Shams Charania, Memphis has no interest in keeping the forward after this season.

Brooks is set to enter free agency this summer. He will be an unrestricted free agent, but the Grizzlies will not make him an offer to stay with the team.

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Dillon Brooks has spent his entire career with the Memphis Grizzlies

Dillon Brooks is a six-year NBA veteran who's spent his entire career with the Memphis Grizzlies. While his career started off promisingly enough, his recent performances, coupled with his controversial behavior, have earned him a one-way ticket out of Tennessee.

The 27-year-old forward called LeBron James "old" in the playoffs and said he didn't respect anyone who didn't score 40 points on him. Yet he couldn't do much to stop the all-time scoring leader. While Brooks did a decent job in the first two games of the series, he was poor in the last four.

NBA teams usually tolerate controversial players, as long as they play well. However, Brooks couldn't back up his trash talk on the court.

Brooks had a disappointing series against the Lakers (Image via Getty Images)

In Game 3, he also punched LeBron in the groin and was ejected. Furthermore, he refused to talk to the media on a few occasions.

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The Grizzlies have dealt with Ja Morant's odd behavior in the 2022-23 season, which is why having another controversial player may not be a good idea. Unlike Brooks, Morant is one of the top players in the league.

The Grizzlies could be in a lose-lose scenario with Brooks since he doesn't always perform at a high level.

Morant and Brooks have both been controversial (Image via Getty Images)

During the 2022-23 season, Dillon Brooks averaged a career-high in minutes, yet his scoring average was the lowest since the 2018-19 season. He was also very inefficient, converting only 39.6% of his total field goal attempts.

If Brooks played well in the playoffs, the Grizzlies certainly wouldn't have hesitated in giving him a new contract this summer. However, the 27-year-old forward averaged a career-low 10.5 points per game on 31.2% shooting.

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The Grizzlies have a lot of young and talented players on their roster and will not be affected too much by letting go of Brooks.