Memphis wants to reduce Marc Gasol's minutes

Memphis Grizzlies center Marc Gasol may have his minutes trimmed as Memphis coach Dave Joerger desperately wants to reduce Gasol's workload.

What It Means:

Gasol is averaging 38.2 minutes per game over his last five games, but a lot of that has to do with the fact that Zach Randolph just returned from a knee injury and Brandan Wright (knee) is still on the shelf.

Gasol is averaging 14.9 points, 7.2 rebounds and 4.0 assists while hitting 45 percent of his shots. His true shooting percentage of 53.8 ranks 74th, and Gasol checks in 84th with a -0.5 nERD