It was supposed to be a breakout season for Dillon Brooks. Dillon shined for Memphis to wrap up the 2020-2021 NBA season, proving to be a defensive menace and secondary scoring option to Ja Morant as the Memphis Grizzlies clinched this era’s first playoff berth. In those 5 first round games against the Utah Jazz, he averaged 25.8 points on 51.5% shooting and 40% from beyond the arc. Brooks also chipped in 4.2 rebounds per game and 2.2 assists per game in the series. His defense dropped off a little bit, as Donavan Mitchell was able to use the NBA rules to his advantage and get him in foul trouble, as DB fought through Rudy Gobert screens. Ultimately, though, it was a breakout for Dillon that had fans ecstatic heading into the 2021-2022 season.