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2024–25 Memphis Grizzlies season

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2024–25 Memphis Grizzlies season
Head coachTaylor Jenkins
General managerZachary Kleiman
Owner(s)Robert Pera
ArenaFedExForum
Results
Record18–9 (.667)
PlaceDivision: 1st (Southwest)
Conference: 2nd (Western)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionFanDuel Sports Network South
FanDuel Sports Network Southeast
RadioWMFS-FM
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The 2024–25 Memphis Grizzlies season is the 30th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and 24th in Memphis.

Draft

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Main article: 2024 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College/club
1 9 Zach Edey C Canada Canada Purdue
2 39 Jaylen Wells SG United States United States Washington State
2 57 Ulrich Chomche PF Cameroon Cameroon APR BBC RBL

The Grizzlies had one first-round pick and two second-round picks entering the draft.[1][2] For the first time in franchise history, the Grizzlies worked on the NBA draft for two straight days instead of one day like it had been since 1989.

Roster

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Memphis Grizzlies roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From
F/C 7 Aldama, Santi 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 2001-01-10 Loyola (MD)
G/F 22 Bane, Desmond 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1998-06-25 TCU
C 8 Castleton, Colin (TW) 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 2000-05-25 Florida
F/C 15 Clarke, Brandon 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1996-09-19 Gonzaga
C 14 Edey, Zach Injured 7 ft 4 in (2.24 m) 300 lb (136 kg) 2002-05-14 Purdue
C 30 Huff, Jay 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1997-08-25 Virginia
F 45 Jackson, GG Injured 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 2004-12-17 South Carolina
F/C 13 Jackson, Jaren Jr. 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 242 lb (110 kg) 1999-09-15 Michigan State
G 17 Kawamura, Yuki (TW) 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 179 lb (81 kg) 2001-03-02 Japan
G/F 10 Kennard, Luke 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 206 lb (93 kg) 1996-06-24 Duke
G/F 46 Konchar, John 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1996-03-22 Purdue Fort Wayne
F 3 LaRavia, Jake 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 2001-11-03 Wake Forest
G 12 Morant, Ja 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 174 lb (79 kg) 1999-08-10 Murray State
G 1 Pippen, Scotty Jr. 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2000-11-10 Vanderbilt
G 36 Smart, Marcus 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1994-03-06 Oklahoma State
G 24 Spencer, Cam (TW) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 2000-04-06 Connecticut
F 0 Wells, Jaylen 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 2003-08-26 Washington State
G/F 5 Williams, Vince Jr. Injured 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 2000-08-30 VCU
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • (GL) On assignment to G League affiliate
  • (TW) Two-way affiliate player
  • Injured Injured

Roster
Last transaction: December 4, 2024

Standings

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Division

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Southwest DivisionWLPCTGBHomeRoadDivGP
Memphis Grizzlies199.679–13‍–‍36‍–‍61–228
Houston Rockets189.6670.511‍–‍37‍–‍65–127
Dallas Mavericks1710.6301.58‍–‍49‍–‍64–127
San Antonio Spurs1413.5194.510‍–‍74‍–‍62–427
New Orleans Pelicans523.17914.04‍–‍91‍–‍140–428

Conference

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Western Conference
#TeamWLPCTGBGP
1Oklahoma City Thunder *215.808–26
2Memphis Grizzlies *199.6793.028
3Houston Rockets189.6673.527
4Dallas Mavericks1710.6304.527
5Los Angeles Clippers *1612.5716.028
6Denver Nuggets1411.5606.525
7Los Angeles Lakers1512.5566.527
8Minnesota Timberwolves1412.5387.026
9Phoenix Suns1412.5387.026
10Golden State Warriors1412.5387.026
11San Antonio Spurs1413.5197.527
12Sacramento Kings1315.4649.028
13Portland Trail Blazers918.33312.527
14Utah Jazz620.23115.026
15New Orleans Pelicans523.17917.028

Game log

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Preseason

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During the preseason, the Grizzlies would play their final games under what was previously named Bally Sports South and Bally Sports Southeast. Bally Sports would rebrand itself to the FanDuel Sports Network before the start of the regular season.[3][4]

2024 preseason game log
Total: 3–2 (Home: 0–2; Road: 3–0)
Preseason: 3–2 (home: 0–2; road: 3–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 October 7 @ Dallas W 121–116 Brandon Clarke (17) Santi Aldama (8) Scotty Pippen Jr. (6) American Airlines Center
19,207 		1–0
2 October 10 Charlotte L 94–119 Desmond Bane (17) Huff, Wells (6) Aldama, Pippen Jr. (5) FedExForum
13,411 		1–1
3 October 12 @ Chicago W 124–121 Jaylen Wells (24) Huff, LaRavia (9) Yuki Kawamura (8) United Center
20,465 		2–1
4 October 14 @ Indiana W 120–116 Bane, Edey (23) Zach Edey (9) Yuki Kawamura (7) Gainbridge Fieldhouse
11,221 		3–1
5 October 18 Miami L 109–114 Aldama, Bane (19) Ja Morant (8) Desmond Bane (7) FedExForum
14,113 		3–2
2024–25 preseason schedule

Regular season

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2024–25 game log
Total: 18–9 (Home: 12–3; Road: 6–6)
October: 3–3 (home: 2–2; road: 1–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 October 23 @ Utah W 126–124 Santi Aldama (27) Aldama, Edey, Huff, Konchar, Morant, Smart (5) Ja Morant (10) Delta Center
18,175 		1–0
2 October 25 @ Houston L 108–128 Ja Morant (24) Zach Edey (9) Bane, LaRavia, Pippen Jr. (4) Toyota Center
18,055 		1–1
3 October 26 Orlando W 124–111 Santi Aldama (22) Aldama, Bane, LaRavia (7) Scotty Pippen Jr. (12) FedExForum
17,809 		2–1
4 October 28 Chicago L 123–126 Desmond Bane (30) Santi Aldama (13) Scotty Pippen Jr. (10) FedExForum
15,906 		2–2
5 October 30 Brooklyn L 106–119 Jaren Jackson Jr. (30) Ja Morant (8) Ja Morant (11) FedExForum
14,745 		2–3
6 October 31 Milwaukee W 122–99 Ja Morant (26) LaRavia, Morant (10) Ja Morant (14) FedExForum
15,377 		3–3
November: 10–4 (home: 7–1; road: 3–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
7 November 2 @ Philadelphia W 124–107 Jaren Jackson Jr. (27) Santi Aldama (13) Scotty Pippen Jr. (13) Wells Fargo Center
20,066 		4–3
8 November 4 @ Brooklyn L 104–106 Edey, Morant (25) Zach Edey (12) Ja Morant (9) Barclays Center
18,088 		4–4
9 November 6 L.A. Lakers W 131–114 Jackson Jr., Morant, Wells (20) Santi Aldama (12) Jake LaRavia (8) FedExForum
17,794 		5–4
10 November 8 Washington W 128–104 Jaren Jackson Jr. (39) Scotty Pippen Jr. (10) Scotty Pippen Jr. (11) FedExForum
16,216 		6–4
11 November 10 @ Portland W 134–89 Jaren Jackson Jr. (20) Jaren Jackson Jr. (7) Luke Kennard (11) Moda Center
18,477 		7–4
12 November 13 @ L.A. Lakers L 123–128 Jaren Jackson Jr. (29) Zach Edey (8) Marcus Smart (6) Crypto.com Arena
18,997 		7–5
13 November 15 @ Golden State L 118–123 Jaren Jackson Jr. (32) Zach Edey (9) Marcus Smart (6) Chase Center
18,064 		7–6
14 November 17 Denver W 105–90 Jaren Jackson Jr. (20) Desmond Bane (11) Desmond Bane (7) FedExForum
16,351 		8–6
15 November 19 Denver L 110–122 Santi Aldama (28) Santi Aldama (11) Scotty Pippen Jr. (6) FedExForum
15,377 		8–7
16 November 20 Philadelphia W 117–111 Jaren Jackson Jr. (25) Desmond Bane (10) Aldama, Bane (6) FedExForum
15,533 		9–7
17 November 23 @ Chicago W 142–131 Scotty Pippen Jr. (30) Santi Aldama (10) Scotty Pippen Jr. (10) United Center
19,449 		10–7
18 November 25 Portland W 123–98 Ja Morant (22) Santi Aldama (17) Ja Morant (11) FedExForum
15,796 		11–7
19 November 27 Detroit W 131–111 Marcus Smart (25) Bane, Pippen Jr. (7) Desmond Bane (7) FedExForum
16,261 		12–7
20 November 29 New Orleans W 120–109 Ja Morant (27) Brandon Clarke (11) Ja Morant (7) FedExForum
17,014 		13–7
December: 5–2 (home: 3–0; road: 2–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
21 December 1 Indiana W 136–121 Jaren Jackson Jr. (25) Jaren Jackson Jr. (8) Ja Morant (8) FedExForum
15,901 		14–7
22 December 3 @ Dallas L 116–121 Ja Morant (31) Santi Aldama (8) Marcus Smart (6) American Airlines Center
20,277 		14–8
23 December 5 Sacramento W 115–110 Bane, Smart (18) Santi Aldama (10) Bane, Morant (7) FedExForum
15,776 		15–8
24 December 7 @ Boston W 127–121 Ja Morant (32) Huff, Jackson Jr., Morant (9) Ja Morant (9) TD Garden
19,156 		16–8
25 December 8 @ Washington W 140–112 Jaren Jackson Jr. (21) John Konchar (8) Scotty Pippen Jr. (12) Capital One Arena
15,012 		17–8
26 December 13 Brooklyn W 135–119 Ja Morant (28) Brandon Clarke (8) Ja Morant (10) FedExForum
15,983 		18–8
27 December 15 @ L.A. Lakers L 110–116 Jaren Jackson Jr. (25) Zach Edey (10) Desmond Bane (7) Crypto.com Arena
15,106 		18–9
28 December 19 Golden State FedExForum
29 December 21 @ Atlanta State Farm Arena
30 December 23 L.A. Clippers FedExForum
31 December 26 Toronto FedExForum
32 December 27 @ New Orleans Smoothie King Center
33 December 29 @ Oklahoma City Paycom Center
34 December 31 @ Phoenix Footprint Center
January : 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
35 January 3 @ Sacramento Golden 1 Center
36 January 4 @ Golden State Chase Center
37 January 6 Dallas FedExForum
38 January 9 Houston FedExForum
39 January 11 @ Minnesota Target Center
40 January 13 @ Houston Toyota Center
41 January 15 @ San Antonio Frost Bank Center
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42 January 17 @ San Antonio Frost Bank Center
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43 January 20 Minnesota FedExForum
44 January 22 Charlotte FedExForum
45 January 24 New Orleans FedExForum
46 January 25 Utah FedExForum
47 January 27 @ New York Madison Square Garden
48 January 30 Houston FedExForum
February : 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
49 February 2 @ Milwaukee Fiserv Forum
50 February 3 San Antonio FedExForum
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51 February 5 @ Toronto Scotiabank Arena
52 February 8 Oklahoma City FedExForum
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53 February 11 @ Phoenix Footprint Center
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54 February 12 @ L.A. Clippers Intuit Dome
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55 February 20 @ Indiana Gainbridge Fieldhouse
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56 February 21 @ Orlando Kia Center
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57 February 23 @ Cleveland Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
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58 February 25 Phoenix FedExForum
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59 February 28 New York FedExForum
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March : 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
60 March 1 San Antonio FedExForum
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61 March 3 Atlanta FedExForum
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62 March 5 Oklahoma City FedExForum
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63 March 7 @ Dallas American Airlines Center
64 March 9 @ New Orleans Smoothie King Center
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65 March 10 Phoenix FedExForum
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66 March 12 Utah FedExForum
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67 March 14 Cleveland FedExForum
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68 March 15 Miami FedExForum
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69 March 17 @ Sacramento Golden 1 Center
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70 March 19 @ Portland Moda Center
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71 March 21 @ L.A. Clippers Intuit Dome
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72 March 25 @ Utah Delta Center
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73 March 27 @ Oklahoma City Paycom Center
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74 March 29 L.A. Lakers FedExForum
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75 March 31 Boston FedExForum
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April : 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
76 April 1 Golden State FedExForum
77 April 3 @ Miami Kaseya Center
78 April 5 @ Detroit Little Caesars Arena
79 April 8 @ Charlotte Spectrum Center
80 April 10 Minnesota FedExForum
81 April 11 @ Denver Ball Arena
82 April 13 Dallas FedExForum
2024–25 season schedule

NBA Cup

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Main article: 2024 NBA Cup

The groups were revealed during the tournament announcement on July 12, 2024.[5][6]

West Group C

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Pos Team
 Pld W L PF PA PD Qualification
1 Golden State Warriors 4 3 1 470 462 +8 Advance to knockout stage
2 Dallas Mavericks 4 3 1 493 447 +46
3 Denver Nuggets 4 2 2 455 449 +6
4 Memphis Grizzlies 4 1 3 464 475 −11
5 New Orleans Pelicans 4 1 3 409 458 −49
Source: NBA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Transactions

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Main article: List of 2024–25 NBA season transactions

Trades

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July 19, 2024[7] To Memphis Grizzlies
Mamadi Diakite
Draft rights to Nemanja Dangubić (2014 No. 54) 		To Brooklyn Nets
Ziaire Williams
2030 DAL second-round pick

Free agency

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Additions

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Player Signed Former Team Ref.
Jay Huff Two-way contract Denver Nuggets / Grand Rapids Gold [8]
Yuki Kawamura Two-way contract Japan Yokohama B-Corsairs

Subtractions

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Player Reason New Team(s) Ref.
Yuta Watanabe Free agency Japan Chiba Jets Funabashi [9]
Trey Jemison Waived New Orleans Pelicans / Birmingham Squadron [8]

References

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  1. ^ "2024 NBA Draft Order: Picks 1-58". NBA.com. May 14, 2024. Retrieved May 30, 2024.
  2. ^ Quinn, Sam (May 13, 2024). "2024 NBA Draft order: Complete list of picks as Atlanta Hawks win No. 1 selection in Lottery". CBS Sports. Retrieved June 5, 2024.
  3. ^ Steinberg, Brian (October 18, 2024). "FanDuel Takes Over Naming Rights to Diamond Sports RSNs". Variety. Retrieved October 19, 2024.
  4. ^ "Diamond Sports branded as FanDuel in new deal". ESPN.com. October 18, 2024. Retrieved October 19, 2024.
  5. ^ "NBA unveils new logo and game dates for Emirates NBA Cup 2024". NBA.com. July 11, 2024. Retrieved July 12, 2024.
  6. ^ "Emirates NBA Cup 2024: Group Draw Results". NBA.com. July 12, 2024. Retrieved July 13, 2024.
  7. ^ "Memphis Grizzlies complete trade with Brooklyn Nets". NBA.com. July 19, 2024. Retrieved July 19, 2024.
  8. ^ a b "Grizzlies sign Jay Huff to two-way contract". NBA.com. July 24, 2024. Retrieved July 24, 2024.
  9. ^ "渡邊雄太選手 りそなグループB.LEAGUE2024-25シーズン選手契約基本合意（新規）のお知らせ". ChibaJets.jp (in Japanese). July 11, 2024. Retrieved July 24, 2024.
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