2024–25 Memphis Grizzlies season

2024–25 Memphis Grizzlies season
Head coach	Taylor Jenkins
General manager	Zachary Kleiman
Owner(s)	Robert Pera
Arena	FedExForum
Results
Record	22–11 (.667)
Place	Division: 1st (Southwest) Conference: 2nd (Western)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	FanDuel Sports Network South FanDuel Sports Network Southeast
Radio	WMFS-FM

The 2024–25 Memphis Grizzlies season is the 30th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and 24th in Memphis.

Draft

Main article: 2024 NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College/club
1	9	Zach Edey	C	Canada	Purdue
2	39	Jaylen Wells	SG	United States	Washington State
2	57	Ulrich Chomche	PF	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

Memphis Grizzlies roster

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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  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  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.  6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 2000-08-30 VCU

Head coach Taylor Jenkins Assistant coach(es) Joe Boylan Anthony Carter Tuomas Iisalo Noah LaRoche Jason March Patrick Mutombo Erick Schmidt Patrick St. Andrews Legend (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended (GL) On assignment to G League affiliate (TW) Two-way affiliate player Injured Roster Last transaction: December 4, 2024

Standings

Division

Southwest Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div	GP
Memphis Grizzlies	23	12	.657	–	14‍–‍4	9‍–‍8	2–2	35
Houston Rockets	22	12	.647	0.5	12‍–‍6	10‍–‍6	7–1	34
Dallas Mavericks	20	15	.571	3.0	10‍–‍6	10‍–‍9	4–2	35
San Antonio Spurs	18	16	.529	4.5	12‍–‍7	6‍–‍9	2–4	34
New Orleans Pelicans	6	29	.171	17.0	5‍–‍14	1‍–‍15	0–6	35

Conference

Western Conference
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	GP
1	Oklahoma City Thunder *	29	5	.853	–	34
2	Memphis Grizzlies *	23	12	.657	6.5	35
3	Houston Rockets	22	12	.647	7.0	34
4	Los Angeles Lakers *	20	14	.588	9.0	34
5	Denver Nuggets	19	14	.576	9.5	33
6	Dallas Mavericks	20	15	.571	9.5	35
7	Los Angeles Clippers	19	15	.559	10.0	34
8	San Antonio Spurs	18	16	.529	11.0	34
9	Golden State Warriors	17	16	.515	11.5	33
10	Minnesota Timberwolves	17	16	.515	11.5	33
11	Phoenix Suns	15	17	.469	13.0	32
12	Sacramento Kings	16	19	.457	13.5	35
13	Portland Trail Blazers	11	22	.333	17.5	33
14	Utah Jazz	7	25	.219	21.0	32
15	New Orleans Pelicans	6	29	.171	23.5	35

Game log

Preseason

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

2024–25 game log Total: 23–12 (Home: 14–4; Road: 9–8)
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: 10–4 (home: 5–1; road: 5–3) 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 W 144–93 Santi Aldama (21) Santi Aldama (14) Desmond Bane (7) FedExForum 17,729 19–9 29 December 21 @ Atlanta W 128–112 Desmond Bane (23) Aldama, Edey (6) Scotty Pippen Jr. (9) State Farm Arena 16,909 20–9 30 December 23 L.A. Clippers L 110–114 Jaren Jackson Jr. (24) Zach Edey (14) Desmond Bane (7) FedExForum 17,265 20–10 31 December 26 Toronto W 155–126 Edey, Jackson Jr. (21) Zach Edey (16) Ja Morant (9) FedExForum 17,196 21-10 32 December 27 @ New Orleans W 132–124 Jaren Jackson Jr. (33) Zach Edey (9) Desmond Bane (8) Smoothie King Center 17,328 22–10 33 December 29 @ Oklahoma City L 106–130 Desmond Bane (22) John Konchar (15) Scotty Pippen Jr. (9) Paycom Center 18,203 22–11 34 December 31 @ Phoenix W 117–112 Jaren Jackson Jr. (38) Jackson Jr., Konchar (12) Desmond Bane (7) Footprint Center 17,071 23–11
January: 0–1 (home: 0–0; road: 0–1) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 35 January 3 @ Sacramento L 133–138 Jaylen Wells (30) Clarke, Kennard (8) Luke Kennard (9) Golden 1 Center 16,601 23–12 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 – 42 January 17 @ San Antonio Frost Bank Center – 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 – 51 February 5 @ Toronto Scotiabank Arena 52 February 8 Oklahoma City FedExForum – 53 February 11 @ Phoenix Footprint Center – 54 February 12 @ L.A. Clippers Intuit Dome – 55 February 20 @ Indiana Gainbridge Fieldhouse – 56 February 21 @ Orlando Kia Center – 57 February 23 @ Cleveland Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse – 58 February 25 Phoenix FedExForum – 59 February 28 New York FedExForum –
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 – 61 March 3 Atlanta FedExForum – 62 March 5 Oklahoma City FedExForum – 63 March 7 @ Dallas American Airlines Center 64 March 9 @ New Orleans Smoothie King Center – 65 March 10 Phoenix FedExForum – 66 March 12 Utah FedExForum – 67 March 14 Cleveland FedExForum – 68 March 15 Miami FedExForum – 69 March 17 @ Sacramento Golden 1 Center – 70 March 19 @ Portland Moda Center – 71 March 21 @ L.A. Clippers Intuit Dome – 72 March 25 @ Utah Delta Center – 73 March 27 @ Oklahoma City Paycom Center – 74 March 29 L.A. Lakers FedExForum – 75 March 31 Boston FedExForum –
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

Main article: 2024 NBA Cup

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

West Group C

Pos	Team v t e	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

Main article: List of 2024–25 NBA season transactions

Trades

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

Additions

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

Subtractions

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

References

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. "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.