2007–08 Memphis Grizzlies season explained

The 2007–08 Memphis Grizzlies season was their 13th season in the National Basketball Association and seventh in Memphis. The Memphis Grizzlies failed to qualify for the Playoffs for the second straight season. They finished 14th in the Western Conference with an awful record of 22-60, being only marginally better than the 20-62 Seattle SuperSonics.

In February, Pau Gasol was traded to the Los Angeles Lakers for his younger brother Marc, who would play the following season.

As of 2023, there are three players on this team who are still active in the NBA (Mike Conley Jr., Rudy Gay, and Kyle Lowry), the most from any team from the 2007−08 season.

Key dates prior to the start of the season:

Draft picks

See main article: 2007 NBA draft.

Standings

Record vs. opponents

2007-08 NBA Records
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0–4 0–4 2–1 2–2 1–2 0–2 1–1 2–2 1–1 0–2 0–4 0–2 0–2 0–2 3–1 3–1 1–1 3–1 0–2 1–3 1–3 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–3 1–1 2–1
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Game log

October

Record: 0–1; Home: 0–1; Road: 0–0

Date Visitor Score Home OT Leading scorer Attendance Record
1 31 October 2007 104–101 Grizzlies NA Pau Gasol (22) 17,538 0–1

November

Record: 5–9; Home: 3–3; Road: 2–6

Date Visitor Score Home OT Leading scorer Attendance Record
2 3 November 2007 121–111 Grizzlies NA Kyle Lowry (19) -- 0–2
3 7 November 2007 Grizzlies 105–98 NA Rudy Gay (25) -- 1–2
4 9 November 2007 Grizzlies 98–110 NA Rudy Gay (31) -- 1–3
5 10 November 2007 Grizzlies 94–118 NA Rudy Gay (18) -- 1–4
6 13 November 2007 99–105 Grizzlies NA Pau Gasol (26) -- 2–4
7 14 November 2007 Grizzlies 99–102 NA Rudy Gay (26) -- 2–5
8 16 November 2007 120–118 Grizzlies 1 Juan Carlos Navarro (28) -- 2–6
9 17 November 2007 Grizzlies 105–108 NA Mike Miller (23) -- 2–7
10 19 November 2007 108–125 Grizzlies NA Stromile Swift (24) -- 3–7
11 21 November 2007 95–89 Grizzlies NA Two-way tie (16) -- 3–8
12 23 November 2007 Grizzlies 88–101 NA Juan Carlos Navarro (16) -- 3–9
13 24 November 2007 118–124 Grizzlies NA Juan Carlos Navarro (28) -- 4–9
14 27 November 2007 Grizzlies 110–103 NA Pau Gasol (22) -- 5–9
15 28 November 2007 Grizzlies 91–103 NA Juan Carlos Navarro (15) -- 5–10

December

Record: 3–12; Home: 2–7; Road: 1–5

Date Visitor Score Home OT Leading scorer Attendance Record
16 1 December 2007 80–109 Grizzlies NA Rudy Gay (21) -- 6–10
17 3 December 2007 106–105 Grizzlies NA Two-way tie (30) -- 6–11
18 5 December 2007 Grizzlies 92–105 NA Pau Gasol (23) -- 6–12
19 7 December 2007 Grizzlies 116–118 1 Rudy Gay (31) -- 6–13
20 8 December 2007 Grizzlies 78–86 NA Rudy Gay (17) -- 6–14
21 11 December 2007 113–103 Grizzlies NA Rudy Gay (20) -- 6–15
22 14 December 2007 98–91 Grizzlies NA Mike Miller (23) -- 6–16
23 15 December 2007 Grizzlies 123–119 NA Rudy Gay (32) -- 7–16
24 17 December 2007 125–117 Grizzlies NA Rudy Gay (32) -- 7–17
25 19 December 2007 85–88 Grizzlies NA Mike Miller (31) -- 8–17
26 21 December 2007 Grizzlies 67–94 NA Rudy Gay (18) -- 8–18
27 22 December 2007 99–97 Grizzlies NA Pau Gasol (31) -- 8–19
28 26 December 2007 116–98 Grizzlies NA Two-way tie (19) -- 8–20
29 28 December 2007 103–83 Grizzlies NA Pau Gasol (23) -- 8–21
30 30 December 2007 Grizzlies 87–111 NA Pau Gasol (19) -- 8–22

January

Record: 5–11; Home: 4–5; Road: 1–6

Date Visitor Score Home OT Leading scorer Attendance Record
31 2 January 2008 Grizzlies 90–72 NA Pau Gasol (30) -- 9–22
32 4 January 2008 Grizzlies 96–100 NA Rudy Gay (21) -- 9–23
33 6 January 2008 94–101 Grizzlies NA Pau Gasol (28) -- 10–23
34 8 January 2008 117–101 Grizzlies NA Mike Miller (19) -- 10–24
35 10 January 2008 Grizzlies 113–116 NA Rudy Gay (31) -- 10–25
36 11 January 2008 Grizzlies 104–116 NA Pau Gasol (43) -- 10–26
37 13 January 2008 Grizzlies 99–100 NA Mike Miller (27) -- 10–27
38 15 January 2008 132–124 Grizzlies 1 Rudy Gay (30) -- 10–28
39 18 January 2008 100–124 Grizzlies NA Mike Miller (25) -- 11–28
40 19 January 2008 Grizzlies 87–105 NA Pau Gasol (28) -- 11–29
41 21 January 2008 90–104 Grizzlies NA Two-way tie (24) -- 12–29
42 23 January 2008 112–85 Grizzlies NA Rudy Gay (20) -- 12–30
43 25 January 2008 Grizzlies 93–104 NA Mike Miller (21) -- 12–31
44 26 January 2008 120–125 Grizzlies 1 Rudy Gay (34) -- 13–31
45 28 January 2008 103–84 Grizzlies NA Rudy Gay (18) -- 13–32
46 30 January 2008 106–102 Grizzlies NA Rudy Gay (30) -- 13–33

February

Record: 1–11; Home: 1–4; Road: 0–7

Date Visitor Score Home OT Leading scorer Attendance Record
47 2 February 2008 110–91 Grizzlies NA Rudy Gay (15) -- 13–34
48 5 February 2008 102–97 Grizzlies NA Mike Miller (32) -- 13–35
49 8 February 2008 Grizzlies 81–92 NA Rudy Gay (18) -- 13–36
50 9 February 2008 Grizzlies 99–112 NA Rudy Gay (26) -- 13–37
51 12 February 2008 94–107 Grizzlies NA Hakim Warrick (24) -- 14–37
52 13 February 2008 Grizzlies 88–102 NA Two-way tie (23) -- 14–38
53 19 February 2008 Grizzlies 101–108 NA Rudy Gay (23) -- 14–39
54 20 February 2008 Grizzlies 86–100 NA Rudy Gay (21) -- 14–40
55 22 February 2008 98–83 Grizzlies NA Rudy Gay (18) -- 14–41
56 24 February 2008 Grizzlies 89–109 NA Hakim Warrick (21) -- 14–42
57 26 February 2008 127–113 Grizzlies NA Rudy Gay (36) -- 14–43
58 29 February 2008 Grizzlies 95–116 NA Javaris Crittenton (22) -- 14–44

March

Record: 5–11; Home: 3–4; Road: 2–7

Date Visitor Score Home OT Leading scorer Attendance Record
59 1 March 2008 113–92 Grizzlies NA Rudy Gay (20) -- 14–45
60 4 March 2008 Grizzlies 97–112 NA Kyle Lowry (24) -- 14–46
61 5 March 2008 93–100 Grizzlies NA Hakim Warrick (25) -- 15–46
62 8 March 2008 119–89 Grizzlies NA Hakim Warrick (15) -- 15–47
63 11 March 2008 Grizzlies 111–132 NA Rudy Gay (20) -- 15–48
64 12 March 2008 Grizzlies 86–108 NA Juan Carlos Navarro (16) -- 15–49
65 15 March 2008 Grizzlies 107–110 NA Hakim Warrick (23) -- 15–50
66 17 March 2008 80–98 Grizzlies NA Juan Carlos Navarro (21) -- 16–50
67 19 March 2008 Grizzlies 94–98 NA Rudy Gay (25) -- 16–51
68 21 March 2008 Grizzlies 120–106 NA Mike Miller (34) -- 17–51
69 22 March 2008 111–117 Grizzlies NA Rudy Gay (24) -- 18–51
70 24 March 2008 120–106 Grizzlies NA Rudy Gay (30) -- 18–52
71 26 March 2008 Grizzlies 106–107 1 Hakim Warrick (26) -- 18–53
72 28 March 2008 Grizzlies 114–111 NA Rudy Gay (28) -- 19–53
73 29 March 2008 Grizzlies 97–110 NA Rudy Gay (23) -- 19–54
74 31 March 2008 116–99 Grizzlies NA Rudy Gay (29) -- 19–55

April

Record: 3–5; Home: 1–3; Road: 2–2

Date Visitor Score Home OT Leading scorer Attendance Record
75 2 April 2008 114–130 Grizzlies NA Javaris Crittenton (23) -- 20–55
76 4 April 2008 117–86 Grizzlies NA Rudy Gay (23) -- 20–56
77 6 April 2008 Grizzlies 113–101 NA Mike Miller (34) -- 21–56
78 8 April 2008 127–113 Grizzlies NA Rudy Gay (36) -- 21–57
79 11 April 2008 Grizzlies 96–91 NA Two-way tie (17) -- 22–57
80 12 April 2008 114–105 Grizzlies NA Mike Conley Jr. (25) -- 22–58
81 15 April 2008 Grizzlies 91–113 NA Hakim Warrick (17) -- 22–59
82 16 April 2008 Grizzlies 111–120 NA Kyle Lowry (22) -- 22–60

Player statistics

Ragular season

Player
SG82 30 2,117 210 177 48 1 896 25.8 2.6 2.2 .6 .0 10.9
PG82 9 2,089 250 296 92 22 791 25.5 3.0 3.6 1.1 .3 9.6
SF81 81 3,000 499 158 111 79 1,632 37.0 6.2 2.0 1.4 1.0 20.1
PF75 30 1,754 356 53 36 28 852 23.4 4.7 .7 .5 .4 11.4
SG70 70 2,474 467 240 35 16 1,147 35.3 6.7 3.4 .5 .2 16.4
C70 64 1,663 424 58 32 114 505 23.8 6.1 .8 .5 1.6 7.2
PG53 46 1,381 139 222 44 2 498 26.1 2.6 4.2 .8 .0 9.4
SG53 0 547 65 20 5 1 107 10.3 1.2 .4 .1 .0 2.0
C39 39 1,433 342 116 16 56 738 36.7 8.8 3.0 .4 1.4 18.9
PF37 1 440 96 22 10 2 124 11.9 2.6 .6 .3 .1 3.4
PF35 4 549 129 22 10 36 238 15.7 3.7 .6 .3 1.0 6.8
PF33 1 286 92 8 7 4 100 8.7 2.8 .2 .2 .1 3.0
C31 3 488 89 6 12 17 80 15.7 2.9 .2 .4 .5 2.6
PG29 29 624 71 112 19 0 211 21.5 2.4 3.9 .7 .0 7.3
SG28 0 508 89 33 12 2 206 18.1 3.2 1.2 .4 .1 7.4
C15 1 204 57 17 6 4 52 13.6 3.8 1.1 .4 .3 3.5
SG11 0 96 12 2 3 0 40 8.7 1.1 .2 .3 .0 3.6
SF9 2 137 27 11 5 2 40 15.2 3.0 1.2 .6 .2 4.4
SF3 0 15 1 1 0 0 0 5.0 .3 .3 .0 .0 .0

Awards and records

Awards

Milestones

Transactions

On July 27, the Memphis Grizzlies signed unrestricted free agent Darko Miličić. This is the third team Darko has played for in the past 4 years.

The Grizzlies biggest transaction this season has been trading their All Star center, Pau Gasol to the Los Angeles Lakers. The trade gave the Lakers some strength in the front court and gave the Grizzlies some draft picks and prospects and it opened up room in their Salary Cap

Trades

On February 1, 2008, the struggling Memphis Grizzlies, traded away their All-Star center Pau Gasol and a future second round draft pick to the Los Angeles Lakers, for center Kwame Brown, rookie point guard Javaris Crittenton, Aaron Mckie, the draft rights to Pau's brother, Marc Gasol, along with two future first round draft picks. It's been the first time ever in league history that a player has been traded for their brother.[1]

Free agents

Player Former team
Orlando Magic
Seattle SuperSonics
Player New team
Denver Nuggets
San Antonio Spurs

See also

Notes and References

  1. https://www.espn.com/nba/news/story?id=3226203 In dire need of frontcourt help, Lakers acquire Gasol from Grizzlies