2017–18 Memphis Grizzlies season explained

Team:	Memphis Grizzlies
End Year:	2018
Wins:	22
Losses:	60
Division:	Southwest
Division Place:	5
Conf Place:	14
Coach:	David Fizdale (until November 27) J. B. Bickerstaff (interim)
Gm:	Chris Wallace
Owners:	Robert Pera
Arena:	FedExForum
Playoffs:	Did not qualify
Bbr Team:	MEM
Television:	Fox Sports Tennessee Fox Sports Southeast
Radio:	WMFS-FM

The 2017–18 Memphis Grizzlies season was the 23rd season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). During this season, the Grizzlies announced that both Zach Randolph and Tony Allen would have their numbers be retired for the franchise at some point in the future, both of whom would be the first for this franchise's history. On November 27, 2017, head coach David Fizdale was fired after an eight-game losing streak and a publicized benching of Marc Gasol. Associate head coach J. B. Bickerstaff was promoted as an interim head coach.^[1]

The Grizzlies also missed the playoffs for the first time since the 2009–10 NBA season, as well as recording one of their longest losing streaks in franchise history near the end of the season with 19 straight losses from January 31 to March 17, 2018, beginning the losing steak with a 101–105 loss to the Indiana Pacers, but finally snapping their losing streak with a 101–94 victory over the Denver Nuggets on Saint Patrick's Day.

The Grizzlies would then suffer their worst loss in franchise history during the regular season on March 22, 2018, losing to the Charlotte Hornets 79–140 in a 61-point blowout. Star point guard Mike Conley Jr. played only 12 games due to injury.

It was their first 60+ losing record since 2007–08, and also their first season since 2008–09 without Zach Randolph, as he signed with the Sacramento Kings via free agency in July 2017. The signing reunited him with Grizzlies teammate Vince Carter, who also signed with them the same day. Randolph led the Grizzlies to seven playoff appearances and one Conference Finals appearance (2013).

Draft

See main article: 2017 NBA draft.

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College / Club
2	35	Ivan Rabb	PF		California
2	45	Dillon Brooks	SG		Oregon

The Grizzlies originally did not have a pick in the 2017 NBA Draft, but they did acquire the Orlando Magic's 35th pick and Houston Rockets' 45th pick through trades involving future second round draft picks. As a result, they acquired power forward Ivan Rabb out of California and shooting guard Dillon Brooks out of Oregon respectively.

Roster

Standings

Conference

Game log

Preseason

|- style="background:#cfc;"| 1| October 2| Orlando| | Jarell Martin (16)| Brandan Wright (8)| Chandler Parsons (3)| FedExForum
12,986| 1–0|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2| October 4| @ Philadelphia| | Brandan Wright (16)| Martin, Wright (8)| Andrew Harrison (5)| Wells Fargo Center
18,102| 2–0|- style="background:#fcc;"| 3| October 9| @ Atlanta| | James Ennis (14)| Marc Gasol (13)| Marc Gasol (4)| McCamish Pavilion
7,262| 2–1|- style="background:#fcc;"| 4| October 11| Houston| | Andrew Harrison (17)| Tyreke Evans (7)| Conley jr., Gasol (4)| FedExForum
13,212| 2–2|- style="background:#cfc;"| 5| October 13| New Orleans| | Jarell Martin (20)| Marc Gasol (10)| Marc Gasol (8)| FedExForum
N/A| 3–2

Regular season

|- style="background:#cfc;"| 1| October 18| New Orleans| | Mike Conley Jr. (27)| Marc Gasol (11)| Chalmers, Gasol (4)| FedExForum
17,794| 1–0|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2| October 21| Golden State| | Marc Gasol (34)| Marc Gasol (14)| Mike Conley Jr. (7)| FedExForum
17,794| 2–0|- style="background:#cfc;"| 3| October 23| @ Houston| | Marc Gasol (26)| James Ennis III (11)| Chalmers, Conley Jr. (4)| Toyota Center
17,129| 3–0|-style="background:#fcc;"| 4| October 25| @ Dallas| | Marc Gasol (26)| Marc Gasol (11)| Marc Gasol (4)| American Airlines Center
19,674| 3–1|-style="background:#cfc;"| 5| October 26| Dallas| | Marc Gasol (25)| Marc Gasol (13)| Mario Chalmers (6)| FedExForum
15,839| 4–1|- style="background:#cfc;"| 6| October 28| Houston| | Chandler Parsons (24)| Ennis III, Gasol (7)| Marc Gasol (7)| FedExForum
17,033| 5–1|- style="background:#fcc;"| 7| October 30| Charlotte| | Tyreke Evans (19)| Tyreke Evans (10)| Mike Conley Jr. (6)| FedExForum
15,771| 5–2|- style="background:#fcc;"| 8| November 1| Orlando| | Marc Gasol (22)| Marc Gasol (9)| Chandler Parsons (6)| FedExForum
15,434| 5–3|- style="background:#cfc;"| 9| November 4| @ LA Clippers| | Mike Conley Jr. (22)| Brandan Wright (9)| Chalmers, Evans (4)| Staples Center
14,777| 6–3|- style="background:#fcc;"| 10| November 5| @ LA Lakers| | Tyreke Evans (26)| Marc Gasol (10)| Marc Gasol (7)| Staples Center
18,997| 6–4|- style="background:#cfc;"| 11| November 7| @ Portland| | Tyreke Evans (21)| Brooks, Martin (8)| Mike Conley Jr. (6)| Moda Center
18,692| 7–4|- style="background:#fcc;"| 12| November 11| @ Houston| | Tyreke Evans (22)| Marc Gasol (9)| Tyreke Evans (6)| Toyota Center
18,055| 7–5|- style="background:#fcc;"| 13| November 13| @ Milwaukee| | Tyreke Evans (27)| Marc Gasol (9)| Marc Gasol (6)| BMO Harris Bradley Center
13,244| 7–6|- style="background:#fcc;"| 14| November 15| Indiana| | Marc Gasol (35)| Marc Gasol (13)| Tyreke Evans (9)| FedExForum
16,033| 7–7|- style="background:#fcc;"| 15| November 18| Houston| | Chandler Parsons (17)| Marc Gasol (9)| Mario Chalmers (8)| FedExForum
17,266| 7–8|- style="background:#fcc;"| 16| November 20| Portland| | Mario Chalmers (21)| Marc Gasol (12)| Marc Gasol (7)| FedExForum
15,785| 7–9|- style="background:#fcc;"| 17| November 22| Dallas| | Tyreke Evans (18)| Marc Gasol (10)| Tyreke Evans (7)| FedExForum
16,101| 7–10|- style="background:#fcc;"| 18| November 24| @ Denver| | JaMychal Green (21)| Marc Gasol (6)| Marc Gasol (14)| Pepsi Center
16,736| 7–11|- style="background:#fcc;"| 19| November 26| Brooklyn| | Evans, Gasol (18)| JaMychal Green (7)| Evans, McLemore (3)| FedExForum
14,889| 7–12|- style="background:#fcc;"| 20| November 29| @ San Antonio| | Tyreke Evans (22)| JaMychal Green (8)| Marc Gasol (7)| AT&T Center
18,013| 7–13|- style="background:#fcc;"| 21| December 1| San Antonio| | Marc Gasol (16)| Marc Gasol (13)| Evans, Gasol, Harrison (4)| FedExForum
16,413| 7–14|- style="background:#fcc"| 22| December 2| @ Cleveland| | Tyreke Evans (31)| Green, Evans (7)| Tyreke Evans (12)| Quicken Loans Arena
20,562| 7–15|- style="background:#cfc;"| 23| December 4| Minnesota| | Marc Gasol (21)| JaMychal Green (9)| Tyreke Evans (9)| FedExForum
14,012| 8–15|- style="background:#fcc;"| 24| December 6| @ New York| | Marc Gasol (17)| Marc Gasol (8)| Andrew Harrison (5)| Madison Square Garden
19,812| 8–16|- style="background:#fcc;"| 25| December 8| Toronto| | Tyreke Evans (27)| Marc Gasol (7)| Andrew Harrison (7)| FedEx Forum
15,417| 8–17|- style="background:#fcc;"| 26| December 9| Oklahoma City| | Tyreke Evans (29)| Tyreke Evans (13)| Marc Gasol (6)| FedEx Forum
17,794| 8–18|- style="background:#fcc;"| 27| December 11| Miami| | Marc Gasol (19)| Deyonta Davis (7)| Chandler Parsons (5)| FedEx Forum
14,857| 8–19|- style="background:#fcc;"| 28| December 13| @ Washington| | Andrew Harrison (20)| JaMychal Green (15)| Andrew Harrison (7)| Capital One Arena
15,297| 8–20|- style="background:#cfc;"| 29| December 15| Atlanta| | Tyreke Evans (22)| JaMychal Green (12)| Marc Gasol (5)| FedExForum
15,803| 9–20|- style="background:#fcc;"| 30| December 16| Boston| | Marc Gasol (30)| Marc Gasol (10)| Evans, Harrison (5)| FedExForum
17,794| 9–21|- style="background:#fcc"| 31| December 20| @ Golden State| | Marc Gasol (21)| Marc Gasol (9)| Tyreke Evans (6)| Oracle Arena
19,695| 9–22|- style="background:#fcc"| 32| December 21| @ Phoenix| | Tyreke Evans (23)| Marc Gasol (11)| Evans, Gasol (5)| Talking Stick Resort Arena
16,339| 9–23|- style="background:#cfc"| 33| December 23| LA Clippers| | Tyreke Evans (30)| Marc Gasol (15)| Tyreke Evans (11)| FedExForum
16,844| 10–23|- style="background:#fcc"| 34| December 26| @ Phoenix| | Tyreke Evans (25)| Gasol, Martin (6)| Tyreke Evans (5)| Talking Stick Resort Arena
17,105| 10–24|- style="background:#cfc"| 35| December 27| @ LA Lakers| | Tyreke Evans (32)| Marc Gasol (9)| Tyreke Evans (7)| Staples Center
18,997| 11–24|- style="background:#fcc;"| 36| December 30| @ Golden State| | Marc Gasol (27)| JaMychal Green (8)| Tyreke Evans (9)| Oracle Arena
19,596| 11–25|- style="background:#cfc;"| 37| December 31| @ Sacramento| | Tyreke Evans (26)| Deyonta Davis (9)| Tyreke Evans (5)| Golden 1 Center
17,583| 12–25|- style="background:#fcc;"| 38| January 2| @ LA Clippers| | Tyreke Evans (18)| Jarell Martin (7)| Tyreke Evans (6)| Staples Center
15,711| 12–26|- style="background:#fcc;"| 39| January 5| Washington| | Tyreke Evans (26)| Marc Gasol (11)| Tyreke Evans (7)| FedExForum
16,988| 12–27|- style="background:#cfc;"| 40| January 10| New Orleans| | Tyreke Evans (28)| JaMychal Green (14)| Marc Gasol (7)| FedExForum
14,312| 13–27|- style="background:#fcc;"| 41| January 12| @ Denver| | Marc Gasol (22)| Marc Gasol (11)| Andrew Harrison (6)| Pepsi Center
15,607| 13–28|- style="background:#cfc;"| 42| January 15| LA Lakers| | Dillon Brooks (19)| Evans, Green (9)| Tyreke Evans (12)| FedExForum
17,794| 14–28|- style="background:#cfc;"| 43| January 17| NY Knicks| | Tyreke Evans (23)| JaMychal Green (13)| Tyreke Evans (10)| FedExForum
12,885| 15–28|- style="background:#cfc;"| 44| January 19| Sacramento| | Dillon Brooks (22)| JaMychal Green (10)| Tyreke Evans (5)| FedExForum
16,831| 16–28|- style="background:#fcc;"| 45| January 20| @ New Orleans| | Wayne Selden (27)| JaMychal Green (16)| Marc Gasol (7)| Smoothie King Center
18,212| 16–29|- style="background:#cfc;"| 46| January 22| Philadelphia| | Marc Gasol (19)| Jarell Martin (8)| Tyreke Evans (8)| FedExForum
14,288| 17–29|- style="background:#fcc;"| 47| January 24| San Antonio| | Marc Gasol (18)| Brooks, Gasol (7)| Andrew Harrison (6)| FedExForum
15,812| 17–30|- style="background:#fcc;"| 48| January 26| LA Clippers| | Chalmers, Martin (17)| Marc Gasol (12)| Chalmers, Gasol (10)| FedExForum
16,369| 17–31|- style="background:#cfc;"| 49| January 29| Phoenix| | Tyreke Evans (27)| Marc Gasol (10)| Brooks, Harrison (6)| FedExForum
13,202| 18–31|- style="background:#fcc;"| 50| January 31| @ Indiana| | Wayne Selden (24)| Marc Gasol (9)| Gasol, Harrison (6)| Bankers Life Fieldhouse
15,093| 18–32|- style="background:#fcc;"| 51| February 1| @ Detroit| | Marc Gasol (19)| Marc Gasol (14)| Andrew Harrison (8)| Little Caesars Arena
17,481| 18–33|- style="background:#fcc;"| 52| February 4| @ Toronto| | Marc Gasol (20)| Wayne Selden (7)| Marc Gasol (5)| Air Canada Centre
19,800| 18–34|- style="background:#fcc;"| 53| February 6| @ Atlanta| | Mario Chalmers (13)| Ivan Rabb (11)| Brooks, Harrison (8)| Philips Arena
11,866| 18–35|- style="background:#fcc;"| 54| February 7| Utah| | Andrew Harrison (23)| JaMychal Green (7)| Marc Gasol (5)| FedExForum
13,187| 18–36|- style="background:#fcc;"| 55| February 11| @ Oklahoma City| | Marc Gasol (18)| JaMychal Green (12)| Mario Chalmers (6)| Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203| 18–37|- style="background:#fcc;"| 56| February 14| Oklahoma City| | Andrew Harrison (28)| Tyreke Evans (9)| Marc Gasol (9)| FedExForum
16,012| 18–38|- style="background:#fcc;"| 57| February 23| Cleveland| | Evans, Green (15)| JaMychal Green (10)| Tyreke Evans (10)| FedExForum
18,119| 18–39|- style="background:#fcc;"| 58| February 24| @ Miami| | Andrew Harrison (17)| JaMychal Green (11)| Andrew Harrison (6)| American Airlines Arena
19,600| 18–40|- style="background:#fcc;"| 59| February 26| @ Boston| | JaMychal Green (21)| JaMychal Green (11)| Marc Gasol (8)| TD Garden
18,624| 18–41|- style="background:#fcc;"| 60| February 28| Phoenix| | Marc Gasol (22)| Marc Gasol (13)| Andrew Harrison (7)| FedExForum
13,484| 18–42|- style="background:#fcc;"| 61| March 2| Denver| | Marc Gasol (22)| Marc Gasol (9)| Mario Chalmers (6)| FedExForum
16,421| 18–43|- style="background:#fcc;"| 62| March 3| @ Orlando| | Ben McLemore (20)| JaMychal Green (13)| JaMychal Green (7)| Amway Center
17,875| 18–44|- style="background:#fcc;"| 63| March 5| @ San Antonio| | Marc Gasol (23)| JaMychal Green (15)| Green, Rathan-Mayes (5)| AT&T Center
18,418| 18–45|- style="background:#fcc;"| 64| March 7| @ Chicago| | Dillon Brooks (29)| JaMychal Green (8)| Gasol, Rathan-Mayes (5)| United Center
20,210| 18–46|- style="background:#fcc;"| 65| March 9| Utah| | Dillon Brooks (18)| Marc Gasol (11)| Marc Gasol (6)| FedExForum
15,622| 18–47|- style="background:#fcc;"| 66| March 10| @ Dallas| | Dillon Brooks (17)| JaMychal Green (10)| Parsons, Simmons (4)| American Airlines Center
19,579| 18–48|- style="background:#fcc;"| 67| March 12| Milwaukee| | Marc Gasol (17)| Green, Gasol (7)| Martin, Simmons, Rathan-Mayes (5)| FedExForum
14,112| 18–49|- style="background:#fcc;"| 68| March 15| Chicago| | Tyreke Evans (25)| Green, Gasol (10)| Tyreke Evans (9)| FedExForum
16,511| 18–50|- style="background:#cfc;"| 69| March 17| Denver| | Dillon Brooks (24)| JaMychal Green (13)| Tyreke Evans (7)| FedExForum
16,501| 19–50|- style="background:#fcc;"| 70| March 19| @ Brooklyn| | Andrew Harrison (19)| JaMychal Green (16)| Andrew Harrison (8)| Barclays Center
12,856| 19–51|- style="background:#fcc;"| 71| March 21| @ Philadelphia| | Wayne Selden Jr. (18)| Deyonta Davis (11)| Mario Chalmers (5)| Wells Fargo Center
10,411| 19–52|- style="background:#fcc;"| 72| March 22| @ Charlotte| | Wayne Selden (18)| Jarell Martin (8)| Evans, Simmons (4)| Spectrum Center
15,033| 19–53|- style="background:#fcc;"| 73| March 24| LA Lakers| | Andrew Harrison (20)| JaMychal Green (16)| Andrew Harrison (9)| FedExForum
18,119| 19–54|- style="background:#cfc;"| 74| March 26| @ Minnesota| | Wayne Selden (23)| JaMychal Green (11)| Marc Gasol (6)| Target Center
16,290| 20–54|- style="background:#cfc;"| 75| March 28| Portland| | Dillon Brooks (21)| Jarell Martin (14)| Marc Gasol (6)| FedExForum
16,050| 21–54|- style="background:#fcc;"| 76| March 30| @ Utah| | Marc Gasol (28)| JaMychal Green (6)| Teague, Simmons (5)| Vivint Smart Home Arena
18,306| 21–55|- style="background:#fcc;"| 77| April 1| @ Portland| | Dillon Brooks (28)| Ivan Rabb (13)| Marquis Teague (5)| Moda Center
19,545| 21–56|- style="background:#fcc;"| 78| April 4| @ New Orleans| | MarShon Brooks (25)| Ivan Rabb (7)| MarShon Brooks (7)| Smoothie King Center
16,521| 21–57 |- style="background:#fcc;"| 79| April 6| Sacramento| | MarShon Brooks (23)| Ivan Rabb (11)| MarShon Brooks (6)| FedExForum
16,527| 21–58|- style="background:#cfc;"| 80| April 8| Detroit| | MarShon Brooks (25)| Marc Gasol (9)| Marc Gasol (9)| FedExForum
16,044| 22–58|- style="background:#fcc;"| 81| April 9| @ Minnesota| | Ben McLemore (18)| Ivan Rabb (8)| MarShon Brooks (5)| Target Center
17,641| 22–59|- style="background:#fcc;"| 82| April 11| @ Oklahoma City| | Dillon Brooks (36)| Ivan Rabb (13)| Kobi Simmons (5)| Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203| 22–60

Player statistics

Ragular season

Player
	SF	82	74	2,350	257	135	73	17	898	28.7	3.1	1.6	.9	.2	11.0
	C	73	73	2,408	592	305	54	101	1,258	33.0	8.1	4.2	.7	1.4	17.2
	PF	73	36	1,661	318	73	39	49	565	22.8	4.4	1.0	.5	.7	7.7
	PG	66	10	1,421	157	197	79	14	507	21.5	2.4	3.0	1.2	.2	7.7
	C	62	6	943	250	40	15	39	360	15.2	4.0	.6	.2	.6	5.8
	PG	56	46	1,326	131	177	38	26	533	23.7	2.3	3.2	.7	.5	9.5
	SG	56	17	1,091	139	51	38	15	422	19.5	2.5	.9	.7	.3	7.5
	PF	55	54	1,542	464	79	32	25	569	28.0	8.4	1.4	.6	.5	10.3
	PG	52	32	1,607	265	269	57	17	1,010	30.9	5.1	5.2	1.1	.3	19.4
^†	SF	45	14	1,053	157	49	32	12	310	23.4	3.5	1.1	.7	.3	6.9
	SF	36	8	691	90	69	18	11	284	19.2	2.5	1.9	.5	.3	7.9
	PF	36	5	516	158	32	12	13	201	14.3	4.4	.9	.3	.4	5.6
	SG	35	9	692	56	66	18	5	325	19.8	1.6	1.9	.5	.1	9.3
	PG	32	12	643	50	68	18	5	196	20.1	1.6	2.1	.6	.2	6.1
^†	PF	27	1	366	93	13	13	25	135	13.6	3.4	.5	.5	.9	5.0
	SF	20	0	378	38	22	31	6	107	18.9	1.9	1.1	1.6	.3	5.4
	PG	12	12	373	27	49	12	3	205	31.1	2.3	4.1	1.0	.3	17.1
^†	PF	9	0	60	18	1	3	4	27	6.7	2.0	.1	.3	.4	3.0
	SG	7	1	193	21	25	11	3	141	27.6	3.0	3.6	1.6	.4	20.1
^†	PG	5	0	119	17	9	8	2	24	23.8	3.4	1.8	1.6	.4	4.8
	SG	5	0	118	5	18	6	3	29	23.6	1.0	3.6	1.2	.6	5.8
	PF	4	0	75	11	7	2	0	22	18.8	2.8	1.8	.5	.0	5.5
	PF	4	0	7	3	0	0	1	6	1.8	.8	.0	.0	.3	1.5
	PG	3	0	74	6	13	4	0	11	24.7	2.0	4.3	1.3	.0	3.7

Transactions

See main article: List of 2017–18 NBA season transactions.

Trades

June 22, 2017	To Memphis Grizzlies^[2] Draft right to Ivan Rabb (pick 35)	To Orlando Magic Future second-round pick
To Memphis Grizzlies Draft right to Dillon Brooks (pick 45)	To Houston Rockets Future second-round pick

Free agency

Re-signed

Player	Signed
Wayne Selden Jr.^[3]	July 1, 2017
JaMychal Green^[4]	September 27, 2017

Additions

Player	Signed	Former team
Kobi Simmons^[5]	July 1, 2017	Arizona Wildcats
Ben McLemore^[6]	July 7, 2017	Sacramento Kings
Tyreke Evans^[7]	July 10, 2017	Sacramento Kings
Rade Zagorac^[8]	July 17, 2017	Mega Leks
Mario Chalmers^[9]	July 19, 2017	Memphis Grizzlies (Previously a free agent.)
Vince Hunter	September 11, 2017	Avtodor Saratov
Myke Henry	January 13, 2018	Oklahoma City Blue

Subtractions

Player	Reason left	New team
Tony Allen^[10]	1-year contract worth $2.3 million	New Orleans Pelicans
Vince Carter^[11]	1-year contract worth $8 million	Sacramento Kings
Zach Randolph^[12]	2-year contract worth $24 million	Sacramento Kings
Rade Zagorac	Waived as a training camp cut	Real Betis Energía Plus
Wade Baldwin IV	Waived as a training camp cut	Portland Trail Blazers (Two-way contract)
Vince Hunter	Waived	AEK B.C.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Memphis Grizzlies fire coach David Fizdale. NBA.com. November 27, 2017. en.
2. Web site: Grizzlies acquire draft rights to Ivan Rabb and Dillon Brooks. NBA.com. June 22, 2017. June 29, 2017.
3. Web site: Grizzlies sign Wayne Selden Jr. to a multi-year contract. nba.com. July 1, 2017. July 6, 2017.
4. Web site: Grizzlies sign JaMychal Green to multi-year contract. nba.com. September 27, 2017. September 27, 2017.
5. Web site: Grizzlies sign Kobi Simmons. NBA.com. July 6, 2017.
6. Web site: Grizzlies sign Ben McLemore to multi-year contract. NBA.com. July 7, 2017. July 7, 2017.
7. Web site: Grizzlies sign Tyreke Evans. NBA.com. July 10, 2017. July 10, 2017.
8. Web site: Grizzlies sign Rade Zagorac. NBA.com. July 17, 2017. July 19, 2017.
9. Web site: Grizzlies sign Mario Chalmers. NBA.com. July 19, 2017. July 19, 2017.
10. Web site: Pelicans sign Tony Allen. NBA.com/grizzlies. September 15, 2017. September 15, 2017.
11. Web site: Kings sign Vince Carter. NBA.com/grizzlies. July 10, 2017. July 19, 2017.
12. Web site: Kings Sign Zach Randolph. NBA.com/grizzlies. July 10, 2017. July 19, 2017.