2019–20 Memphis Grizzlies season explained

Team:	Memphis Grizzlies
End Year:	2020
Wins:	34
Losses:	39
Division:	Southwest
Division Place:	3
Conf Place:	9
Coach:	Taylor Jenkins
Gm:	Jason Wexler
Owners:	Robert Pera
Arena:	FedExForum
Playoffs:	Did not qualify
Bbr Team:	MEM
Television:	Fox Sports Tennessee Fox Sports Southeast
Radio:	WMFS-FM

The 2019–20 Memphis Grizzlies season was the 25th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and 19th in Memphis.

After the end of the 2018–19 season, and prior to the beginning of the 2019–20 season, Robert Pera announced a restructuring of the Grizzlies' basketball operations department: "In order to put our team on the path to sustainable success, it was necessary to change our approach to basketball operations".^[1]

On April 11, 2019, the Grizzlies fired head coach J. B. Bickerstaff after missing the playoffs.^[2] Additionally, general manager Chris Wallace was reallocated to a role exclusively in player scouting. Jason Wexler was announced as team president and Zachary Kleiman was promoted to general manager, as the executive vice president of basketball operations.^[3]

On May 14, during the 2019 NBA Draft Lottery, the Grizzlies not only kept their first round selection this year, but rose up to the #2 pick in the process. The Grizzlies later found their new head coach on June 11 with Milwaukee Bucks assistant coach Taylor Jenkins.^[4] On June 19, 2019, it was announced that longtime point guard Mike Conley would be traded to the Utah Jazz after spending his first 12 years in the league with the Grizzlies.^[5] It was for the first time since the season that Conley was not with the Grizzlies.

The Grizzlies selected Ja Morant as the second pick in the 2019 NBA draft, who became their point guard of the future. Morant was named the NBA Rookie of the Year following an impressive first season in Memphis.

The season was suspended by the league officials following the games of March 11^[6] after it was reported that Rudy Gobert tested positive for COVID-19.^[7] On June 4, the Grizzlies were one of the 22 teams invited to the NBA Bubble. On August 15, they fell to the Portland Trail Blazers in the league's first ever play-in game to end the season.

Draft

See main article: article and 2019 NBA draft.

The Memphis Grizzlies held a first round pick for the 2019 NBA Draft that coming into it had possible lottery implications.^[8] Before the night of the NBA draft lottery, the Grizzlies risked losing the selection if it fell outside of the top 8 due to a prior trade with the Boston Celtics.^[9] However, their sole first round pick rose up six spots in the draft to go from the already safe #8 selection to the second overall pick of the draft.^[10] On the night before the 2019 NBA draft began, the Grizzlies agreed to trade mainstay Mike Conley to the Utah Jazz in exchange for Grayson Allen, Jae Crowder, Kyle Korver, a future first round pick, and the Jazz's first round pick that year at #23, although the trade would not be completed until July 6 due to salary cap reasons.^[11]

With the second pick of the draft, the Grizzlies selected point guard Ja Morant from Murray State University. The Grizzlies also received Canadian power forward Brandon Clarke after he was selected by the Oklahoma City Thunder out of Gonzaga with the 21st pick and immediately traded to the Grizzlies for the 23rd pick (via the Utah Jazz), and the Grizzlies' 2024 second round pick.^{[12] [13]}

Standings

Conference

Game log

Preseason

|- style="background:#cfc;"| 1| October 6| Haifa| | Jaren Jackson Jr. (19)| Bruno Caboclo (9)| Jones, Morant (7)| FedExForum
10,515| 1–0|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2| October 8| New Zealand| | Allen, Jackson Jr. (18)| Brandon Clarke (12)| Ja Morant (10)| FedExForum
10,259| 2–0|- style="background:#fcc;"| 3| October 14| Charlotte| | Brandon Clarke (16)| Brandon Clarke (12)| Ja Morant (6)| FedExForum
11,292| 2–1|- style="background:#cfc;"| 4| October 16| @ Oklahoma City| | Dillon Brooks (30)| Jackson Jr., Konchar (10)| Kyle Anderson (5)| Chesapeake Energy Arena
1,000| 3–1|- style="background:#fcc;"| 5| October 18| @ San Antonio| | Ja Morant (16)| Caboclo, Crowder (11)| Ja Morant (6)| AT&T Center
12,664| 3–2

Regular season

|- style="background:#fcc;"| 1| October 23| @ Miami| | Jaren Jackson Jr. (17)| Brandon Clarke (7)| Tyus Jones (7)| American Airlines Arena
19,600| 0–1|- style="background:#fcc;"| 2| October 25| Chicago| | Jaren Jackson Jr. (23)| Jonas Valančiūnas (13)| Anderson, Morant (5)| FedExForum
17,794| 0–2|- style="background:#cfc;"| 3| October 27| Brooklyn| | Ja Morant (30)| Jonas Valančiūnas (11)| Ja Morant (9)| FedExForum
15,517| 1–2|- style="background:#fcc;"| 4| October 29| @ L. A. Lakers| | Ja Morant (16)| Jonas Valančiūnas (11)| Dillon Brooks (4)| Staples Center
18,997| 1–3|- style="background:#fcc;"| 5| November 2| Phoenix| | Ja Morant (24)| Brandon Clarke (11)| Ja Morant (7)| FedExForum
14,144| 1–4|- style="background:#fcc;"| 6| November 4| Houston| | Ja Morant (23)| Jonas Valančiūnas (10)| Ja Morant (6)| FedExForum
14,197| 1–5|- style="background:#cfc;"| 7| November 6| Minnesota| | Dillon Brooks (31)| Jonas Valančiūnas (14)| Tyus Jones (5)| FedExForum
13,503| 2–5|- style="background:#fcc;"| 8| November 8| @ Orlando| | Jonas Valančiūnas (15)| Jonas Valančiūnas (9)| Ja Morant (7)| Amway Center
17,021| 2–6|- style="background:#fcc;"| 9| November 9| Dallas| | Jaren Jackson Jr. (23)| Hill, Anderson, Brooks (5)| Tyus Jones (8)| FedExForum
15,753| 2–7|- style="background:#cfc;"| 10| November 11| @ San Antonio| | Jaren Jackson Jr. (24)| Jonas Valančiūnas (12)| Tyus Jones (6)| AT&T Center
18,627| 3–7|- style="background:#cfc;"| 11| November 13| @ Charlotte| | Ja Morant (23)| Jonas Valančiūnas (13)| Ja Morant (11)| Spectrum Center
13,155| 4–7|- style="background:#cfc;"| 12| November 15| Utah| | Ja Morant (25)| Jae Crowder (10)| Ja Morant (8)| FedExForum
16,422| 5–7|- style="background:#fcc;"| 13| November 17| Denver| | Jaren Jackson Jr. (22)| Jonas Valančiūnas (10)| Tyus Jones (7)| FedExForum
14,227| 5–8|- style="background:#fcc;"| 14| November 19| Golden State| | Ja Morant (20)| Jae Crowder (11)| Ja Morant (6)| FedExForum
14,511| 5–9|- style="background:#fcc;"| 15| November 23| L. A. Lakers| | Ja Morant (26)| Brandon Clarke (11)| Jones, Morant (6)| FedExForum
17,794| 5–10|- style="background:#fcc;"| 16| November 25| @ Indiana| | Jaren Jackson Jr. (28)| Jonas Valančiūnas (11)| Ja Morant (10)| Bankers Life Fieldhouse
15,141| 5–11|- style="background:#fcc;"| 17| November 27| L. A. Clippers| | Jonas Valančiūnas (30)| Jonas Valančiūnas (16)| Ja Morant (11)| FedExForum
16,721| 5–12|- style="background:#fcc;"| 18| November 29| Utah| | Jonas Valančiūnas (22)| Jonas Valančiūnas (17)| Jackson Jr., Morant (4)| FedExForum
16,605| 5–13|- style="background:#cfc;"| 19| December 1| @ Minnesota| | Dillon Brooks (26)| Bruno Caboclo (13)| De'Anthony Melton (8)| Target Center
12,276| 6–13|- style="background:#fcc;"| 20| December 2| Indiana| | Jaren Jackson Jr. (31)| De'Anthony Melton (9)| Tyus Jones (6)| FedExForum
11,919| 6–14|- style="background:#fcc;"| 21| December 4| @ Chicago| | Jonas Valančiūnas (32)| Jonas Valančiūnas (13)| De'Anthony Melton (7)| United Center
15,017| 6–15|- style="background:#fcc;"| 22| December 7| @ Utah| | Jaren Jackson Jr. (26)| Jonas Valančiūnas (6)| Tyus Jones (7)| Vivint Smart Home Arena
18,306| 6–16|- style="background:#cfc;"| 23| December 9| @ Golden State| | Ja Morant (26)| Jonas Valančiūnas (10)| Jones, Morant (7)| Chase Center
18,064| 7–16|- style="background:#cfc;"| 24| December 11| @ Phoenix| | Dillon Brooks (27)| Jonas Valančiūnas (9)| Ja Morant (6)| Talking Stick Resort Arena
12,254| 8–16|- style="background:#fcc;"| 25| December 13| Milwaukee| | Jaren Jackson Jr. (43)| Jae Crowder (11)| Tyus Jones (7)| FedExForum
16,109| 8–17|- style="background:#cfc;"| 26| December 14| Washington| | Dillon Brooks (27)| Jonas Valančiūnas (12)| Tyus Jones (9)| FedExForum
15,631| 9–17|- style="background:#cfc;"| 27| December 16| Miami| | Jonas Valančiūnas (21)| Jonas Valančiūnas (10)| Ja Morant (10)| FedExForum
14,021| 10–17|- style="background:#fcc;"| 28| December 18| @ Oklahoma City| | Brandon Clarke (27)| Jonas Valančiūnas (9)| Ja Morant (7)| Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203| 10–18|- style="background:#fcc;"| 29| December 20| @ Cleveland| | Jaren Jackson Jr. (24)| Jonas Valančiūnas (14)| Ja Morant (11)| Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
19,432| 10–19|- style="background:#cfc;"| 30| December 21| Sacramento| | Jaren Jackson Jr. (18)| Jae Crowder (10)| Jae Crowder (5)| FedExForum
15,603| 11–19|- style="background:#fcc;"| 31| December 23| San Antonio| | Jaren Jackson Jr. (22)| Jaren Jackson Jr. (12)| Crowder, Morant (4)| FedExForum
16,776| 11–20|- style="background:#cfc;"| 32| December 26| @ Oklahoma City| | Jonas Valančiūnas (21)| Jae Crowder (10)| Kyle Anderson (7)| Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203| 12–20|- style="background:#fcc;"| 33| December 28| @ Denver| | Jaren Jackson Jr. (20)| Jonas Valančiūnas (10)| Ja Morant (8)| Pepsi Center
19,697| 12–21|- style="background:#cfc;"| 34| December 29| Charlotte| | Dillon Brooks (20)| Jaren Jackson Jr. (12)| Ja Morant (7)| FedExForum
16,842| 13–21|- style="background:#fcc;"| 35| January 2| @ Sacramento| | Ja Morant (23)| Jonas Valančiūnas (12)| Ja Morant (7)| Golden 1 Center
17,351| 13–22|- style="background:#cfc;"| 36| January 4| @ L. A. Clippers| | Jae Crowder (27)| Jonas Valančiūnas (12)| Ja Morant (9)| Staples Center
19,068| 14–22|- style="background:#cfc;"| 37| January 5| @ Phoenix| | Jonas Valančiūnas (30)| Valančiūnas, Jackson Jr. (8)| Ja Morant (7)| Talking Stick Resort Arena
14,181| 15–22|- style="background:#cfc;"| 38| January 7| Minnesota| | Dillon Brooks (28)| Jae Crowder (8)| Ja Morant (7)| FedExForum
14,117| 16–22|- style="background:#cfc;"| 39| January 10| San Antonio| | Jaren Jackson Jr. (24)| Clarke, Valančiūnas (9)| Ja Morant (14)| FedExForum
16,448| 17–22|- style="background:#cfc;"| 40| January 12| Golden State| | Jonas Valančiūnas (31)| Jonas Valančiūnas (19)| Ja Morant (10)| FedExForum
16,408| 18–22|- style="background:#cfc;"| 41| January 14| Houston| | Ja Morant (26)| Brandon Clarke (7)| Ja Morant (8)| FedExForum
16,181| 19–22|- style="background:#cfc;"| 42| January 17| Cleveland| | Dillon Brooks (26)| Jonas Valančiūnas (18)| Ja Morant (8)| FedExForum
17,102| 20–22|- style="background:#fcc;"| 43| January 20| New Orleans| | Dillon Brooks (31)| Jonas Valančiūnas (11)| Ja Morant (9)| FedExForum
17,794| 20–23|- style="background:#fcc;"| 44| January 22| @ Boston| | Jonas Valančiūnas (16)| Jonas Valančiūnas (13)| Ja Morant (5)| TD Garden
19,156| 20–24|- style="background:#cfc;"| 45| January 24| @ Detroit| | Jaren Jackson Jr. (29)| Brandon Clarke (11)| Ja Morant (12)| Little Caesars Arena
14,583| 21–24|- style="background:#cfc;"| 46| January 26| Phoenix| | Ja Morant (23)| Kyle Anderson (12)| Ja Morant (8)| FedExForum
17,214| 22–24|- style="background:#cfc;"| 47| January 28| Denver| | Dillon Brooks (24)| Jonas Valančiūnas (12)| Jones, Morant (7)| FedExForum
14,365| 23–24|- style="background:#cfc;"| 48| January 29| @ New York| | Dillon Brooks (27)| Jonas Valančiūnas (13)| Ja Morant (10)| Madison Square Garden
18,768| 24–24|- style="background:#fcc;"| 49| January 31| @ New Orleans| | Jonas Valančiūnas (18)| Jonas Valančiūnas (8)| Anderson, Jones, Morant (3)| Smoothie King Center
18,362| 24–25|- style="background:#cfc;"| 50| February 3| Detroit| | Jonas Valančiūnas (26)| Jonas Valančiūnas (17)| Ja Morant (7)| FedExForum
14,597| 25–25|- style="background:#cfc;"| 51| February 5| @ Dallas| | Ja Morant (21)| Jonas Valančiūnas (10)| Kyle Anderson (6)| American Airlines Center
20,069| 26–25|- style="background:#fcc;"| 52| February 7| @ Philadelphia| | Ja Morant (15)| Jonas Valančiūnas (10)| Tyus Jones (7)| Wells Fargo Center
20,779| 26–26|- style="background:#cfc;"| 53| February 9| @ Washington| | Ja Morant (27)| Jonas Valančiūnas (18)| Ja Morant (10)| Capital One Arena
17,251| 27–26|- style="background:#cfc;"| 54| February 12| Portland| | Brandon Clarke (27)| Jonas Valančiūnas (18)| Ja Morant (9)| FedExForum
16,889| 28–26|- style="background:#fcc;"| 55| February 20| @ Sacramento| | De'Anthony Melton (24)| Clarke, Valančiūnas (11)| Tyus Jones (6)| Golden 1 Center
17,078| 28–27|- style="background:#fcc;"| 56| February 21| @ L. A. Lakers| | Josh Jackson (20)| Jonas Valančiūnas (11)| Tyus Jones (5)| Staples Center
18,997| 28–28|- style="background:#fcc;"| 57| February 24| @ L. A. Clippers| | Ja Morant (16)| Gorgui Dieng (10)| Dillon Brooks (5)| Staples Center
19,068| 28–29|- style="background:#fcc;"| 58| February 26| @ Houston| | Dillon Brooks (22)| Jonas Valančiūnas (10)| Ja Morant (9)| Toyota Center
18,055| 28–30|- style="background:#fcc;"| 59| February 28| Sacramento| | Dillon Brooks (32)| Jonas Valančiūnas (25)| Ja Morant (11)| FedExForum
17,794| 28–31|- style="background:#cfc;"| 60| February 29| L. A. Lakers| | Ja Morant (27)| Jonas Valančiūnas (20)| Ja Morant (14)| FedExForum
17,794| 29–31|- style="background:#cfc;"| 61| March 2| @ Atlanta| | Gorgui Dieng (17)| Jonas Valančiūnas (15)| Tyus Jones (9)| State Farm Arena
16,207| 30–31|- style="background:#cfc;"| 62| March 4| @ Brooklyn| | Josh Jackson (19)| Jonas Valančiūnas (16)| Tyus Jones (6)| Barclays Center
16,941| 31–31|- style="background:#fcc;"| 63| March 6| @ Dallas| | Josh Jackson (16)| Jonas Valančiūnas (11)| Ja Morant (8)| American Airlines Center
20,370| 31–32|- style="background:#cfc;"| 64| March 7| Atlanta| | Jonas Valančiūnas (27)| Jonas Valančiūnas (17)| Ja Morant (6)| FedExForum
17,117| 32–32|- style="background:#fcc;"| 65| March 10| Orlando| | Jonas Valančiūnas (27)| Jonas Valančiūnas (16)| De'Anthony Melton (6)| FedExForum
15,388| 32–33|- style="background:#fcc;"| 66| July 31| @ Portland| | Jaren Jackson Jr. (33)| Brandon Clarke (7)| Ja Morant (11)| The Arena
No In-Person Attendance| 32–34|- style="background:#fcc;"| 67| August 2| San Antonio| | Ja Morant (25)| Jonas Valančiūnas (9)| Ja Morant (9)| Visa Athletic Center
No In-Person Attendance| 32–35|- style="background:#fcc;"| 68| August 3| @ New Orleans| | Jaren Jackson Jr. (22)| Jonas Valančiūnas (13)| Ja Morant (8)| HP Field House
No In-Person Attendance| 32–36|- style="background:#fcc;"| 69| August 5| @ Utah| | Dillon Brooks (23)| Jonas Valančiūnas (14)| Ja Morant (9)| HP Field House
No In-Person Attendance| 32–37|- style="background:#cfc;"| 70| August 7| Oklahoma City| | Dillon Brooks (22)| Jonas Valančiūnas (11)| Ja Morant (9)| Visa Athletic Center
No In-Person Attendance| 33–37|- style="background:#fcc;"| 71| August 9| @ Toronto| | Dillon Brooks (25)| Jonas Valančiūnas (10)| Ja Morant (10)| Visa Athletic Center
No In-Person Attendance| 33–38|- style="background:#fcc;"| 72| August 11| Boston| | Ja Morant (26)| Jonas Valančiūnas (10)| Ja Morant (13)| HP Field House
No In-Person Attendance| 33–39|- style="background:#cfc;"| 73| August 13| Milwaukee| | Dillon Brooks (31)| Jonas Valančiūnas (19)| Jonas Valančiūnas (12)| Visa Athletic Center
No In-Person Attendance| 34–39|- style="background:#;"| 66| March 12| @ Portland| |||| Moda Center||- style="background:#;"| 67| March 14| @ Utah| |||| Vivint Smart Home Arena||- style="background:#;"| 68| March 16| @ San Antonio| |||| AT&T Center||- style="background:#;"| 69| March 17| Oklahoma City| |||| FedExForum||- style="background:#;"| 70| March 19| @ Milwaukee| |||| Fiserv Forum||- style="background:#;"| 71| March 21| New Orleans| |||| FedExForum||- style="background:#;"| 72| March 24| @ New Orleans| |||| Smoothie King Center||- style="background:#;"| 73| March 25| Boston| |||| FedExForum||- style="background:#;"| 74| March 28| Toronto| |||| FedExForum||- style="background:#;"| 75| March 30| @ Toronto| |||| Scotiabank Arena||- style="background:#;"| 76| April 1| New York| |||| FedExForum||- style="background:#;"| 77| April 3| Dallas| |||| FedExForum||- style="background:#;"| 78| April 5| @ Portland| |||| Moda Center||- style="background:#;"| 79| April 7| @ Denver| |||| Pepsi Center||- style="background:#;"| 80| April 11| Oklahoma City| |||| FedExForum||- style="background:#;"| 81| April 13| Philadelphia| |||| FedExForum||- style="background:#;"| 82| April 15| @ Houston| |||| Toyota Center|

Play-in

|- style="background:#fcc;" | 1| August 15| @ Portland| | Ja Morant (35)| Jonas Valančiūnas (17)| Kyle Anderson (9)| HP Field House
No In-Person Attendance| 0–1

Player statistics

Ragular season

Player
	SG	73	73	2,112	243	150	63	27	1,181	28.9	3.3	2.1	.9	.4	16.2
	C	70	70	1,845	788	131	30	76	1,044	26.4	11.3	1.9	.4	1.1	14.9
	PG	67	67	2,074	259	488	58	18	1,193	31.0	3.9	7.3	.9	.3	17.8
	SF	67	28	1,330	285	162	54	37	390	19.9	4.3	2.4	.8	.6	5.8
	PG	65	6	1,232	103	285	59	6	484	19.0	1.6	4.4	.9	.1	7.4
	PG	60	8	1,167	220	175	77	20	455	19.5	3.7	2.9	1.3	.3	7.6
	PF	58	4	1,300	345	81	32	48	700	22.4	5.9	1.4	.6	.8	12.1
	C	57	57	1,622	262	78	40	92	990	28.5	4.6	1.4	.7	1.6	17.4
^†	PF	48	3	901	144	94	31	7	274	18.8	3.0	2.0	.6	.1	5.7
^†	SF	45	45	1,322	277	125	47	14	447	29.4	6.2	2.8	1.0	.3	9.9
	SG	44	0	484	73	45	12	8	173	11.0	1.7	1.0	.3	.2	3.9
	SG	38	0	718	85	52	10	2	330	18.9	2.2	1.4	.3	.1	8.7
	SF	22	0	381	66	35	18	9	198	17.3	3.0	1.6	.8	.4	9.0
^†	C	22	0	192	44	10	10	12	62	8.7	2.0	.5	.5	.5	2.8
	SG	19	0	181	47	22	7	3	54	9.5	2.5	1.2	.4	.2	2.8
	SF	18	0	105	20	5	5	1	36	5.8	1.1	.3	.3	.1	2.0
^†	C	17	0	318	98	15	14	17	123	18.7	5.8	.9	.8	1.0	7.2
^†	PF	13	4	236	33	10	7	1	62	18.2	2.5	.8	.5	.1	4.8
^†	PF	4	0	14	1	0	1	0	4	3.5	.3	.0	.3	.0	1.0
^†	C	2	0	21	3	2	1	0	10	10.5	1.5	1.0	.5	.0	5.0
	SG	2	0	13	1	0	0	0	12	6.5	.5	.0	.0	.0	6.0

Transactions

See main article: article and List of 2019–20 NBA season transactions.

Trades

July 6	To Memphis Grizzlies Grayson Allen Jae Crowder Kyle Korver Draft rights to Darius Bazley (#23) 2020 UTA protected first-round pick	To Utah Jazz Mike Conley Jr.	^[14] ^[15]
	To Memphis Grizzlies Dwight Howard	To Washington Wizards C. J. Miles	^[16]
	To Memphis Grizzlies Draft rights to Brandon Clarke (#21)	To Oklahoma City Thunder Draft rights to Darius Bazley (#23) 2024 MEM second-round pick	^[17]
July 7	To Memphis Grizzlies Josh Jackson De'Anthony Melton 2020 PHX second-round pick 2021 PHX protected second-round pick	To Phoenix Suns Jevon Carter Kyle Korver	^[18]
	To Memphis Grizzlies Andre Iguodala 2024 GSW protected first-round pick	To Golden State Warriors Julian Washburn	^[19]
	To Memphis Grizzlies Solomon Hill Miles Plumlee	To Atlanta Hawks Chandler Parsons	^[20]
July 8	To Memphis Grizzlies Draft rights to Satnam Singh (2015 #52) 2021 POR second-round pick 2023 second-round pick	To Dallas Mavericks Delon Wright (sign and trade)	^[21]
February 6	Three-team trade		^[22]
	To Miami Heat Andre Iguodala (from Memphis) Jae Crowder (from Memphis) Solomon Hill (from Memphis)	To Memphis Grizzlies Justise Winslow (from Miami) Dion Waiters (from Miami) Gorgui Dieng (from Minnesota)
	To Minnesota Timberwolves James Johnson (from Miami)

Free agency

Re-signed

Player	Signed
Jonas Valančiūnas^[23]	July 11
Dusty Hannahs^[24]	October 14

Additions

Player	Signed	Former team
John Konchar^[25]	July 8	Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons
Tyus Jones^[26]	July 11	Minnesota Timberwolves
Marko Gudurić^[27]	July 31	Fenerbahçe Beko
Matt Mooney^[28]	September 4	Texas Tech Red Raiders
Ahmad Caver^[29]	October 15	Old Dominion Monarchs
Jarrod Uthoff^[30]	October 16	Zenit Saint Petersburg
Shaq Buchanan^[31]	October 17	Murray State Racers
Bennie Boatwright^[32]	October 18	USC Trojans

Subtractions

Player	Reason left	New team
Jordan Bell^[33]	Waived	Capital City Go-Go
Avery Bradley^[34]	Waived	Los Angeles Lakers
Bennie Boatwright^[35]	Waived	Memphis Hustle
Shaq Buchanan	Waived	Memphis Hustle
Ahmad Caver	Waived	Memphis Hustle
Tyler Dorsey^[36]	UFA	Maccabi FOX Tel Aviv
Dusty Hannahs	Waived	Memphis Hustle
Dwight Howard^[37]	Waived	Los Angeles Lakers
Justin Holiday^[38]	UFA	Indiana Pacers
Matt Mooney	Waived	Memphis Hustle
Joakim Noah	UFA	Los Angeles Clippers
Miles Plumlee	Waived	Zhejiang Lions
Ivan Rabb	Waived	New York Knicks
Jarrod Uthoff	Waived	Memphis Hustle
Tyler Zeller^[39]	UFA	Denver Nuggets

Notes and References

1. Web site: April 11, 2019 . Memphis Grizzlies announce restructuring of basketball operations department . . April 11, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190411205020/https://www.nba.com/grizzlies/news/memphis-grizzlies-announce-restructuring-of-basketball-operations-department-190411 . April 11, 2019 .
2. Web site: Grizzlies fire coach Bickerstaff, reassign GM Wallace. NBA.com. April 11, 2019. April 11, 2019.
3. Web site: Grizzlies Q&A: Wexler and Kleiman discuss the team's evolving leadership. The Daily Memphian. 2019-07-15.
4. Web site: Memphis Grizzlies name Taylor Jenkins head coach. NBA.com. June 11, 2019. June 11, 2019.
5. Web site: Sources -- Conley sent to Jazz for 3 players, picks. 19 June 2019.
6. Web site: NBA to suspend season following Wednesday's games . NBA.com . March 12, 2020 . March 11, 2020.
7. Web site: Reynolds . Tim . NBA suspends season until further notice, over coronavirus . NBA.com . March 12, 2020 . March 11, 2020.
8. Web site: Full 2019 NBA Draft Order. tankathon.com. 2019-05-14. https://web.archive.org/web/20190515005010/http://www.tankathon.com/full_draft. 2019-05-15. dead.
9. https://www.nba.com/celtics/news/pressrelease/boston-celtics-complete-three-team-trade Boston Celtics Complete Three-Team Trade
10. https://www.si.com/nba/2019/05/15/nba-draft-lottery-lebron-james-anthony-davis-lakers-pelicans-tanking-not-dead Don’t Be a Fool: Tanking Is Not Dead
11. Web site: Sources -- Conley sent to Jazz for 3 players, picks. 19 June 2019.
12. Web site: Thunder select Brandon Clarke at No. 21, trade to Grizzlies for No. 23. 2019-06-21. OKC Thunder Wire. 2019-07-15.
13. Web site: 2019 NBA Draft: OKC takes Brandon Clarke with No. 21 pick, trades to Memphis. Woodburn. Peter. 2019-06-20. The Slipper Still Fits. 2019-07-15.
14. Web site: Grizzlies trade Mike Conley to Jazz. NBA.com. July 6, 2019. July 6, 2019.
15. Web site: Utah Jazz Acquire Guard Mike Conley Jr.. NBA.com. July 6, 2019. July 6, 2019.
16. Web site: Wizards acquire C. J. Miles from Memphis. NBA.com. July 6, 2019. July 6, 2019.
17. Web site: Thunder Acquires Draft Rights to Darius Bazley. NBA.com. July 6, 2019. July 6, 2019.
18. Web site: Suns Complete Trade with Memphis. NBA.com. July 7, 2019. July 7, 2019.
19. Web site: Grizzlies acquire Andre Iguodala and future first round draft pick from Warriors. NBA.com. July 7, 2019. July 7, 2019.
20. Web site: Atlanta Hawks Acquire Chandler Parsons From Memphis Grizzlies. NBA.com. July 7, 2019. July 7, 2019.
21. Web site: Sefko. Eddie. Mavericks make it official, acquiring veteran guard Delon Wright. Mavs.com. July 9, 2019. July 8, 2019.
22. Web site: Memphis Grizzlies acquire Justise Winslow, Gorgui Dieng and Dion Waiters in three-team trade with Miami Heat and Minnesota Timberwolves. NBA.com. February 6, 2020. February 7, 2020.
23. Web site: Grizzlies re-sign Jonas Valanciunas to multi-year contract . NBA.com. July 22, 2019.
24. Web site: Memphis Grizzlies sign Dusty Hannahs. NBA.com. October 14, 2019.
25. Web site: Memphis Grizzlies sign John Konchar to two-way contract. NBA.com. July 8, 2019. October 13, 2019.
26. Web site: Memphis Grizzlies sign Tyus Jones to multi-year contract. NBA.com. July 11, 2019. July 22, 2019.
27. Web site: Memphis Grizzlies sign Marko Gudurić to multi-year contract. NBA.com. July 31, 2019. October 13, 2019.
28. Web site: Memphis Grizzlies sign Matt Mooney. NBA.com. September 4, 2019. October 13, 2019.
29. Web site: Memphis Grizzlies sign Ahmad Caver. NBA.com. October 15, 2019. October 15, 2019.
30. Web site: Memphis Grizzlies sign Jarrod Uthoff. NBA.com. October 16, 2019. October 16, 2019.
31. Web site: Memphis Grizzlies sign Shaq Buchanan. NBA.com. October 17, 2019. October 17, 2019.
32. Web site: Memphis Grizzlies sign Bennie Boatwright. NBA.com. October 18, 2019. October 18, 2019.
33. Web site: GO-GO ADD JORDAN BELL. March 11, 2020. gleague.NBA.com. July 9, 2020. March 12, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220312174209/https://capitalcity.gleague.nba.com/news/go-go-add-jordan-bell/. dead.
34. Web site: Lakers Sign Avery Bradley. July 22, 2019. NBA.com. July 22, 2019.
35. Web site: Memphis Grizzlies waive three players. October 19, 2019. NBA.com. October 20, 2019.
36. Web site: מכבי החתימה את טיילר דורסי. August 17, 2019. Maccabi.co.il. October 13, 2019. he.
37. Web site: Lakers Sign Dwight Howard. August 26, 2019. NBA.com. August 27, 2019.
38. Web site: Pacers Sign Justin Holiday; Sign Naz Mitrou-Long to a Two-Way Contract. July 31, 2019. NBA.com. October 13, 2019.
39. Web site: Alex. Labidou. Denver Nuggets announce 2019 training camp roster. September 28, 2019. NBA.com. October 13, 2019.