2020–21 Memphis Grizzlies season explained

Team:	Memphis Grizzlies
End Year:	2021
Wins:	38
Losses:	34
Division:	Southwest
Division Place:	2
Conf Place:	9
Coach:	Taylor Jenkins
Gm:	Jason Wexler
Owner:	Robert Pera
Arena:	FedExForum
Playoffs:	First Round (lost to Jazz 1–4)
Bbr Team:	MEM
Television:	Bally Sports South/Bally Sports Southeast
Radio:	WMFS-FM

The 2020–21 Memphis Grizzlies season was the 26th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and 20th in Memphis. The Grizzlies qualified for the playoffs for the first time since the 2016–17 season following a victory over the Golden State Warriors in the play-in tournament. However, they lost to the Utah Jazz in five games.

Draft

See main article: article and 2020 NBA draft.

Guard Desmond Bane was acquired from the Boston Celtics for two future second-round picks, after they had selected him at #30 overall.^[1] He would make the All-Rookie Second Team, having averaged 9.2 points per game on 43.2% shooting from three, the latter of which led all rookies.^[2]

They would also trade the rights to Robert Woodard II to Sacramento for #35 overall pick Xavier Tillman, who had played with Jaren Jackson Jr. at Michigan State.^[3]

Standings

Conference

Notes

• z – Clinched home court advantage for the entire playoffs
• c – Clinched home court advantage for the conference playoffs
• y – Clinched division title
• x – Clinched playoff spot
• pb – Clinched play-in spot
• o – Eliminated from playoff contention
• * – Division leader

Game log

Preseason

|-style="background:#cfc;"| 1| December 12| @ Minnesota| | Ja Morant (20)| Jonas Valančiūnas (9)| Ja Morant (11)| Target Center
0| 1–0|-style="background:#cfc;"| 2| December 14| @ Minnesota| | Jonas Valančiūnas (22)| Kyle Anderson (8)| Ja Morant (7)| Target Center
0| 2–0|-style="background:#cfc;"| 3| December 17| Atlanta| | Dillon Brooks (24)| Jonas Valančiūnas (13)| Ja Morant (13)| FedEx Forum
0| 3–0|-style="background:#fcc;"| 4| December 19| Atlanta| | Ja Morant (15)| Jonas Valančiūnas (9)| Ja Morant (8)| FedEx Forum
0| 3–1

Regular season

|-style="background:#fcc;"| 1| December 23| San Antonio| | Ja Morant (44)| Jonas Valančiūnas (13)| Ja Morant (9)| FedEx Forum
0| 0–1|-style="background:#fcc;"| 2| December 26| Atlanta| | Ja Morant (28)| Kyle Anderson (14)| Ja Morant (7)| FedEx Forum
0| 0–2|-style="background:#cfc;"| 3| December 28| @ Brooklyn| | Kyle Anderson (28)| Jonas Valančiūnas (14)| Dillon Brooks (4)| Barclays Center
0| 1–2|-style="background:#fcc;"| 4| December 30| @ Boston| | Jonas Valančiūnas (20)| Jonas Valančiūnas (11)| Kyle Anderson (9)| TD Garden
0| 1–3|-style="background:#cfc;"| 5| January 1| @ Charlotte| | Dillon Brooks (21)| Tyus Jones (12)| Kyle Anderson (11)| Spectrum Center
0| 2–3|-style="background:#fcc;"| 6| January 3| L.A. Lakers| | Kyle Anderson (18)| Jonas Valančiūnas (10)| Dillon Brooks (5) | FedEx Forum
0| 2–4|-style="background:#fcc;"| 7| January 5| L.A. Lakers| | Brooks, Dieng, Valančiūnas (13)| Jonas Valančiūnas (11)| Tyus Jones (8)| FedEx Forum
0| 2–5|-style="background:#fcc;"| 8| January 7| Cleveland| | Jonas Valančiūnas (17)| Jonas Valančiūnas (10)| Tyus Jones (6)| FedEx Forum
0| 2–6|-style="background:#cfc;"| 9| January 8| Brooklyn| | Dillon Brooks (24)| Brandon Clarke (8)| Tyus Jones (10)| FedEx Forum
0| 3–6|-style="background:#cfc;"| 10| January 11| @ Cleveland| | Dillon Brooks (21)| Brooks, Valančiūnas (7)| Kyle Anderson (9)| Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
0| 4–6|-style="background:#cfc;"| 11| January 13| @ Minnesota| | Jonas Valančiūnas (24)| Jonas Valančiūnas (16)| Tyus Jones (7)| Target Center
0| 5–6|-style="background:#ccc;"| –| January 15| @ Minnesota| colspan="6" | Postponed (COVID-19) (Makeup date: May 5)^[4] |-style="background:#cfc;"| 12| January 16| Philadelphia| | Ja Morant (17)| Brandon Clarke (11)| Ja Morant (6)| FedEx Forum
0| 6–6|-style="background:#cfc;"| 13| January 18| Phoenix| | Clarke, Morant (17)| Kyle Anderson (8)| Ja Morant (10)| FedEx Forum
0| 7–6|-style="background:#ccc;"| –| January 20| @ Portland| colspan="6" | Postponed (COVID-19) (Makeup date: April 23)|-style="background:#ccc;"| –| January 22| @ Portland| colspan="6" | Postponed (COVID-19) (Makeup date: April 25)|-style="background:#ccc;"| –| January 24| Sacramento| colspan="6" | Postponed (COVID-19) (Makeup date: May 13)|-style="background:#ccc;"| –| January 25| Sacramento| colspan="6" | Postponed (COVID-19) (Makeup date: May 14)|-style="background:#ccc;"| –| January 27| Chicago| colspan="6" | Postponed (COVID-19) (Makeup date: April 12)|-style="background:#cfc;"| 14| January 30| @ San Antonio| | De'Anthony Melton (20)| Dieng, Konchar (7)| Ja Morant (11)| AT&T Center
0| 8–6|-style="background:#cfc;"| 15| February 1| @ San Antonio| | Gorgui Dieng (19)| Dieng, Tillman (9)| Tyus Jones (14)| AT&T Center
0| 9–6|-style="background:#fcc;"| 16| February 2| @ Indiana | | Dillon Brooks (25)| Dieng, Konchar (6)| De'Anthony Melton (6)| Bankers Life Fieldhouse
0| 9–7|-style="background:#fcc;"| 17| February 4| Houston| | Desmond Bane (16)| Xavier Tillman (10)| Tyus Jones (8)| FedEx Forum
0| 9–8|-style="background:#fcc;"| 18| February 6| @ New Orleans| | Jonas Valančiūnas (23)| Xavier Tillman (8)| Ja Morant (9)| Smoothie King Center
1,440| 9–9|-style="background:#fcc;"| 19| February 8| Toronto| | Jonas Valančiūnas (27)| Jonas Valančiūnas (20)| Ja Morant (9)| FedEx Forum
1,844| 9–10|-style="background:#cfc;"| 20| February 10| Charlotte| | Kyle Anderson (27)| Jonas Valančiūnas (15)| Ja Morant (11)| FedEx Forum
1,830| 10–10|-style="background:#fcc;"| 21| February 12| @ L. A. Lakers| | Grayson Allen (23)| Jonas Valančiūnas (8)| Ja Morant (10)| Staples Center
0| 10–11|-style="background:#cfc;"| 22| February 14| @ Sacramento| | Jonas Valančiūnas (25)| Jonas Valančiūnas (13)| Ja Morant (10)| Golden 1 Center
0| 11–11|-style="background:#fcc;"| 23| February 16| New Orleans| | Ja Morant (28)| Ja Morant (7)| Ja Morant (8)| FedEx Forum
1,982| 11–12|-style="background:#cfc;"| 24| February 17| Oklahoma City| | Allen, Valančiūnas (22)| Jonas Valančiūnas (12)| Ja Morant (12)| FedEx Forum
0| 12–12|-style="background:#cfc;"| 25| February 19| Detroit| | Ja Morant (29)| Jonas Valančiūnas (15)| Grayson Allen (6)| FedEx Forum
1,795| 13–12|-style="background:#fcc;"| 26| February 20| Phoenix| | Gorgui Dieng (15)| Jonas Valančiūnas (12)| Ja Morant (5)| FedEx Forum
1,994| 13–13|-style="background:#fcc;"| 27| February 22| @ Dallas| | Ja Morant (22)| Jonas Valančiūnas (15)| Ja Morant (9)| American Airlines Center
2,099| 13–14|-style="background:#cfc;"| 28| February 25| L. A. Clippers| | Tyus Jones (20)| Jonas Valančiūnas (15)| Ja Morant (7)| FedEx Forum
1,896| 14–14|-style="background:#fcc;"| 29| February 26| L. A. Clippers| | Jonas Valančiūnas (22)| Jonas Valančiūnas (11)| Ja Morant (5)| FedEx Forum
2,039| 14–15|-style="background:#cfc;"| 30| February 28| @ Houston| | Justise Winslow (20)| Brandon Clarke (12)| Ja Morant (7)| Toyota Center
3,284| 15–15|-style="background:#cfc;"| 31| March 2| @ Washington| | Ja Morant (35)| Jonas Valančiūnas (16)| Ja Morant (10)| Capital One Arena
0| 16–15|-style="background:#fcc;"| 32| March 4| Milwaukee| | Ja Morant (35)| Jonas Valančiūnas (12)| Dillon Brooks (7)| FedEx Forum
1,961| 16–16|-style="background:#cfc;"| 33| March 10| Washington| | Jonas Valančiūnas (29)| Jonas Valančiūnas (20)| Ja Morant (10)| FedEx Forum
1,912| 17–16|-style="background:#fcc;"| 34| March 12| Denver| | Brooks, Clarke (20)| Jonas Valančiūnas (11)| Ja Morant (9)| FedEx Forum
2,160| 17–17|-style="background:#fcc;"| 35| March 14| @ Oklahoma City| | Ja Morant (22)| Jonas Valančiūnas (14)| Ja Morant (7)| Chesapeake Energy Arena
0| 17–18|-style="background:#fcc;"| 36| March 15| @ Phoenix| | Jonas Valančiūnas (24)| Jonas Valančiūnas (17)| Ja Morant (4)| Phoenix Suns Arena
3,188| 17–19|-style="background:#cfc;"| 37| March 17| Miami| | Anderson, Melton, Morant (13)| Jonas Valančiūnas (12)| Melton, Morant (6)| FedEx Forum
2,217| 18–19|-style="background:#fcc;"| 38| March 19| Golden State| | Allen, Morant (14)| Jonas Valančiūnas (16)| Tyus Jones (7)| FedEx Forum
2,716| 18–20|-style="background:#cfc;"| 39| March 20| Golden State| | Brooks, Valančiūnas (19)| Jonas Valančiūnas (15)| Ja Morant (8)| FedEx Forum
0| 19–20|-style="background:#cfc;"| 40| March 22| Boston| | Ja Morant (29)| Jonas Valančiūnas (19)| Ja Morant (9)| FedExForum
2,319| 20–20|-style="background:#cfc;"| 41| March 24| @ Oklahoma City| | Dillon Brooks (25)| Jonas Valančiūnas (15)| Ja Morant (7)| Chesapeake Energy Arena
0| 21–20|-style="background:#fcc;"| 42| March 26| @ Utah| | Ja Morant (32)| Jonas Valančiūnas (18)| Ja Morant (11)| Vivint Arena
5,546| 21–21|-style="background:#fcc;"| 43| March 27| @ Utah| | Kyle Anderson (16)| Jonas Valančiūnas (11)| Anderson, Morant (4)| Vivint Arena
5,546| 21–22|-style="background:#cfc;"| 44| March 29| @ Houston| | Jonas Valančiūnas (30)| Jonas Valančiūnas (15)| Ja Morant (8)| Toyota Center
3,319| 22–22|-style="background:#fcc;"| 45| March 31| Utah| | Ja Morant (36)| Jonas Valančiūnas (14)| Ja Morant (7)| FedEx Forum
2,314| 22–23|-style="background:#cfc;"| 46| April 2| Minnesota| | Jonas Valančiūnas (19)| Jonas Valančiūnas (11)| Anderson, Morant (7)| FedEx Forum
2,987| 23–23|-style="background:#cfc;"| 47| April 4| @ Philadelphia| | Dillon Brooks (17)| Jonas Valančiūnas (12)| Ja Morant (10)| Wells Fargo Center
4,094| 24–23|-style="background:#cfc;"| 48| April 6| @ Miami| | Dillon Brooks (28)| Jonas Valančiūnas (10)| Anderson, Konchar (6)| American Airlines Arena
Limited seating| 25–23|-style="background:#cfc;"| 49| April 7| @ Atlanta| | Grayson Allen (30)| Jonas Valančiūnas (11)| Ja Morant (7)| State Farm Arena
2,774| 26–23|-style="background:#fcc;"| 50| April 9| @ New York| | Dillon Brooks (23)| Jonas Valančiūnas (14)| Ja Morant (6)| Madison Square Garden
1,912| 26–24|-style="background:#fcc;"| 51| April 11| Indiana| | Jonas Valančiūnas (34)| Jonas Valančiūnas (22)| Ja Morant (6)| FedEx Forum
2,341| 26–25|-style="background:#cfc;"| 52| April 12| Chicago| | Jonas Valančiūnas (26)| Jonas Valančiūnas (14)| Ja Morant (10)| FedEx Forum
2,194| 27–25|-style="background:#fcc;"| 53| April 14| Dallas| | Grayson Allen (23)| Jonas Valančiūnas (16)| Bane, Jones, Morant (5)| FedEx Forum
2,141| 27–26|-style="background:#cfc;"| 54| April 16| @ Chicago| | Dillon Brooks (32)| Kyle Anderson (11)| Anderson, Jones (7)| United Center
0| 28–26|-style="background:#cfc;"| 55| April 17| @ Milwaukee| | Grayson Allen (26)| Anderson, Valančiūnas (8)| Kyle Anderson (8)| Fiserv Forum
3,280| 29–26|-style="background:#fcc;"| 56| April 19| @ Denver| | Ja Morant (36)| Xavier Tillman (14)| Ja Morant (12)| Ball Arena
4,005| 29–27|-style="background:#fcc;"| 57| April 21| @ L. A. Clippers| | Ja Morant (22)| Xavier Tillman (12)| Ja Morant (4)| Staples Center
1,782| 29–28|-style="background:#cfc;"| 58| April 23| @ Portland| | Ja Morant (33)| Kyle Anderson (8)| Ja Morant (13)| Moda Center
0| 30–28|-style="background:#cfc;"| 59| April 25| @ Portland| | Ja Morant (28)| Jonas Valančiūnas (10)| Desmond Bane (4)| Moda Center
0| 31–28|-style="background:#fcc;"| 60| April 26| @ Denver| | Ja Morant (27)| Anderson, Jackson Jr. (7)| Ja Morant (6)| Ball Arena
3,823| 31–29|-style="background:#fcc;"| 61| April 28| Portland| | Jonas Valančiūnas (19)| Brandon Clarke (10)| Ja Morant (8)| FedEx Forum
3,427| 31–30|-style="background:#cfc;"| 62| April 30| Orlando| | Dillon Brooks (20)| Jonas Valančiūnas (15)| Ja Morant (6)| FedEx Forum
2,850| 32–30|-style="background:#fcc;"| 63| May 1| @ Orlando| | Dillon Brooks (23)| Jonas Valančiūnas (16)| Ja Morant (7)| Amway Center
3,924| 32–31|-style="background:#fcc;"| 64| May 3| New York| | Dillon Brooks (25)| Jonas Valančiūnas (16)| Kyle Anderson (7)| FedExForum
2,789| 32–32|-style="background:#cfc;"| 65| May 5| @ Minnesota| | Ja Morant (37)| Brandon Clarke (10)| Ja Morant (10)| Target Center
1,436| 33–32|-style="background:#fcc;"| 66| May 6| @ Detroit| | Ja Morant (20)| Jonas Valančiūnas (16)| Anderson, Morant (5)| Little Caesars Arena
750| 33–33|-style="background:#cfc;"| 67| May 8| @ Toronto| | Jaren Jackson Jr. (20)| Jonas Valančiūnas (21)| Ja Morant (6)| Amalie Arena
Limited seating| 34–33|-style="background:#cfc;"| 68| May 10| New Orleans| | Dillon Brooks (23)| Jonas Valančiūnas (11)| Ja Morant (12)| FedExForum
2,507| 35–33|-style="background:#cfc;"| 69| May 11| Dallas| | Ja Morant (24)| Brandon Clarke (9)| Ja Morant (8)| FedExForum
2,684| 36–33|-style="background:#cfc;"| 70| May 13| Sacramento| | Dillon Brooks (31)| Jonas Valančiūnas (13)| Kyle Anderson (9)| FedExForum
2,876| 37–33|-style="background:#cfc;"| 71| May 14| Sacramento| | Justise Winslow (25)| Justise Winslow (11)| Justise Winslow (13)| FedExForum
3,502| 38–33|-style="background:#fcc;"| 72| May 16| @ Golden State| | Jonas Valančiūnas (29)| Jonas Valančiūnas (16)| Ja Morant (9)| Chase Center
4,416| 38–34

Play-in

|-style="background:#cfc;"| 1| May 19| San Antonio| | Dillon Brooks (24)| Jonas Valančiūnas (23)| Ja Morant (6)| FedExForum
7,019| 1–0|-style="background:#cfc;"| 2| May 21| @ Golden State| | Ja Morant (35)| Jonas Valančiūnas (12)| Anderson, Morant (6)| Chase Center
7,505| 2–0

Playoffs

See also: 2021 NBA playoffs. |-style="background:#cfc;"| 1| May 23| @ Utah| | Dillon Brooks (31)| Jonas Valančiūnas (12)| Ja Morant (4)| Vivint Arena
13,750| 1–0|-style="background:#fcc;"| 2| May 26| @ Utah| | Ja Morant (47)| Anderson, Valančiūnas (6)| Ja Morant (7)| Vivint Arena
14,200| 1–1|-style="background:#fcc;"| 3| May 29| Utah| | Ja Morant (28)| Anderson, Valančiūnas (13)| Ja Morant (7)| FedExForum
12,185| 1–2|-style="background:#fcc;"| 4| May 31| Utah| | Ja Morant (23)| Jonas Valančiūnas (12)| Ja Morant (12)| FedExForum
12,185| 1–3|-style="background:#fcc;"| 5| June 2| @ Utah| | Brooks, Morant (27)| Jackson Jr., Morant (7)| Ja Morant (11)| Vivint Arena
14,250| 1–4

Player statistics

Ragular season

Player
	PG	70	9	1,222	140	259	64	6	442	17.5	2.0	3.7	.9	.1	6.3
	PF	69	69	1,887	396	250	84	57	854	27.3	5.7	3.6	1.2	.8	12.4
	SG	68	17	1,519	210	118	41	16	625	22.3	3.1	1.7	.6	.2	9.2
	SF	67	67	1,997	196	157	78	26	1,151	29.8	2.9	2.3	1.2	.4	17.2
	PG	63	63	2,053	252	465	57	13	1,204	32.6	4.0	7.4	.9	.2	19.1
	C	62	61	1,755	776	112	35	57	1,058	28.3	12.5	1.8	.6	.9	17.1
	PF	59	16	1,415	328	95	60	51	610	24.0	5.6	1.6	1.0	.9	10.3
	PF	59	12	1,085	256	75	44	33	390	18.4	4.3	1.3	.7	.6	6.6
	PG	52	1	1,045	161	132	60	31	472	20.1	3.1	2.5	1.2	.6	9.1
	SG	50	38	1,259	160	108	46	8	532	25.2	3.2	2.2	.9	.2	10.6
	SG	43	0	575	128	47	30	9	184	13.4	3.0	1.1	.7	.2	4.3
	SF	26	1	507	118	50	15	12	178	19.5	4.5	1.9	.6	.5	6.8
^†	C	22	1	371	98	29	17	14	173	16.9	4.5	1.3	.8	.6	7.9
^†	C	18	1	182	24	8	5	8	57	10.1	1.3	.4	.3	.4	3.2
	SF	18	0	158	19	4	2	3	39	8.8	1.1	.2	.1	.2	2.2
	C	11	4	258	62	12	12	18	158	23.5	5.6	1.1	1.1	1.6	14.4
	PF	11	0	54	14	1	3	1	22	4.9	1.3	.1	.3	.1	2.0
	PG	5	0	62	8	16	2	1	8	12.4	1.6	3.2	.4	.2	1.6

Playoffs

Player
	PG	5	5	203	24	41	2	0	151	40.6	4.8	8.2	.4	.0	30.2
	SF	5	5	175	21	11	7	2	129	35.0	4.2	2.2	1.4	.4	25.8
	C	5	5	166	49	13	3	3	75	33.2	9.8	2.6	.6	.6	15.0
	PF	5	5	142	25	16	14	0	42	28.4	5.0	3.2	2.8	.0	8.4
	C	5	5	137	28	5	5	6	68	27.4	5.6	1.0	1.0	1.2	13.6
	SG	5	0	116	13	1	2	1	32	23.2	2.6	.2	.4	.2	6.4
	SG	5	0	99	17	10	4	2	28	19.8	3.4	2.0	.8	.4	5.6
	PG	5	0	83	16	5	1	4	31	16.6	3.2	1.0	.2	.8	6.2
	PG	5	0	47	7	6	1	0	15	9.4	1.4	1.2	.2	.0	3.0
	PF	3	0	18	3	1	1	0	2	6.0	1.0	.3	.3	.0	.7
	PF	2	0	9	1	0	0	1	2	4.5	.5	.0	.0	.5	1.0
	SG	1	0	3	1	0	0	1	0	3.0	1.0	.0	.0	1.0	.0
	SF	1	0	3	1	1	0	0	0	3.0	1.0	1.0	.0	.0	.0

Transactions

See main article: List of 2020–21 NBA season transactions.

Trades

November 19, 2020^[5]	To Memphis Grizzlies Draft rights to Xavier Tillman (No. 35)	To Sacramento Kings Draft rights to Robert Woodard II (No. 40) 2022 second-round pick
November 20, 2020^[6]	To Memphis Grizzlies Mario Hezonja (from Portland) Draft rights to Desmond Bane (No. 30) (from Boston)	To Boston Celtics 2023 second-round pick (from Memphis) 2025 second-round pick (from Memphis)
To Portland Trail Blazers Enes Kanter (from Boston) Cash considerations (from Memphis)

Free agency

Additions

Player	Signed	Former team
Jahlil Tripp^[7]	Exhibit 10 contract	Pacific Tigers
Sean McDermott^[8]	Two-way contract	Butler Bulldogs
Killian Tillie	Two-way contract	Gonzaga Bulldogs
Ahmad Caver^[9]	Exhibit 10 contract	Old Dominion Monarchs
Zhaire Smith^[10]	Exhibit 10 contract	Detroit Pistons
Bennie Boatwright	Exhibit 10 contract	Memphis Hustle
Christian Vital^[11]	Exhibit 10 contract	BG Göttingen
Shaq Buchanan^[12]	Exhibit 10 contract	Memphis Hustle
Tim Frazier^[13] ^[14] ^[15]	Two 10-day contracts / Rest-of-season contract	Detroit Pistons

Subtractions

Player	Reason left	New Team
Mario Hezonja	Waived	Panathinaikos B.C. / BC UNICS
Marko Gudurić	Waived	Fenerbahçe Beko
Jahlil Tripp	Waived	Memphis Hustle
Zhaire Smith	Waived	Memphis Hustle
Christian Vital	Waived	Memphis Hustle
Bennie Boatwright^[16]	Waived	Memphis Hustle
Shaq Buchanan	Waived	Memphis Hustle
Ahmad Caver	Waived	Memphis Hustle
Gorgui Dieng^[17]	Waived	San Antonio Spurs

Notes and References

1. Web site: Grizzlies acquire draft rights to Desmond Bane and Mario Hezonja in three-team trade with Celtics and Trail Blazers. www.nba.com. 7 May 2023.
2. Web site: 'It's surreal': Desmond Bane makes NBA All-Rookie second team. Gus. Martin. Palladium-Item. 7 May 2023.
3. Web site: Grizzlies acquire draft rights to Xavier Tillman Sr. from Kings. www.nba.com. 7 May 2023.
4. Web site: Grizzlies-Timberwolves game postponed for Health and Safety Protocols . NBA.com . January 16, 2021. January 18, 2021.
5. Web site: Grizzlies acquire draft rights to Xavier Tillman Sr. from Kings. NBA.com. September 10, 2021. November 19, 2020.
6. Web site: Grizzlies acquire draft rights to Desmond Bane and Mario Hezonja in three-team trade with Celtics and Trail Blazers. NBA.com. September 10, 2021. November 20, 2020.
7. Web site: Grizzlies sign Jahlil Tripp. NBA.com. November 28, 2020. September 10, 2021.
8. Web site: Grizzlies sign Killian Tillie and Sean McDermott to two-way contracts. NBA.com. September 10, 2021. November 24, 2020.
9. Web site: Memphis Grizzlies sign Ahmad Caver. NBA.com. September 10, 2021. December 11, 2020.
10. Web site: Memphis Grizzlies sign Zhaire Smith and Bennie Boatwright. NBA.com. September 10, 2021. December 15, 2020.
11. Web site: Memphis Grizzlies sign Christian Vital. NBA.com. September 10, 2021. December 16, 2020.
12. Web site: Memphis Grizzlies sign Shaq Buchanan. NBA.com. September 10, 2021. December 16, 2020.
13. Web site: Memphis Grizzlies sign Tim Frazier. NBA.com. September 10, 2021. January 4, 2021.
14. Web site: Memphis Grizzlies sign Tim Frazier to 10-day contract. NBA.com. September 10, 2021. April 14, 2021.
15. Web site: Memphis Grizzlies sign Tim Frazier for remainder of 2020-21 season. NBA.com. September 10, 2021. April 24, 2021.
16. Web site: Memphis Grizzlies finalize 2020-21 regular season roster. NBA.com. September 10, 2021. December 19, 2020.
17. Web site: Memphis Grizzlies waive Gorgui Dieng. NBA.com. September 10, 2021. March 26, 2021.
18. Web site: Desmond Bane selected to NBA All-Rookie Second Team. NBA.com. September 26, 2021. June 17, 2021.