2024–25 Memphis Grizzlies season explained

Team:Memphis Grizzlies
End Year:2025
Wins:14
Losses:8
Division:Southwest
Division Place:2
Conf Place:7
Coach:Taylor Jenkins
Gm:Zachary Kleiman
Owner:Robert Pera
Arena:FedExForum
Bbr Team:MEM
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

See main article: article and 2024 NBA draft.

RoundPickPlayerPositionNationalityCollege/club
19Zach EdeyC CanadaPurdue
239Jaylen WellsSG United StatesWashington State
257Ulrich ChomchePF Cameroon

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.

Standings

Conference

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] |- style="background:#cfc"| 1| October 7| @ Dallas| | Brandon Clarke (17)| Santi Aldama (8)| Scotty Pippen Jr. (6)| American Airlines Center
19,207| 1–0|- style="background:#fcc"| 2| October 10| Charlotte| | Desmond Bane (17)| Huff, Wells (6)| Aldama, Pippen Jr. (5)| FedExForum
13,411| 1–1|- style="background:#cfc"| 3| October 12| @ Chicago| | Jaylen Wells (24)| Huff, LaRavia (9)| Yuki Kawamura (8)| United Center
20,465| 2–1|- style="background:#cfc"| 4| October 14| @ Indiana| | Bane, Edey (23)| Zach Edey (9)| Yuki Kawamura (7)| Gainbridge Fieldhouse
11,221| 3–1|- style="background:#fcc"| 5| October 18| Miami| | Aldama, Bane (19)| Ja Morant (8)| Desmond Bane (7)| FedExForum
14,113| 3–2

Regular season

|- style="background:#cfc| 1| October 23| @ Utah| | Santi Aldama (27)| Aldama, Edey, Huff, Konchar, Morant, Smart (5)| Ja Morant (10)| Delta Center
18,175| 1–0|- style="background:#fcc| 2| October 25| @ Houston| | Ja Morant (24)| Zach Edey (9)| Bane, LaRavia, Pippen Jr. (4)| Toyota Center
18,055| 1–1|- style="background:#cfc| 3| October 26| Orlando| | Santi Aldama (22)| Aldama, Bane, LaRavia (7)| Scotty Pippen Jr. (12)| FedExForum
17,809| 2–1|- style="background:#fcc| 4| October 28| Chicago| | Desmond Bane (30)| Santi Aldama (13)| Scotty Pippen Jr. (10)| FedExForum
15,906| 2–2|- style="background:#fcc| 5| October 30| Brooklyn| | Jaren Jackson Jr. (30)| Ja Morant (8)| Ja Morant (11)| FedExForum
14,745| 2–3|- style="background:#cfc| 6| October 31| Milwaukee| | Ja Morant (26)| LaRavia, Morant (10)| Ja Morant (14)| FedExForum
15,377| 3–3|- style="background:#cfc| 7| November 2| @ Philadelphia| | Jaren Jackson Jr. (27)| Santi Aldama (13)| Scotty Pippen Jr. (13)| Wells Fargo Center
20,066| 4–3|- style="background:#fcc| 8| November 4| @ Brooklyn| | Edey, Morant (25)| Zach Edey (12)| Ja Morant (9)| Barclays Center
18,088| 4–4|- style="background:#cfc| 9| November 6| L.A. Lakers| | Jackson Jr., Morant, Wells (20)| Santi Aldama (12)| Jake LaRavia (8)| FedExForum
17,794| 5–4|- style="background:#cfc| 10| November 8| Washington| | Jaren Jackson Jr. (39)| Scotty Pippen Jr. (10)| Scotty Pippen Jr. (11)| FedExForum
16,216| 6–4|- style="background:#cfc| 11| November 10| @ Portland| | Jaren Jackson Jr. (20)| Jaren Jackson Jr. (7)| Luke Kennard (11)| Moda Center
18,477| 7–4|- style="background:#fcc| 12| November 13| @ L.A. Lakers| | Jaren Jackson Jr. (29)| Zach Edey (8)| Marcus Smart (6)| Crypto.com Arena
18,997| 7–5|- style="background:#fcc| 13| November 15| @ Golden State| | Jaren Jackson Jr. (32)| Zach Edey (9)| Marcus Smart (6)| Chase Center
18,064| 7–6|- style="background:#cfc| 14| November 17| Denver| | Jaren Jackson Jr. (20)| Desmond Bane (11)| Desmond Bane (7)| FedExForum
16,351| 8–6|- style="background:#fcc| 15| November 19| Denver| | Santi Aldama (28)| Santi Aldama (11)| Scotty Pippen Jr. (6)| FedExForum
15,377| 8–7|- style="background:#cfc| 16| November 20| Philadelphia| | Jaren Jackson Jr. (25)| Desmond Bane (10)| Aldama, Bane (6)| FedExForum
15,533| 9–7|- style="background:#cfc| 17| November 23| @ Chicago| | Scotty Pippen Jr. (30)| Santi Aldama (10)| Scotty Pippen Jr. (10)| United Center
19,449| 10–7|- style="background:#cfc| 18| November 25| Portland| | Ja Morant (22)| Santi Aldama (17)| Ja Morant (11)| FedExForum
15,796| 11–7|- style="background:#cfc| 19| November 27| Detroit| | Marcus Smart (25)| Bane, Pippen Jr. (7)| Desmond Bane (7)| FedExForum
16,261| 12–7|- style="background:#cfc| 20| November 29| New Orleans| | Ja Morant (27)| Brandon Clarke (11)| Ja Morant (7)| FedExForum
17,014| 13–7|- style="background:#cfc| 21| December 1| Indiana| | Jaren Jackson Jr. (25)| Jaren Jackson Jr. (8)| Ja Morant (8)| FedExForum
15,901| 14–7|- style="background:#fcc| 22| December 3| @ Dallas| | Ja Morant (31)| Santi Aldama (8)| Marcus Smart (6)| American Airlines Center
20,277| 14–8|- style="background:#| 23| December 5| Sacramento| | | | | FedExForum| |- style="background:#| 24| December 7| @ Boston| | | | | TD Garden| |- style="background:#| 25| December 8| @ Washington| | | | | Capital One Arena| |- style="background:#| 26| December 13| Brooklyn| | | | | FedExForum| |- style="background:#| 27| December 15| @ L.A. Lakers| | | | | Crypto.com Arena| |- style="background:#| 28| December 19| Golden State| | | | | FedExForum| |- style="background:#| 29| December 21| @ Atlanta| | | | | State Farm Arena| |- style="background:#| 30| December 23| L.A. Clippers| | | | | FedExForum| |- style="background:#| 31| December 26| Toronto| | | | | FedExForum| |- style="background:#| 32| December 27| @ New Orleans| | | | | Smoothie King Center| |- style="background:#| 33| December 29| @ Oklahoma City| | | | | Paycom Center| |- style="background:#| 34| December 31| @ Phoenix| | | | | Footprint Center| |- style="background:#| 35| January 3| @ Sacramento| | | | | Golden 1 Center| |- style="background:#| 36| January 4| @ Golden State| | | | | Chase Center| |- style="background:#| 37| January 6| Dallas| | | | | FedExForum| |- style="background:#| 38| January 9| Houston| | | | | FedExForum| |- style="background:#| 39| January 11| @ Minnesota| | | | | Target Center| |- style="background:#| 40| January 13| @ Houston| | | | | Toyota Center| |- style="background:#"| 41| January 15| @ San Antonio| |||| Frost Bank Center
| –|- style="background:#"| 42| January 17| @ San Antonio| |||| Frost Bank Center
| –|- style="background:#| 43| January 20| Minnesota | | | | | FedExForum| |- style="background:#| 44| January 22| Charlotte| | | | | FedExForum| |- style="background:#| 45| January 24| New Orleans| | | | | FedExForum| |- style="background:#| 46| January 25| Utah| | | | | FedExForum| |- style="background:#| 47| January 27| @ New York| | | | | Madison Square Garden| |- style="background:#| 48| January 30| Houston| | | | | FedExForum| |- style="background:#| 49| February 2| @ Milwaukee| | | | | Fiserv Forum| |- style="background:#"| 50| February 3| San Antonio| |||| FedExForum
| –|- style="background:#| 51| February 5| @ Toronto| | | | | Scotiabank Arena| |- style="background:#"| 52| February 8| Oklahoma City| |||| FedExForum
| –|- style="background:#"| 53| February 11| @ Phoenix| |||| Footprint Center
| –|- style="background:#"| 54| February 12| @ L.A. Clippers| |||| Intuit Dome
| –|- style="background:#"| 55| February 20| @ Indiana| |||| Gainbridge Fieldhouse
| –|- style="background:#"| 56| February 21| @ Orlando| |||| Kia Center
| –|- style="background:#"| 57| February 23| @ Cleveland| |||| Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
| –|- style="background:#"| 58| February 25| Phoenix| |||| FedExForum
| –|- style="background:#"| 59| February 28| New York| |||| FedExForum
| –|- style="background:#"| 60| March 1| San Antonio| |||| FedExForum
| –|- style="background:#"| 61| March 3| Atlanta| |||| FedExForum
| –|- style="background:#"| 62| March 5| Oklahoma City| |||| FedExForum
| –|- style="background:#| 63| March 7| @ Dallas| | | | | American Airlines Center| |- style="background:#"| 64| March 9| @ New Orleans| |||| Smoothie King Center
| –|- style="background:#"| 65| March 10| Phoenix| |||| FedExForum
| –|- style="background:#"| 66| March 12| Utah| |||| FedExForum
| –|- style="background:#"| 67| March 14| Cleveland| |||| FedExForum
| –|- style="background:#"| 68| March 15| Miami| |||| FedExForum
| –|- style="background:#"| 69| March 17| @ Sacramento| |||| Golden 1 Center
| –|- style="background:#"| 70| March 19| @ Portland| |||| Moda Center
| –|- style="background:#"| 71| March 21| @ L.A. Clippers| |||| Intuit Dome
| –|- style="background:#"| 72| March 25| @ Utah| |||| Delta Center
| –|- style="background:#"| 73| March 27| @ Oklahoma City| |||| Paycom Center
| –|- style="background:#"| 74| March 29| L.A. Lakers| |||| FedExForum
| –|- style="background:#"| 75| March 31| Boston| |||| FedExForum
| –|- style="background:#"| 76| April 1| Golden State| | | | | FedExForum| |- style="background:#"| 77| April 3| @ Miami| | | | | Kaseya Center| |- style="background:#"| 78| April 5| @ Detroit| | | | | Little Caesars Arena| |- style="background:#"| 79| April 8| @ Charlotte| | | | | Spectrum Center| |- style="background:#"| 80| April 10| Minnesota| | | | | FedExForum| |- style="background:#"| 81| April 11| @ Denver| | | | | Ball Arena| |- style="background:#"| 82| April 13| Dallas| | | | | FedExForum|

NBA Cup

See main article: 2024 NBA Cup. The groups were revealed during the tournament announcement on July 12, 2024.[5] [6]

West Group C

Transactions

See main article: article and 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

PlayerSignedFormer TeamRef.
Jay HuffTwo-way contractDenver Nuggets / Grand Rapids Gold[8]
Yuki KawamuraTwo-way contract Yokohama B-Corsairs

Subtractions

PlayerReason New Team(s)Ref.
Yuta WatanabeFree agency Chiba Jets Funabashi[9]
Trey JemisonWaivedNew Orleans Pelicans / Birmingham Squadron

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2024 NBA Draft Order: Picks 1-58. NBA.com. May 14, 2024. May 30, 2024.
  2. Web site: Quinn. Sam. 2024 NBA Draft order: Complete list of picks as Atlanta Hawks win No. 1 selection in Lottery. CBS Sports. May 13, 2024. June 5, 2024.
  3. Web site: Steinberg . Brian . 2024-10-18 . FanDuel Takes Over Naming Rights to Diamond Sports RSNs . 2024-10-19 . Variety . en-US.
  4. Web site: 2024-10-18 . Diamond Sports branded as FanDuel in new deal . 2024-10-19 . ESPN.com . en.
  5. Web site: NBA unveils new logo and game dates for Emirates NBA Cup 2024. NBA.com. July 12, 2024. July 11, 2024.
  6. Web site: Emirates NBA Cup 2024: Group Draw Results. NBA.com. July 13, 2024. July 12, 2024.
  7. Web site: Memphis Grizzlies complete trade with Brooklyn Nets. NBA.com. July 19, 2024. July 19, 2024.
  8. Web site: Grizzlies sign Jay Huff to two-way contract. NBA.com. July 24, 2024. July 24, 2024.
  9. Web site: 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. July 11, 2024. July 24, 2024. Japanese.