2024–25 Memphis Grizzlies season

2024–25 Memphis Grizzlies season
2024–25 Memphis Grizzlies season
Head coach	Taylor Jenkins
General manager	Zachary Kleiman
Owner(s)	Robert Pera
Arena	FedExForum
Results
Record	20–9 (.690)
Place	Division: 1st (Southwest); Conference: 2nd (Western)
	Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	FanDuel Sports Network South; FanDuel Sports Network Southeast
Radio	WMFS-FM
< 2023–24	2025–26 >

The 2024–25 Memphis Grizzlies season is the 30th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and 24th in Memphis.

Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College/club
1	9	Zach Edey	C	Canada	Purdue
2	39	Jaylen Wells	SG	United States	Washington State
2	57	Ulrich Chomche	PF	Cameroon	APR BBC RBL

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.

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Height	Weight	DOB	From
F/C	7	Aldama, Santi	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	2001-01-10	Loyola (MD)
G/F	22	Bane, Desmond	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	1998-06-25	TCU
C	8	Castleton, Colin (TW)	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	2000-05-25	Florida
F/C	15	Clarke, Brandon	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	1996-09-19	Gonzaga
C	14	Edey, Zach	7 ft 4 in (2.24 m)	300 lb (136 kg)	2002-05-14	Purdue
C	30	Huff, Jay	7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	1997-08-25	Virginia
F	45	Jackson, GG	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	2004-12-17	South Carolina
F/C	13	Jackson, Jaren Jr.	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	242 lb (110 kg)	1999-09-15	Michigan State
G	17	Kawamura, Yuki (TW)	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	179 lb (81 kg)	2001-03-02	Japan
G/F	10	Kennard, Luke	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	206 lb (93 kg)	1996-06-24	Duke
G/F	46	Konchar, John	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1996-03-22	Purdue Fort Wayne
F	3	LaRavia, Jake	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	2001-11-03	Wake Forest
G	12	Morant, Ja	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	174 lb (79 kg)	1999-08-10	Murray State
G	1	Pippen, Scotty Jr.	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2000-11-10	Vanderbilt
G	36	Smart, Marcus	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	1994-03-06	Oklahoma State
G	24	Spencer, Cam (TW)	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	2000-04-06	Connecticut
F	0	Wells, Jaylen	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	2003-08-26	Washington State
G/F	5	Williams, Vince Jr.	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	2000-08-30	VCU

Head coach

Taylor Jenkins

Assistant coach(es)

Joe Boylan
Anthony Carter
Tuomas Iisalo
Noah LaRoche
Jason March
Patrick Mutombo
Erick Schmidt
Patrick St. Andrews

Legend

(DP) Unsigned draft pick
(FA) Free agent
(S) Suspended
(GL) On assignment to G League affiliate
(TW) Two-way affiliate player
Injured

Roster
Last transaction: December 4, 2024

Standings

Division

Southwest Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div	GP
Memphis Grizzlies	20	9	.690	–	13‍–‍3	7‍–‍6	1–2	29
Houston Rockets	18	9	.667	1.0	11‍–‍3	7‍–‍6	5–1	27
Dallas Mavericks	18	10	.643	1.5	9‍–‍4	9‍–‍6	4–1	28
San Antonio Spurs	15	13	.536	4.5	11‍–‍7	4‍–‍6	2–4	28
New Orleans Pelicans	5	24	.172	15.0	4‍–‍10	1‍–‍14	0–4	29

Conference

Western Conference
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	GP
1	Oklahoma City Thunder *	22	5	.815	–	27
2	Memphis Grizzlies *	20	9	.690	3.0	29
3	Houston Rockets	18	9	.667	4.0	27
4	Dallas Mavericks	18	10	.643	4.5	28
5	Los Angeles Lakers *	16	12	.571	6.5	28
6	Denver Nuggets	14	11	.560	7.0	25

7	Golden State Warriors	15	12	.556	7.0	27
8	Los Angeles Clippers	16	13	.552	7.0	29
9	San Antonio Spurs	15	13	.536	7.5	28
10	Minnesota Timberwolves	14	13	.519	8.0	27

11	Phoenix Suns	14	13	.519	8.0	27
12	Sacramento Kings	13	16	.448	10.0	29
13	Portland Trail Blazers	9	19	.321	13.5	28
14	Utah Jazz	7	20	.259	15.0	27
15	New Orleans Pelicans	5	24	.172	18.0	29

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]

2024 preseason game log
Total: 3–2 (Home: 0–2; Road: 3–0)

Preseason: 3–2 (home: 0–2; road: 3–0)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
1	October 7	@ Dallas	W 121–116	Brandon Clarke (17)	Santi Aldama (8)	Scotty Pippen Jr. (6)	American Airlines Center 19,207	1–0
2	October 10	Charlotte	L 94–119	Desmond Bane (17)	Huff, Wells (6)	Aldama, Pippen Jr. (5)	FedExForum 13,411	1–1
3	October 12	@ Chicago	W 124–121	Jaylen Wells (24)	Huff, LaRavia (9)	Yuki Kawamura (8)	United Center 20,465	2–1
4	October 14	@ Indiana	W 120–116	Bane, Edey (23)	Zach Edey (9)	Yuki Kawamura (7)	Gainbridge Fieldhouse 11,221	3–1
5	October 18	Miami	L 109–114	Aldama, Bane (19)	Ja Morant (8)	Desmond Bane (7)	FedExForum 14,113	3–2

2024–25 preseason schedule

Regular season

2024–25 game log
Total: 20–9 (Home: 13–3; Road: 7–6)

October: 3–3 (home: 2–2; road: 1–1)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
1	October 23	@ Utah	W 126–124	Santi Aldama (27)	Aldama, Edey, Huff, Konchar, Morant, Smart (5)	Ja Morant (10)	Delta Center 18,175	1–0
2	October 25	@ Houston	L 108–128	Ja Morant (24)	Zach Edey (9)	Bane, LaRavia, Pippen Jr. (4)	Toyota Center 18,055	1–1
3	October 26	Orlando	W 124–111	Santi Aldama (22)	Aldama, Bane, LaRavia (7)	Scotty Pippen Jr. (12)	FedExForum 17,809	2–1
4	October 28	Chicago	L 123–126	Desmond Bane (30)	Santi Aldama (13)	Scotty Pippen Jr. (10)	FedExForum 15,906	2–2
5	October 30	Brooklyn	L 106–119	Jaren Jackson Jr. (30)	Ja Morant (8)	Ja Morant (11)	FedExForum 14,745	2–3
6	October 31	Milwaukee	W 122–99	Ja Morant (26)	LaRavia, Morant (10)	Ja Morant (14)	FedExForum 15,377	3–3

November: 10–4 (home: 7–1; road: 3–3)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
7	November 2	@ Philadelphia	W 124–107	Jaren Jackson Jr. (27)	Santi Aldama (13)	Scotty Pippen Jr. (13)	Wells Fargo Center 20,066	4–3
8	November 4	@ Brooklyn	L 104–106	Edey, Morant (25)	Zach Edey (12)	Ja Morant (9)	Barclays Center 18,088	4–4
9	November 6	L.A. Lakers	W 131–114	Jackson Jr., Morant, Wells (20)	Santi Aldama (12)	Jake LaRavia (8)	FedExForum 17,794	5–4
10	November 8	Washington	W 128–104	Jaren Jackson Jr. (39)	Scotty Pippen Jr. (10)	Scotty Pippen Jr. (11)	FedExForum 16,216	6–4
11	November 10	@ Portland	W 134–89	Jaren Jackson Jr. (20)	Jaren Jackson Jr. (7)	Luke Kennard (11)	Moda Center 18,477	7–4
12	November 13	@ L.A. Lakers	L 123–128	Jaren Jackson Jr. (29)	Zach Edey (8)	Marcus Smart (6)	Crypto.com Arena 18,997	7–5
13	November 15	@ Golden State	L 118–123	Jaren Jackson Jr. (32)	Zach Edey (9)	Marcus Smart (6)	Chase Center 18,064	7–6
14	November 17	Denver	W 105–90	Jaren Jackson Jr. (20)	Desmond Bane (11)	Desmond Bane (7)	FedExForum 16,351	8–6
15	November 19	Denver	L 110–122	Santi Aldama (28)	Santi Aldama (11)	Scotty Pippen Jr. (6)	FedExForum 15,377	8–7
16	November 20	Philadelphia	W 117–111	Jaren Jackson Jr. (25)	Desmond Bane (10)	Aldama, Bane (6)	FedExForum 15,533	9–7
17	November 23	@ Chicago	W 142–131	Scotty Pippen Jr. (30)	Santi Aldama (10)	Scotty Pippen Jr. (10)	United Center 19,449	10–7
18	November 25	Portland	W 123–98	Ja Morant (22)	Santi Aldama (17)	Ja Morant (11)	FedExForum 15,796	11–7
19	November 27	Detroit	W 131–111	Marcus Smart (25)	Bane, Pippen Jr. (7)	Desmond Bane (7)	FedExForum 16,261	12–7
20	November 29	New Orleans	W 120–109	Ja Morant (27)	Brandon Clarke (11)	Ja Morant (7)	FedExForum 17,014	13–7

December: 7–2 (home: 4–0; road: 3–2)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
21	December 1	Indiana	W 136–121	Jaren Jackson Jr. (25)	Jaren Jackson Jr. (8)	Ja Morant (8)	FedExForum 15,901	14–7
22	December 3	@ Dallas	L 116–121	Ja Morant (31)	Santi Aldama (8)	Marcus Smart (6)	American Airlines Center 20,277	14–8
23	December 5	Sacramento	W 115–110	Bane, Smart (18)	Santi Aldama (10)	Bane, Morant (7)	FedExForum 15,776	15–8
24	December 7	@ Boston	W 127–121	Ja Morant (32)	Huff, Jackson Jr., Morant (9)	Ja Morant (9)	TD Garden 19,156	16–8
25	December 8	@ Washington	W 140–112	Jaren Jackson Jr. (21)	John Konchar (8)	Scotty Pippen Jr. (12)	Capital One Arena 15,012	17–8
26	December 13	Brooklyn	W 135–119	Ja Morant (28)	Brandon Clarke (8)	Ja Morant (10)	FedExForum 15,983	18–8
27	December 15	@ L.A. Lakers	L 110–116	Jaren Jackson Jr. (25)	Zach Edey (10)	Desmond Bane (7)	Crypto.com Arena 15,106	18–9
28	December 19	Golden State	W 144–93	Santi Aldama (21)	Santi Aldama (14)	Desmond Bane (7)	FedExForum 17,729	19–9
29	December 21	@ Atlanta	W 128–112	Desmond Bane (23)	Aldama, Edey (6)	Scotty Pippen Jr. (9)	State Farm Arena 16,909	20–9
30	December 23	L.A. Clippers					FedExForum
31	December 26	Toronto					FedExForum
32	December 27	@ New Orleans					Smoothie King Center
33	December 29	@ Oklahoma City					Paycom Center
34	December 31	@ Phoenix					Footprint Center

January : 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)

Game	Date	Team	Location Attendance	Record
35	January 3	@ Sacramento	Golden 1 Center
36	January 4	@ Golden State	Chase Center
37	January 6	Dallas	FedExForum
38	January 9	Houston	FedExForum
39	January 11	@ Minnesota	Target Center
40	January 13	@ Houston	Toyota Center
41	January 15	@ San Antonio	Frost Bank Center	–
42	January 17	@ San Antonio	Frost Bank Center	–
43	January 20	Minnesota	FedExForum
44	January 22	Charlotte	FedExForum
45	January 24	New Orleans	FedExForum
46	January 25	Utah	FedExForum
47	January 27	@ New York	Madison Square Garden
48	January 30	Houston	FedExForum

February : 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)

Game	Date	Team	Location Attendance	Record
49	February 2	@ Milwaukee	Fiserv Forum
50	February 3	San Antonio	FedExForum	–
51	February 5	@ Toronto	Scotiabank Arena
52	February 8	Oklahoma City	FedExForum	–
53	February 11	@ Phoenix	Footprint Center	–
54	February 12	@ L.A. Clippers	Intuit Dome	–
55	February 20	@ Indiana	Gainbridge Fieldhouse	–
56	February 21	@ Orlando	Kia Center	–
57	February 23	@ Cleveland	Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse	–
58	February 25	Phoenix	FedExForum	–
59	February 28	New York	FedExForum	–

March : 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)

Game	Date	Team	Location Attendance	Record
60	March 1	San Antonio	FedExForum	–
61	March 3	Atlanta	FedExForum	–
62	March 5	Oklahoma City	FedExForum	–
63	March 7	@ Dallas	American Airlines Center
64	March 9	@ New Orleans	Smoothie King Center	–
65	March 10	Phoenix	FedExForum	–
66	March 12	Utah	FedExForum	–
67	March 14	Cleveland	FedExForum	–
68	March 15	Miami	FedExForum	–
69	March 17	@ Sacramento	Golden 1 Center	–
70	March 19	@ Portland	Moda Center	–
71	March 21	@ L.A. Clippers	Intuit Dome	–
72	March 25	@ Utah	Delta Center	–
73	March 27	@ Oklahoma City	Paycom Center	–
74	March 29	L.A. Lakers	FedExForum	–
75	March 31	Boston	FedExForum	–

April : 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)

Game	Date	Team	Location Attendance
76	April 1	Golden State	FedExForum
77	April 3	@ Miami	Kaseya Center
78	April 5	@ Detroit	Little Caesars Arena
79	April 8	@ Charlotte	Spectrum Center
80	April 10	Minnesota	FedExForum
81	April 11	@ Denver	Ball Arena
82	April 13	Dallas	FedExForum

2024–25 season schedule

NBA Cup

The groups were revealed during the tournament announcement on July 12, 2024.^[5]^[6]

West Group C

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Qualification
1	Golden State Warriors	4	3	1	470	462	+8	Advance to knockout stage
2	Dallas Mavericks	4	3	1	493	447	+46	Advance to knockout stage
3	Denver Nuggets	4	2	2	455	449	+6
4	Memphis Grizzlies	4	1	3	464	475	−11
5	New Orleans Pelicans	4	1	3	409	458	−49

Source: NBA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

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

Player	Signed	Former Team	Ref.
Jay Huff	Two-way contract	Denver Nuggets / Grand Rapids Gold	^[8]
Yuki Kawamura	Two-way contract	Yokohama B-Corsairs

Subtractions

Player	Reason	New Team(s)	Ref.
Yuta Watanabe	Free agency	Chiba Jets Funabashi	^[9]
Trey Jemison	Waived	New Orleans Pelicans / Birmingham Squadron	^[8]

References

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

[1] "2024 NBA Draft Order: Picks 1-58". NBA.com. May 14, 2024. Retrieved May 30, 2024.

[2] Quinn, Sam (May 13, 2024). "2024 NBA Draft order: Complete list of picks as Atlanta Hawks win No. 1 selection in Lottery". CBS Sports. Retrieved June 5, 2024.

[3] Steinberg, Brian (October 18, 2024). "FanDuel Takes Over Naming Rights to Diamond Sports RSNs". Variety. Retrieved October 19, 2024.

[4] "Diamond Sports branded as FanDuel in new deal". ESPN.com. October 18, 2024. Retrieved October 19, 2024.

[5] "NBA unveils new logo and game dates for Emirates NBA Cup 2024". NBA.com. July 11, 2024. Retrieved July 12, 2024.

[6] "Emirates NBA Cup 2024: Group Draw Results". NBA.com. July 12, 2024. Retrieved July 13, 2024.

[7] "Memphis Grizzlies complete trade with Brooklyn Nets". NBA.com. July 19, 2024. Retrieved July 19, 2024.

[JemisonWaived-8] "Grizzlies sign Jay Huff to two-way contract". NBA.com. July 24, 2024. Retrieved July 24, 2024.

[9] "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 (in Japanese). July 11, 2024. Retrieved July 24, 2024.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]

[6]

[7]

[8]

[9]

v t e Memphis Grizzlies
Founded in 1995 Played in Vancouver (1995–2001) Based in Memphis, Tennessee
Franchise	History All-time roster Draft history 1995 expansion Records Head coaches Seasons Current season
Arenas	General Motors Place Pyramid Arena FedExForum
Personnel	Owner(s) Memphis Basketball, LLC (Robert Pera, controlling owner) President Jason Wexler General manager Zach Kleiman Head coach Taylor Jenkins
G League affiliate	Memphis Hustle
Retired numbers	33 50
Culture and lore	Vancouver Grizzlies relocation to Memphis Naismith Cup Finding Big Country The Grizzlie Truth Orca Bay Sports & Entertainment Michael Heisley Rick Trotter Grit and Grind Growl Towel "You Dropped a Bomb on Me" Radio network