2019–20 Memphis Grizzlies season

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

2019–20 Memphis Grizzlies season
Head coachTaylor Jenkins
General managerJason Wexler
OwnersRobert Pera
ArenaFedExForum
Results
Record34–39 (.466)
PlaceDivision: 3rd (Southwest)
Conference: 9th (Western)
Playoff finishDid not qualify (Lost to Trail Blazers in play-in game, 0–1)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionFox Sports Tennessee
Fox Sports Southeast
RadioWMFS-FM

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][1]

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 Grizzlies point guard Mike Conley will be traded to the Utah Jazz after spending his first 12 years in the league with the Grizzlies.[5] It is for the first time since the 2006–07 season that Conley is not with the Grizzlies.

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.

Draft
Main article: 2019 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College/Club
1 2 Ja Morant PG United States Murray State

The Memphis Grizzlies hold a first round pick for the 2019 NBA Draft.[8] Before the night of the NBA draft lottery, the Grizzlies risked losing their first round pick 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 long-standing point guard Mike Conley Jr. 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 this 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]

Roster
Roster listing
2019–20 Memphis Grizzlies roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
G 3 Allen, Grayson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 198 lb (90 kg) 1995–10–08 Duke
G/F 1 Anderson, Kyle 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1993–09–20 UCLA
G/F 24 Brooks, Dillon 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1996–01–22 Oregon
G/F 15 Clarke, Brandon 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1996–09–19 Gonzaga
C 14 Dieng, Gorgui 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 252 lb (114 kg) 1990–01–18 Louisville
G 23 Gudurić, Marko 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 201 lb (91 kg) 1995–03–08 Serbia
F/C 13 Jackson, Jaren  6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 242 lb (110 kg) 1999–09–15 Michigan State
G/F 20 Jackson, Josh 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 207 lb (94 kg) 1997–02–10 Kansas
G 21 Jones, Tyus 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 196 lb (89 kg) 1996–05–10 Duke
G 46 Konchar, John (TW) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1996–03–22 Fort Wayne
G 0 Melton, De'Anthony 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1998–05–28 Southern California
G 12 Morant, Ja 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 174 lb (79 kg) 1999–08–10 Murray State
F/C – Porter, Jontay  6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1999–11–15 Missouri
F 44 Tolliver, Anthony 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1985–06–01 Creighton
C 17 Valančiūnas, Jonas 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 265 lb (120 kg) 1992–05–06 Lithuania
G/F 18 Watanabe, Yuta (TW) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1994–10–13 George Washington
G/F 7 Winslow, Justise  6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 222 lb (101 kg) 1996–03–26 Duke
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (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: 2020–09–13

Standings

Division
Southwest Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div GP
y – Houston Rockets 44 28 .611 0.0 24–12 20–16 8–5 72
x – Dallas Mavericks 43 32 .573 2.5 20–18 23–14 10–4 75
Memphis Grizzlies 34 39 .466 10.5 20–17 14–22 4–9 73
San Antonio Spurs 32 39 .451 11.5 19–15 13–24 7–6 71
New Orleans Pelicans 30 42 .417 14.0 15–21 15–21 4–9 72

Conference
Western Conference
# Team W L PCT GB GP
1 c – Los Angeles Lakers * 52 19 .732 – 71
2 x – Los Angeles Clippers 49 23 .681 3.5 72
3 y – Denver Nuggets * 46 27 .630 7.0 73
4 y – Houston Rockets * 44 28 .611 8.5 72
5 x – Oklahoma City Thunder 44 28 .611 8.5 72
6 x – Utah Jazz 44 28 .611 8.5 72
7 x – Dallas Mavericks 43 32 .573 11.0 75
8 x – Portland Trail Blazers 35 39 .473 18.5 74
9 Memphis Grizzlies 34 39 .466 19.0 73
10 Phoenix Suns 34 39 .466 19.0 73
11 San Antonio Spurs 32 39 .451 20.0 71
12 Sacramento Kings 31 41 .431 21.5 72
13 New Orleans Pelicans 30 42 .417 22.5 72
14 Minnesota Timberwolves 19 45 .297 29.5 64
15 Golden State Warriors 15 50 .231 34.0 65

Game log

Preseason
2019 preseason game log
Total: 3–2 (Home: 2–1; Road: 1–1)
Preseason: 3–2 (Home: 2–1; Road: 1–1)
2019–20 season schedule

Regular season
2019–20 game log
Total: 34–39 (Home: 20–17; Road: 14–22)
October: 1–3 (Home: 1–1; Road: 0–2)
November: 4–10 (Home: 2–8; Road: 2–2)
December: 8–8 (Home: 4–3; Road: 4–5)
January: 11–4 (Home: 7–1; Road: 4–3)
February: 5–6 (Home: 3–1; Road: 2–5)
March: 3–2 (Home: 1–1; Road: 2–1)
Seeding games: 2–6 (Home: 2–2; Road: 0–4)
Cancelled games
2019–20 season schedule

Playoffs
See also: 2020 NBA playoffs

Game log
2020 playoff game log
Play-in Game: 0–1 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–1)
2020 playoff schedule

Transactions
Main article: List of 2019–20 NBA season transactions

Trades
July 6 To Memphis Grizzlies
 To Utah Jazz
 [14][15]
To Memphis Grizzlies
 To Washington Wizards
 [16]
To Memphis Grizzlies
 To Oklahoma City Thunder
 [17]
July 7 To Memphis Grizzlies
 To Phoenix Suns
 [18]
To Memphis Grizzlies
 To Golden State Warriors
 [19]
To Memphis Grizzlies
 To Atlanta Hawks
 [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
 [21]
February 6 Three-team trade [22]
To Miami Heat
 To Memphis Grizzlies
To Minnesota Timberwolves

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[32] Waived Memphis Hustle
Ahmad Caver[30] Waived Memphis Hustle
Tyler Dorsey[36] UFA Maccabi FOX Tel Aviv
Dusty Hannahs[29] Waived Memphis Hustle
Dwight Howard[37] Waived Los Angeles Lakers
Justin Holiday[38] UFA Indiana Pacers
Matt Mooney[24] Waived Memphis Hustle
Joakim Noah UFA Los Angeles Clippers
Miles Plumlee[35] Waived Zhejiang Lions
Ivan Rabb[35] Waived New York Knicks
Jarrod Uthoff[31] Waived Memphis Hustle
Tyler Zeller[39] UFA Denver Nuggets

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