2020–21 Memphis Grizzlies season

The 2020–21 Memphis Grizzlies season is the 26th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and 20th in Memphis.

2020–21 Memphis Grizzlies season
Head coach	Taylor Jenkins
General manager	Jason Wexler
Owners	Robert Pera
Arena	FedExForum
Results
Record	9–7 (.563)
Place	Division: 1st (Southwest) Conference: 6th (Western)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	Fox Sports Tennessee Fox Sports Southeast
Radio	WMFS-FM

Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College/Club
2	40	Robert Woodard II	SF	United States	Mississippi State

Roster

Roster listing

Memphis Grizzlies roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (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 22 Bane, Desmond 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1998-06-25 TCU 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 10 in (2.08 m) 252 lb (114 kg) 1990-01-18 Louisville G 10 Frazier, Tim 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1990-11-01 Penn State F/C 13 Jackson, Jaren  6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 242 lb (110 kg) 1999-09-15 Michigan State G 21 Jones, Tyus 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 196 lb (89 kg) 1996-05-10 Duke G 46 Konchar, John 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1996-03-22 Fort Wayne F 30 McDermott, Sean (TW) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1996-11-03 Butler 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 4 Porter, Jontay  6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1999-11-15 Missouri F/C 35 Tillie, Killian (TW) 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1998-03-05 Gonzaga F 2 Tillman, Xavier 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1999-01-12 Michigan State C 17 Valančiūnas, Jonas 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 265 lb (120 kg) 1992-05-06 Lithuania G/F 7 Winslow, Justise  6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 222 lb (101 kg) 1996-03-26 Duke	Head coach Taylor Jenkins Assistant coach(es) Blake Ahearn Brad Jones David McClure Scoonie Penn Vitaly Potapenko Darko Rajaković Sonia Raman 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: January 4, 2021

Standings

Division

Southwest Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div	GP
San Antonio Spurs	12	10	.545	0.0	6–7	6–3	2–5	22
Memphis Grizzlies	9	8	.529	0.5	3–6	6–2	2–2	17
Houston Rockets	11	10	.524	0.5	5–4	6–6	4–2	21
New Orleans Pelicans	9	12	.429	2.5	5–5	4–7	1–1	21
Dallas Mavericks	9	14	.391	3.5	2–7	7–7	2–1	23

Conference

Western Conference
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	GP
1	Utah Jazz *	18	5	.783	–	23
2	Los Angeles Lakers *	17	6	.739	1.0	23
3	Los Angeles Clippers	17	7	.708	1.5	24
4	Denver Nuggets	12	9	.571	5.0	21
5	Phoenix Suns	12	9	.571	5.0	21
6	Portland Trail Blazers	12	9	.571	5.0	21
7	Golden State Warriors	12	10	.545	5.5	22
8	San Antonio Spurs *	12	10	.545	5.5	22
9	Memphis Grizzlies	9	8	.529	6.0	17
10	Houston Rockets	11	10	.524	6.0	21
11	Sacramento Kings	10	11	.476	7.0	21
12	New Orleans Pelicans	9	12	.429	8.0	21
13	Oklahoma City Thunder	9	12	.429	8.0	21
14	Dallas Mavericks	9	14	.391	9.0	23
15	Minnesota Timberwolves	6	16	.273	11.5	22

Game log

Pre season

2020 preseason game log Total: 3-1; Home: 1–1; Road: 2–0)
Preseason: 3–1 (Home: 1–1; Road: 2–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 December 12 @ Minnesota W 107–105 Ja Morant (20) Jonas Valančiūnas (9) Ja Morant (11) Target Center 0 1–0 2 December 14 @ Minnesota W 123–104 Jonas Valančiūnas (22) Kyle Anderson (8) Ja Morant (7) Target Center 0 2–0 3 December 17 Atlanta W 128–106 Dillon Brooks (24) Jonas Valančiūnas (13) Ja Morant (13) FedEx Forum 0 3–0 4 December 19 Atlanta L 116–117 Ja Morant (15) Jonas Valančiūnas (9) Ja Morant (8) FedEx Forum 0 3–1
2020–21 season schedule

Regular season

2020–21 game log Total: 9–7 (Home: 3–4; Road: 6–2)
December: 2–4 (Home: 0–3; Road: 2–1) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 December 23 San Antonio L 119–131 Ja Morant (44) Jonas Valančiūnas (13) Ja Morant (9) FedEx Forum 0 0–1 2 December 26 Atlanta L 112–122 Ja Morant (28) Kyle Anderson (14) Ja Morant (7) FedEx Forum 0 0–2 3 December 28 @ Brooklyn W 116–111 Kyle Anderson (28) Jonas Valančiūnas (14) Dillon Brooks (4) Barclays Center 0 1–2 4 December 30 @ Boston L 107–126 Jonas Valančiūnas (20) Jonas Valančiūnas (11) Kyle Anderson (9) TD Garden 0 1–3
January: 7–3 (Home: 3–3; Road: 4–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 5 January 1 @ Charlotte W 108–93 Dillon Brooks (21) Tyus Jones (12) Kyle Anderson (11) Spectrum Center 0 2–3 6 January 3 L.A. Lakers L 94–108 Kyle Anderson (18) Jonas Valančiūnas (10) Dillon Brooks (5) FedEx Forum 0 2–4 7 January 5 L.A. Lakers L 92–94 Brooks, Dieng, Valančiūnas (13) Jonas Valančiūnas (11) Tyus Jones (8) FedEx Forum 0 2–5 8 January 7 Cleveland L 90–94 Jonas Valančiūnas (17) Jonas Valančiūnas (10) Tyus Jones (6) FedEx Forum 0 2–6 9 January 8 Brooklyn W 115–110 Dillon Brooks (24) Brandon Clarke (8) Tyus Jones (10) FedEx Forum 0 3–6 10 January 11 @ Cleveland W 101–91 Dillon Brooks (21) Brooks, Valančiūnas (7) Kyle Anderson (9) Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 0 4–6 11 January 13 @ Minnesota W 118–107 Jonas Valančiūnas (24) Jonas Valančiūnas (16) Tyus Jones (7) Target Center 0 5–6 – January 15 @ Minnesota Postponed (COVID-19) (Makeup date: TBA)[1] 12 January 16 Philadelphia W 106–104 Ja Morant (17) Brandon Clarke (11) Ja Morant (6) FedEx Forum 0 6–6 13 January 18 Phoenix W 108–104 Clarke, Morant (17) Kyle Anderson (8) Ja Morant (10) FedEx Forum 0 7–6 – January 20 @ Portland Postponed (COVID-19) (Makeup date: TBA) – January 22 @ Portland Postponed (COVID-19) (Makeup date: TBA) – January 24 Sacramento Postponed (COVID-19) (Makeup date: TBA) – January 25 Sacramento Postponed (COVID-19) (Makeup date: TBA) – January 27 Chicago Postponed (COVID-19) (Makeup date: TBA) 14 January 30 @ San Antonio W 129–112 De'Anthony Melton (20) Dieng, Konchar (7) Ja Morant (11) AT&T Center 0 8–6
February: 1–1 (Home: 0–0; Road: 1–1) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 15 February 1 @ San Antonio W 133–102 Gorgui Dieng (19) Dieng, Tillman (9) Tyus Jones (14) AT&T Center 0 9–6 16 February 2 @ Indiana L 116–134 Dillon Brooks (25) Dieng, Konchar (6) De'Anthony Melton (6) Bankers Life Fieldhouse 0 9–7 17 February 4 Houston FedEx Forum 18 February 6 @ New Orleans Smoothie King Center 19 February 8 Toronto FedEx Forum
2020–21 season schedule

Transactions

Trades

November 19, 2020[2]	To Memphis Grizzlies Draft rights to Xavier Tillman (#35)	To Sacramento Kings Draft rights to Robert Woodard II (#40) 2022 second-round pick
November 20, 2020[3]	To Memphis Grizzlies Mario Hezonja (from Portland) Draft rights to Desmond Bane (#30) (from Boston)	To Portland Trail Blazers Enes Kanter (from Boston) cash considerations (from Memphis)
	To Boston Celtics 2023 second-round pick (from Memphis) 2025 MEM second-round pick (from Memphis)

Re-signed

Player	Signed
John Konchar[4]	November 22
De'Anthony Melton[5]	November 22
Jontay Porter[6]	November 22

Additions

Player	Signed	Former team
Sean McDermott[7]	November 24	Butler
Killian Tillie[7]	November 24	Gonzaga

References

1. "Grizzlies-Timberwolves game postponed for Health and Safety Protocols". NBA.com. January 16, 2021. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
2. "Grizzlies acquire draft rights to Xavier Tillman Sr. from Kings". NBA.com. November 19, 2020. Retrieved November 19, 2020.
3. "Grizzlies acquire draft rights to Desmond Bane and Mario Hezonja in three-team trade with Celtics and Trail Blazers Memphis Trades Two Future Second Round Draft Picks to Boston and Cash Considerations to Portland; Boston Trades Enes Kanter to Portland". NBA.com. November 20, 2020. Retrieved November 20, 2020.
4. "Grizzlies re-sign John Konchar to multi-year contract". NBA.com. November 22, 2020. Retrieved November 22, 2020.
5. "Grizzlies re-sign De'Anthony Melton to multi-year contract". NBA.com. November 22, 2020. Retrieved November 22, 2020.
6. "Memphis Grizzlies re-sign Jontay Porter to multi-year contract". NBA.com. November 22, 2020. Retrieved November 22, 2020.
7. "Grizzlies sign Killian Tillie and Sean McDermott to two-way contracts". NBA.com. November 24, 2020. Retrieved November 24, 2020.