2023–24 Memphis Grizzlies season

2023–24 Memphis Grizzlies season
Head coach	Taylor Jenkins
General manager	Zachary Kleiman
Owner(s)	Robert Pera
Arena	FedExForum
Results
Record	27–55 (.329)
Place	Division: 4th (Southwest) Conference: 13th (Western)
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	Bally Sports South Bally Sports Southeast
Radio	WMFS-FM

The 2023–24 Memphis Grizzlies season was the 29th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and 23rd in Memphis, Tennessee.

The Grizzlies did not have Ja Morant for the first 25 games of the season (including the 2023 NBA In-Season Tournament period) as the NBA had suspended him for a second instance of being caught with holding a gun while being recorded on video for social media.[1][2] Steven Adams did not play for the Grizzlies before being traded to the Houston Rockets due to a PCL injury to his right knee.[3][4]

The Grizzlies lost their first six games to start the season and were the last team to win their first game, winning theirs on November 5, 2023. The team had a 6–19 record by the time Morant returned to play, but he would only play in nine games before he was ruled out for the remainder of the season on January 8 after suffering a labral tear in his right shoulder.[5] In addition to Morant and Adams, starter Desmond Bane and roster additions Marcus Smart and Derrick Rose also missed significant time due to injuries.[6][7] As many as thirteen of the Grizzlies' 18 rostered players were unable to play due to injuries, leading the NBA to grant the team three hardship roster spots just to make sure the team even had a playable bench at times.[8][9] In total, they ran out over 50 different starting lineups accounting for 33 different players suiting up while those not healthy missed a combined 592 games altogether.[10] It set a record for the most lineup combinations in league history since the 1970–71 season and broke their own team high of 28 players used in the 2015–16 season.[11][12] This would also be Derrick Rose's final NBA season before retiring on September 26, 2024, after 16 seasons.[13]

On March 21, 2024, the Memphis Grizzlies were eliminated from playoff contention for the first time since 2020 after their 137–116 loss to the Golden State Warriors.

The Memphis Grizzlies drew an average home attendance of 16,631 in 41 home games in the 2023-24 NBA season, the 28th highest in the league. The total attendance was 681,875.[14]

Draft

Main article: 2023 NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College/Club
1	25	Marcus Sasser	SG/PG	United States	Houston (Sr.)
2	45	GG Jackson	PF/C	United States	South Carolina (Fr.)
2	56	Tarik Biberović	SF/SG	Bosnia and Herzegovina  Turkey	Fenerbahçe

The Grizzlies had one first-round pick and two second-round picks entering the draft.[15]

GG Jackson, a former five-star recruit, fell to the second round and took advantage of ample opportunity amidst the team's injury woes. He was later recognized as the first player not yet in his twenties to be named to an All-Rookie Team who was also not a first-round pick.[16] Jackson's 14.6 points per game placed him 4th in the rookie class, buoyed by a highlight 44-point outburst on April 14 that was a franchise rookie record.[17]

Roster

2023–24 Memphis Grizzlies 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 F/C 15 Clarke, Brandon 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1996-09-19 Gonzaga G 4 Goodwin, Jordan (TW) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1998-10-23 Saint Louis 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 C 55 Jemison, Trey (TW) 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 260 lb (118 kg) 1999-11-28 UAB 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. (TW) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2000-11-10 Vanderbilt G 23 Rose, Derrick  6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1988-10-04 Memphis G 36 Smart, Marcus  6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1994-03-06 Oklahoma State F 24 Stevens, Lamar 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1997-07-09 Penn State G/F 18 Watanabe, Yuta  6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1994-10-13 George Washington G/F 5 Williams, Vince Jr. 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 2000-08-30 VCU F 8 Williams, Ziaire  6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2001-09-12 Stanford

Head coach Taylor Jenkins Assistant coach(es) Blake Ahearn Anthony Carter Brad Jones Scoonie Penn Vitaly Potapenko Sonia Raman 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: April 19, 2024

Standings

Division

Southwest Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div	GP
y – Dallas Mavericks	50	32	.610	–	25‍–‍16	25‍–‍16	11‍–‍5	82
x – New Orleans Pelicans	49	33	.598	1.0	21‍–‍19	28‍–‍14	9‍–‍7	82
Houston Rockets	41	41	.500	9.0	27‍–‍14	14‍–‍27	9‍–‍7	82
Memphis Grizzlies	27	55	.329	23.0	9‍–‍32	18‍–‍23	8‍–‍8	82
San Antonio Spurs	22	60	.268	28.0	12‍–‍29	10‍–‍31	3‍–‍13	82

Conference

Western Conference
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	GP
1	c – Oklahoma City Thunder *	57	25	.695	–	82
2	x – Denver Nuggets	57	25	.695	–	82
3	x – Minnesota Timberwolves	56	26	.683	1.0	82
4	y – Los Angeles Clippers *	51	31	.622	6.0	82
5	y – Dallas Mavericks *	50	32	.610	7.0	82
6	x – Phoenix Suns	49	33	.598	8.0	82
7	x – New Orleans Pelicans	49	33	.598	8.0	82
8	x – Los Angeles Lakers	47	35	.573	10.0	82
9	pi – Sacramento Kings	46	36	.561	11.0	82
10	pi – Golden State Warriors	46	36	.561	11.0	82
11	Houston Rockets	41	41	.500	16.0	82
12	Utah Jazz	31	51	.378	26.0	82
13	Memphis Grizzlies	27	55	.329	30.0	82
14	San Antonio Spurs	22	60	.268	35.0	82
15	Portland Trail Blazers	21	61	.256	36.0	82

Game log

Preseason

2023 preseason game log Total: 2–3 (Home: 2–0; Road: 0–3)
Preseason: 2–3 (home: 2–0; road: 0–3) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 October 8 Indiana W 127–122 (OT) Jaren Jackson Jr. (18) Santi Aldama (8) Jacob Gilyard (6) FedExForum 14,403 1–0 2 October 10 Milwaukee W 108–102 Desmond Bane (21) Xavier Tillman (8) Derrick Rose (7) FedExForum 14,797 2–0 3 October 12 @ Atlanta L 102–103 GG Jackson (24) Vince Williams Jr. (9) Jacob Gilyard (10) State Farm Arena 12,437 2–1 4 October 15 @ Miami L 124–132 Desmond Bane (26) J. Jackson, Tillman (6) Gilyard, Rose (5) Kaseya Center 19,600 2–2 5 October 20 @ Milwaukee L 116–124 Desmond Bane (24) Tillman, Z. Williams (7) Marcus Smart (6) Fiserv Forum 15,993 2–3
2023–24 preseason schedule

Regular season

This became the first regular season where all the NBA teams competed in a mid-season tournament setting due to the implementation of the 2023 NBA In-Season Tournament.[18][19]

2023–24 game log Total: 27–55 (Home: 9–32; Road: 18–23)
October: 0–4 (home: 0–3; road: 0–1) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 October 25 New Orleans L 104–111 Desmond Bane (31) Xavier Tillman (12) Desmond Bane (5) FedExForum 17,798 0–1 2 October 27 Denver L 104–108 Jaren Jackson Jr. (21) J. Jackson, Z. Williams (9) Marcus Smart (5) FedExForum 16,617 0–2 3 October 28 @ Washington L 106–113 Desmond Bane (26) Ziaire Williams (10) Marcus Smart (6) Capital One Arena 16,191 0–3 4 October 30 Dallas L 110–125 Bane, J. Jackson (30) Jaren Jackson Jr. (9) Marcus Smart (9) FedExForum 15,031 0–4
November: 4–9 (home: 1–5; road: 3–4) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 5 November 1 @ Utah L 109–133 Desmond Bane (21) Jaren Jackson Jr. (8) Gilyard, Smart (6) Delta Center 18,206 0–5 6 November 3 @ Portland L 113–115 (OT) Desmond Bane (33) Jaren Jackson Jr. (10) Desmond Bane (7) Moda Center 18,592 0–6 7 November 5 @ Portland W 112–100 Desmond Bane (30) Bismack Biyombo (11) Bane, Smart (5) Moda Center 18,187 1–6 8 November 8 Miami L 102–108 Jaren Jackson Jr. (28) Bismack Biyombo (10) Marcus Smart (7) FedExForum 16,781 1–7 9 November 10 Utah L 121–127 Desmond Bane (37) Bismack Biyombo (14) Bane, Gilyard (8) FedExForum 16,977 1–8 10 November 12 @ L.A. Clippers W 105–101 Desmond Bane (27) Bismack Biyombo (12) Marcus Smart (7) Crypto.com Arena 17,220 2–8 11 November 14 @ L.A. Lakers L 107–134 Santi Aldama (24) Bismack Biyombo (8) John Konchar (6) Crypto.com Arena 18,430 2–9 12 November 18 @ San Antonio W 120–108 Jaren Jackson Jr. (27) Santi Aldama (10) Ziaire Williams (5) Frost Bank Center 18,354 3–9 13 November 19 Boston L 100–102 Desmond Bane (30) Santi Aldama (12) Desmond Bane (8) FedExForum 17,798 3–10 14 November 22 @ Houston L 91–111 Bane, J. Jackson (23) John Konchar (11) Bane, Gilyard (4) Toyota Center 18,055 3–11 15 November 24 Phoenix L 89–110 Santi Aldama (21) Jaren Jackson Jr. (7) Desmond Bane (10) FedExForum 17,794 3–12 16 November 26 Minnesota L 97–119 Jaren Jackson Jr. (18) Santi Aldama (7) Bane, Rose (4) FedExForum 15,764 3–13 17 November 29 Utah W 105–91 Jaren Jackson Jr. (20) V. Williams, Z. Williams (8) Bane, Rose (9) FedExForum 15,327 4–13
December: 6–9 (home: 1–4; road: 5–5) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 18 December 1 @ Dallas W 108–94 Desmond Bane (30) Santi Aldama (12) Desmond Bane (5) American Airlines Center 20,150 5–13 19 December 2 @ Phoenix L 109–116 Jaren Jackson Jr. (37) Jaren Jackson Jr. (9) Desmond Bane (5) Footprint Center 17,071 5–14 20 December 6 @ Detroit W 116–102 Desmond Bane (49) Bismack Biyombo (11) Desmond Bane (8) Little Caesars Arena 12,862 6–14 21 December 8 Minnesota L 103–127 Jaren Jackson Jr. (21) Santi Aldama (10) Derrick Rose (7) FedExForum 15,577 6–15 22 December 11 Dallas L 113–120 Jaren Jackson Jr. (41) Vince Williams Jr. (9) Desmond Bane (8) FedExForum 16,379 6–16 23 December 13 @ Houston L 104–117 Jaren Jackson Jr. (44) J. Jackson, V. Williams (7) Derrick Rose (6) Toyota Center 16,813 6–17 24 December 15 Houston L 96–103 Desmond Bane (28) Desmond Bane (13) three players (3) FedExForum 16,941 6–18 25 December 18 @ Oklahoma City L 97–116 Ziaire Williams (19) Santi Aldama (9) Jacob Gilyard (7) Paycom Center 16,409 6–19 26 December 19 @ New Orleans W 115–113 Ja Morant (34) John Konchar (8) Ja Morant (8) Smoothie King Center 18,355 7–19 27 December 21 Indiana W 116–103 Desmond Bane (31) Jaren Jackson Jr. (8) Ja Morant (8) FedExForum 18,160 8–19 28 December 23 @ Atlanta W 125–119 Desmond Bane (37) Biyombo, V. Williams (11) Ja Morant (11) State Farm Arena 17,632 9–19 29 December 26 @ New Orleans W 116–115 (OT) Ja Morant (31) Jaren Jackson Jr. (10) Bane, Morant (7) Smoothie King Center 18,538 10–19 30 December 28 @ Denver L 105–142 Desmond Bane (23) Vince Williams Jr. (11) Marcus Smart (5) Ball Arena 19,733 10–20 31 December 29 @ L.A. Clippers L 106–117 J. Jackson, Smart (22) Desmond Bane (7) Ja Morant (10) Crypto.com Arena 19,370 10–21 32 December 31 Sacramento L 92–123 Jaren Jackson Jr. (18) Desmond Bane (7) Desmond Bane (6) FedExForum 17,794 10–22
January: 8–7 (home: 3–4; road: 5–3) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 33 January 2 San Antonio W 106–98 Ja Morant (26) Santi Aldama (11) Ja Morant (10) FedExForum 17,794 11–22 34 January 3 Toronto L 111–116 Ja Morant (28) Aldama, Morant (8) Ja Morant (9) FedExForum 16,385 11–23 35 January 5 @ L.A. Lakers W 127–113 Jaren Jackson Jr. (31) Bismack Biyombo (10) Desmond Bane (13) Crypto.com Arena 18,997 12–23 36 January 7 @ Phoenix W 121–115 Jaren Jackson Jr. (28) Jaren Jackson Jr. (10) Marcus Smart (8) Footprint Center 17,071 13–23 37 January 9 @ Dallas W 120–103 Desmond Bane (32) Xavier Tillman (11) Vince Williams Jr. (6) American Airlines Center 20,116 14–23 38 January 12 L.A. Clippers L 119–128 Jaren Jackson Jr. (21) Xavier Tillman (9) Jacob Gilyard (8) FedExForum 16,617 14–24 39 January 13 New York L 94–106 GG Jackson (20) Vince Williams Jr. (8) Vince Williams Jr. (8) FedExForum 16,598 14–25 40 January 15 Golden State W 116–107 Vince Williams Jr. (24) Roddy, V. Williams (7) J. Jackson, Kennard (5) FedExForum 16,612 15–25 41 January 18 @ Minnesota L 103–118 Jaren Jackson Jr. (36) Vince Williams Jr. (7) Xavier Tillman (6) Target Center 18,024 15–26 42 January 20 @ Chicago L 96–125 Jaren Jackson Jr. (26) Santi Aldama (8) Kennard, Konchar (6) United Center 21,441 15–27 43 January 22 @ Toronto W 108–100 Jaren Jackson Jr. (27) Vince Williams Jr. (10) Luke Kennard (7) Scotiabank Arena 18,577 16–27 44 January 24 @ Miami W 105–96 Vince Williams Jr. (25) John Konchar (7) Jacob Gilyard (7) Kaseya Center 19,600 17–27 45 January 26 Orlando W 107–106 Jaren Jackson Jr. (30) David Roddy (10) Luke Kennard (6) FedExForum 16,823 18–27 46 January 28 @ Indiana L 110–116 Jaren Jackson Jr. (25) Vince Williams Jr. (8) J. Jackson, Konchar, Pippen Jr. (4) Gainbridge Fieldhouse 16,519 18–28 47 January 29 Sacramento L 94–103 Jaren Jackson Jr. (22) David Roddy (10) Gilyard, Pippen Jr. (5) FedExForum 15,333 18–29
February: 2–10 (home: 2–6; road: 0–4) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 48 February 1 Cleveland L 101–108 Jaren Jackson Jr. (25) Santi Aldama (9) Jacob Gilyard (6) FedExForum 15,505 18–30 49 February 2 Golden State L 101–121 Jaren Jackson Jr. (27) John Konchar (12) Gilyard, Konchar (5) FedExForum 17,794 18–31 50 February 4 @ Boston L 91–131 Scotty Pippen Jr. (19) Tosan Evbuomwan (12) Jacob Gilyard (6) TD Garden 19,156 18–32 51 February 6 @ New York L 113–123 Vince Williams Jr. (19) Trey Jemison (7) Aldama, Konchar, V. Williams (5) Madison Square Garden 19,013 18–33 52 February 8 Chicago L 110–118 Jaren Jackson Jr. (28) Vince Williams Jr. (11) Vince Williams Jr. (8) FedExForum 16,285 18–34 53 February 10 @ Charlotte L 106–115 Jaren Jackson Jr. (29) John Konchar (10) Vince Williams Jr. (8) Spectrum Center 17,259 18–35 54 February 12 New Orleans L 87–96 Jaren Jackson Jr. (22) Lamar Stevens (7) Vince Williams Jr. (9) FedExForum 15,823 18–36 55 February 14 Houston W 121–113 GG Jackson (20) GG Jackson (9) Vince Williams Jr. (7) FedExForum 15,012 19–36 56 February 15 Milwaukee W 113–110 Z. Williams, G. Jackson (27) Vince Williams Jr. (12) V. Williams, Aldama (7) FedExForum 16,544 20–36 All-Star Game 57 February 23 L.A. Clippers L 95–101 Jaren Jackson Jr. (29) Lamar Stevens (8) Vince Williams Jr. (8) FedExForum 17,255 20–37 58 February 26 Brooklyn L 86–111 Lamar Stevens (17) Lamar Stevens (6) Vince Williams Jr. (5) FedExForum 15,417 20–38 59 February 28 @ Minnesota L 101–110 Jaren Jackson Jr. (33) Jaren Jackson Jr. (13) Jordan Goodwin (8) Target Center 18,024 20–39
March: 4–11 (home: 1–6; road: 3–5) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 60 March 1 Portland L 92–122 Jake LaRavia (21) Santi Aldama (8) Vince Williams Jr. (5) FedExForum 15,493 20–40 61 March 2 Portland L 100–107 (OT) Aldama, V. Williams (21) Aldama, V. Williams (8) Jordan Goodwin (8) FedExForum 16,381 20–41 62 March 4 @ Brooklyn W 106–102 Luke Kennard (25) Jake LaRavia (10) Luke Kennard (7) Barclays Center 15,847 21–41 63 March 6 @ Philadelphia W 115–109 Jaren Jackson Jr. (30) Jake LaRavia (13) Vince Williams Jr. (9) Wells Fargo Center 19,757 22–41 64 March 8 Atlanta L 92–99 Jaren Jackson Jr. (21) Jaren Jackson Jr. (9) Vince Williams Jr. (6) FedExForum 16,667 22–42 65 March 10 @ Oklahoma City L 93–124 GG Jackson (30) DeJon Jarreau (10) DeJon Jarreau (5) Paycom Center 18,203 22–43 66 March 12 Washington W 109–97 Trey Jemison (24) Jordan Goodwin (12) Luke Kennard (8) FedExForum 15,291 23–43 67 March 13 Charlotte L 98–110 GG Jackson (26) John Konchar (9) Scotty Pippen Jr. (10) FedExForum 16,717 23–44 68 March 16 Oklahoma City L 112–118 Desmond Bane (22) Aldama, J. Jackson (6) Luke Kennard (9) FedExForum 17,012 23–45 69 March 18 @ Sacramento L 111–121 (OT) Jaren Jackson Jr. (25) John Konchar (10) Jake LaRavia (5) Golden 1 Center 17,832 23–46 70 March 20 @ Golden State L 116–137 GG Jackson (35) DeJon Jarreau (10) Konchar, Jarreau (5) Chase Center 18,064 23–47 71 March 22 @ San Antonio W 99–97 Jaren Jackson Jr. (28) Santi Aldama (13) Jordan Goodwin (5) Frost Bank Center 17,408 24–47 72 March 25 @ Denver L 103–128 Lamar Stevens (19) Santi Aldama (9) Jaren Jackson Jr. (5) Ball Arena 19,536 24–48 73 March 27 L.A. Lakers L 124–136 Desmond Bane (26) Jaren Jackson Jr. (9) Desmond Bane (16) FedExForum 17,794 24–49 74 March 30 @ Orlando L 88–118 Jordan Goodwin (16) Jordan Goodwin (11) Luke Kennard (5) Kia Center 18,009 24–50
April: 3–4 (home: 1–3; road: 2–1) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 75 April 1 @ Detroit W 110–108 Jaren Jackson Jr. (40) Jordan Goodwin (13) Luke Kennard (8) Little Caesars Arena 19,999 25–50 76 April 3 @ Milwaukee W 111–101 Jaren Jackson Jr. (35) Goodwin, G. Jackson (12) Jordan Goodwin (7) Fiserv Forum 17,420 26–50 77 April 5 Detroit W 108–90 Jemison, Pereira (17) Trey Jemison (13) Scotty Pippen Jr. (7) FedExForum 16,745 27–50 78 April 6 Philadelphia L 96–116 Scotty Pippen Jr. (24) Mãozinha Pereira (11) Scotty Pippen Jr. (5) FedExForum 17,794 27–51 79 April 9 San Antonio L 87–102 Clarke, Jemison, Pippen Jr. (14) Jordan Goodwin (19) Goodwin, Pippen Jr., Simpson (5) FedExForum 16,108 27–52 80 April 10 @ Cleveland L 98–110 Jake LaRavia (32) Trey Jemison (9) Scotty Pippen Jr. (6) Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 19,432 27–53 81 April 12 L.A. Lakers L 120–123 GG Jackson (31) Jordan Goodwin (17) LaRavia, Pippen Jr. (6) FedExForum 17,794 27–54 82 April 14 Denver L 111–126 GG Jackson (44) GG Jackson (12) Scotty Pippen Jr. (7) FedExForum 17,544 27–55
2023–24 season schedule

In-Season Tournament

Main article: 2023 NBA In-Season Tournament

This was the first regular season where all the NBA teams competed in a mid-season tournament setting due to the implementation of the 2023 NBA In-Season Tournament.[18][19] During the in-season tournament period, the Grizzlies competed in Group A of the Western Conference, which included the Phoenix Suns, the Los Angeles Lakers, the Utah Jazz, and the Portland Trail Blazers. Throughout this period of time, they were without Ja Morant playing for them due to a suspension he had relating to another gun incident earlier in 2023, as well as without Steven Adams due to a season-ending injury. After three straight losses to the Trail Blazers, Jazz, and Lakers, the Grizzlies were automatically eliminated from in-season tournament contention, being the first team out at that time.

West group A

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Qualification		LAL	PHX	UTA	POR	MEM
1	Los Angeles Lakers	4	4	0	494	420	+74	Advance to knockout stage		—	122–119	131–99	107–95	134–107
2	Phoenix Suns	4	3	1	480	446	+34			119–122	—	131–128	120–107	110–89
3	Utah Jazz	4	2	2	469	482	−13			99–131	128–131	—	115–99	127–121
4	Portland Trail Blazers	4	1	3	416	455	−39			95–107	107–120	99–115	—	115–113 (OT)
5	Memphis Grizzlies	4	0	4	430	486	−56			107–134	89–110	121–127	113–115 (OT)	—

Source: NBA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Player statistics

Regular season

Player	POS	GP	GS	MP	REB	AST	STL	BLK	PTS	MPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Jaren Jackson Jr.	C	66	66	2,124	365	154	80	106	1,486	32.2	5.5	2.3	1.2	1.6	22.5
Santi Aldama	PF	61	35	1,618	352	138	43	54	654	26.5	5.8	2.3	.7	.9	10.7
John Konchar	SF	55	23	1,173	257	110	51	51	235	21.3	4.7	2.0	.9	.9	4.3
Vince Williams Jr.	SG	52	33	1,436	290	175	47	34	521	27.6	5.6	3.4	.9	.7	10.0
Ziaire Williams	SF	51	15	1,038	180	75	36	9	420	20.4	3.5	1.5	.7	.2	8.2
GG Jackson	PF	48	18	1,233	196	59	28	24	699	25.7	4.1	1.2	.6	.5	14.6
David Roddy^†	PF	48	13	1,114	200	76	25	11	403	23.2	4.2	1.6	.5	.2	8.4
Desmond Bane	SG	42	42	1,443	185	230	43	22	997	34.4	4.4	5.5	1.0	.5	23.7
Luke Kennard	SG	39	22	999	113	136	20	2	429	25.6	2.9	3.5	.5	.1	11.0
Jacob Gilyard^†	PG	37	14	654	43	131	27	5	173	17.7	1.2	3.5	.7	.1	4.7
Jake LaRavia	PF	35	6	806	128	58	29	12	379	23.0	3.7	1.7	.8	.3	10.8
Xavier Tillman^†	C	34	13	700	157	57	42	35	204	20.6	4.6	1.7	1.2	1.0	6.0
Bismack Biyombo^†	C	30	27	718	191	51	10	34	156	23.9	6.4	1.7	.3	1.1	5.2
Derrick Rose	PG	24	7	399	45	78	8	2	191	16.6	1.9	3.3	.3	.1	8.0
Trey Jemison^†	C	23	14	572	133	27	12	28	171	24.9	5.8	1.2	.5	1.2	7.4
Scotty Pippen Jr.	PG	21	16	527	67	98	36	10	271	25.1	3.2	4.7	1.7	.5	12.9
Marcus Smart	PG	20	20	605	53	86	41	5	289	30.3	2.7	4.3	2.1	.3	14.5
Lamar Stevens^†	PF	19	2	437	96	20	17	17	219	23.0	5.1	1.1	.9	.9	11.5
Jordan Goodwin^†	PG	17	12	497	136	77	25	9	170	29.2	8.0	4.5	1.5	.5	10.0
Kenneth Lofton Jr.^†	PF	15	0	99	15	14	3	3	39	6.6	1.0	.9	.2	.2	2.6
Ja Morant	PG	9	9	318	50	73	7	5	226	35.3	5.6	8.1	.8	.6	25.1
Jaylen Nowell^†	SG	9	1	156	14	16	3	0	51	17.3	1.6	1.8	.3	.0	5.7
DeJon Jarreau	SG	9	0	150	44	26	6	2	43	16.7	4.9	2.9	.7	.2	4.8
Matthew Hurt	PF	8	0	113	16	4	3	3	32	14.1	2.0	.5	.4	.4	4.0
Mãozinha Pereira	SF	7	1	122	37	2	6	4	48	17.4	5.3	.3	.9	.6	6.9
Zavier Simpson	PG	7	0	161	20	25	7	3	42	23.0	2.9	3.6	1.0	.4	6.0
Brandon Clarke	PF	6	1	134	32	9	5	6	68	22.3	5.3	1.5	.8	1.0	11.3
Timmy Allen	SF	5	0	125	17	5	4	0	13	25.0	3.4	1.0	.8	.0	2.6
Yuta Watanabe^†	SF	5	0	82	9	5	3	0	13	16.4	1.8	1.0	.6	.0	2.6
Wenyen Gabriel	PF	5	0	81	25	3	2	2	17	16.2	5.0	.6	.4	.4	3.4
Tosan Evbuomwan^†	SF	4	0	74	14	6	0	1	10	18.5	3.5	1.5	.0	.3	2.5
Jack White	SF	4	0	64	12	1	4	1	6	16.0	3.0	.3	1.0	.3	1.5
Shaquille Harrison	SG	3	0	6	2	0	0	1	2	2.0	.7	.0	.0	.3	.7

• ^† Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Grizzlies only.

Transactions

Main article: List of 2023–24 NBA season transactions

Trades

June 23, 2023[20]	To Memphis Grizzlies Marcus Smart (from Boston)	To Boston Celtics Kristaps Porziņģis (from Washington) Draft rights to Marcus Sasser (No. 25) (from Memphis) 2024 GSW first-round pick (from Memphis)
	To Washington Wizards Tyus Jones (from Memphis) Danilo Gallinari (from Boston) Mike Muscala (from Boston) Draft rights to Julian Phillips (No. 35) (from Boston)
July 8, 2023[21][22]	To Memphis Grizzlies Josh Christopher (from Houston)	To Oklahoma City Thunder Patty Mills (from Houston) 2024 HOU second-round pick 2029 HOU second-round pick 2030 HOU second-round pick
	To Atlanta Hawks Usman Garuba (from Houston) TyTy Washington Jr. (from Houston) Two future second-round picks (from Houston) Cash considerations (from Oklahoma City)	To Los Angeles Clippers Kenyon Martin Jr. (from Houston)
	To Houston Rockets Dillon Brooks (from Memphis) Two future second-round picks (from LA Clippers) Draft rights to Alpha Kaba (from Atlanta)
July 11, 2023[23]	To Memphis Grizzlies Isaiah Todd Two future first-round pick swaps	To Phoenix Suns Three future second-round picks

Free agency

Additions

Player	Signed	Former team	Ref.
Derrick Rose	July 3	New York Knicks	[24]

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