2020–21 Memphis Grizzlies season
2020–21 Memphis Grizzlies season | |
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Head coach | Taylor Jenkins |
General manager | Jason Wexler |
Owner(s) | Robert Pera |
Arena | FedExForum |
Results | |
Record | 38–34 (.528) |
Place | Division: 2nd (Southwest) Conference: 9th (Western) |
Playoff finish | First Round (lost to Jazz 1–4) |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Local media | |
Television | Bally Sports South/Bally Sports Southeast[A] |
Radio | WMFS-FM |
The 2020–21 Memphis Grizzlies season was the 26th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and 20th in Memphis. The Grizzlies qualified for the playoffs for the first time since the 2016–17 season following a victory over the Golden State Warriors in the play-in tournament. However, they lost to the Utah Jazz in five games.
Draft
[edit]Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College/Club |
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2 | 40 | Robert Woodard II | SF | ![]() |
Mississippi State |
Guard Desmond Bane was acquired from the Boston Celtics for two future second-round picks, after they had selected him at #30 overall.[1] He would make the All-Rookie Second Team, having averaged 9.2 points per game on 43.2% shooting from three, the latter of which led all rookies.[2]
They would also trade the rights to Robert Woodard II to Sacramento for #35 overall pick Xavier Tillman, who had played with Jaren Jackson Jr. at Michigan State.[3]
Roster
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Standings
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Division[edit]
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Conference[edit]
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Notes
- z – Clinched home court advantage for the entire playoffs
- c – Clinched home court advantage for the conference playoffs
- y – Clinched division title
- x – Clinched playoff spot
- pb – Clinched play-in spot
- o – Eliminated from playoff contention
- * – Division leader
Game log
[edit]Preseason
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Preseason: 3–1 (home: 1–1; road: 2–0)
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2020–21 season schedule |
Regular season
[edit]Play-in
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Play-in: 2–0 (home: 1–0; road: 1–0)
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Playoffs
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First round: 1–4 (home: 0–2; road: 1–2)
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2021 playoff schedule |
Player statistics
[edit]Ragular season
[edit]Player | POS | GP | GS | MP | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | MPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Tyus Jones | PG | 70 | 9 | 1,222 | 140 | 259 | 64 | 6 | 442 | 17.5 | 2.0 | 3.7 | .9 | .1 | 6.3 |
Kyle Anderson | PF | 69 | 69 | 1,887 | 396 | 250 | 84 | 57 | 854 | 27.3 | 5.7 | 3.6 | 1.2 | .8 | 12.4 |
Desmond Bane | SG | 68 | 17 | 1,519 | 210 | 118 | 41 | 16 | 625 | 22.3 | 3.1 | 1.7 | .6 | .2 | 9.2 |
Dillon Brooks | SF | 67 | 67 | 1,997 | 196 | 157 | 78 | 26 | 1,151 | 29.8 | 2.9 | 2.3 | 1.2 | .4 | 17.2 |
Ja Morant | PG | 63 | 63 | 2,053 | 252 | 465 | 57 | 13 | 1,204 | 32.6 | 4.0 | 7.4 | .9 | .2 | 19.1 |
Jonas Valančiūnas | C | 62 | 61 | 1,755 | 776 | 112 | 35 | 57 | 1,058 | 28.3 | 12.5 | 1.8 | .6 | .9 | 17.1 |
Brandon Clarke | PF | 59 | 16 | 1,415 | 328 | 95 | 60 | 51 | 610 | 24.0 | 5.6 | 1.6 | 1.0 | .9 | 10.3 |
Xavier Tillman | PF | 59 | 12 | 1,085 | 256 | 75 | 44 | 33 | 390 | 18.4 | 4.3 | 1.3 | .7 | .6 | 6.6 |
De'Anthony Melton | PG | 52 | 1 | 1,045 | 161 | 132 | 60 | 31 | 472 | 20.1 | 3.1 | 2.5 | 1.2 | .6 | 9.1 |
Grayson Allen | SG | 50 | 38 | 1,259 | 160 | 108 | 46 | 8 | 532 | 25.2 | 3.2 | 2.2 | .9 | .2 | 10.6 |
John Konchar | SG | 43 | 0 | 575 | 128 | 47 | 30 | 9 | 184 | 13.4 | 3.0 | 1.1 | .7 | .2 | 4.3 |
Justise Winslow | SF | 26 | 1 | 507 | 118 | 50 | 15 | 12 | 178 | 19.5 | 4.5 | 1.9 | .6 | .5 | 6.8 |
Gorgui Dieng† | C | 22 | 1 | 371 | 98 | 29 | 17 | 14 | 173 | 16.9 | 4.5 | 1.3 | .8 | .6 | 7.9 |
Frank Ntilikina† | C | 18 | 1 | 182 | 24 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 57 | 10.1 | 1.3 | .4 | .3 | .4 | 3.2 |
Sean McDermott | SF | 18 | 0 | 158 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 39 | 8.8 | 1.1 | .2 | .1 | .2 | 2.2 |
Jaren Jackson Jr. | C | 11 | 4 | 258 | 62 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 158 | 23.5 | 5.6 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 14.4 |
Jontay Porter | PF | 11 | 0 | 54 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 4.9 | 1.3 | .1 | .3 | .1 | 2.0 |
Tim Frazier | PG | 5 | 0 | 62 | 8 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 12.4 | 1.6 | 3.2 | .4 | .2 | 1.6 |
- † Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Grizzlies only.
Playoffs
[edit]Player | POS | GP | GS | MP | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | MPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Ja Morant | PG | 5 | 5 | 203 | 24 | 41 | 2 | 0 | 151 | 40.6 | 4.8 | 8.2 | .4 | .0 | 30.2 |
Dillon Brooks | SF | 5 | 5 | 175 | 21 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 129 | 35.0 | 4.2 | 2.2 | 1.4 | .4 | 25.8 |
Jonas Valančiūnas | C | 5 | 5 | 166 | 49 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 75 | 33.2 | 9.8 | 2.6 | .6 | .6 | 15.0 |
Kyle Anderson | PF | 5 | 5 | 142 | 25 | 16 | 14 | 0 | 42 | 28.4 | 5.0 | 3.2 | 2.8 | .0 | 8.4 |
Jaren Jackson Jr. | C | 5 | 5 | 137 | 28 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 68 | 27.4 | 5.6 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 13.6 |
Grayson Allen | SG | 5 | 0 | 116 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 32 | 23.2 | 2.6 | .2 | .4 | .2 | 6.4 |
Desmond Bane | SG | 5 | 0 | 99 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 28 | 19.8 | 3.4 | 2.0 | .8 | .4 | 5.6 |
De'Anthony Melton | PG | 5 | 0 | 83 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 31 | 16.6 | 3.2 | 1.0 | .2 | .8 | 6.2 |
Tyus Jones | PG | 5 | 0 | 47 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 9.4 | 1.4 | 1.2 | .2 | .0 | 3.0 |
Xavier Tillman | PF | 3 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6.0 | 1.0 | .3 | .3 | .0 | .7 |
Brandon Clarke | PF | 2 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4.5 | .5 | .0 | .0 | .5 | 1.0 |
John Konchar | SG | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.0 | 1.0 | .0 | .0 | 1.0 | .0 |
Justise Winslow | SF | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | .0 | .0 | .0 |
Transactions
[edit]Trades
[edit]November 19, 2020[5] | To Memphis Grizzlies Draft rights to Xavier Tillman (No. 35) |
To Sacramento Kings Draft rights to Robert Woodard II (No. 40) 2022 second-round pick |
November 20, 2020[6] | To Memphis Grizzlies Mario Hezonja (from Portland) Draft rights to Desmond Bane (No. 30) (from Boston) |
To Boston Celtics 2023 second-round pick (from Memphis) 2025 second-round pick (from Memphis) |
To Portland Trail Blazers Enes Kanter (from Boston) Cash considerations (from Memphis) |
Free agency
[edit]Additions
[edit]Player | Signed | Former team |
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Jahlil Tripp[7] | Exhibit 10 contract | Pacific Tigers |
Sean McDermott[8] | Two-way contract | Butler Bulldogs |
Killian Tillie[8] | Two-way contract | Gonzaga Bulldogs |
Ahmad Caver[9] | Exhibit 10 contract | Old Dominion Monarchs |
Zhaire Smith[10] | Exhibit 10 contract | Detroit Pistons |
Bennie Boatwright[10] | Exhibit 10 contract | Memphis Hustle |
Christian Vital[11] | Exhibit 10 contract | ![]() |
Shaq Buchanan[12] | Exhibit 10 contract | Memphis Hustle |
Tim Frazier[13][14][15] | Two 10-day contracts / Rest-of-season contract | Detroit Pistons |
Subtractions
[edit]Player | Reason left | New Team |
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Mario Hezonja[9] | Waived | ![]() ![]() |
Marko Gudurić[10] | Waived | ![]() |
Jahlil Tripp[10] | Waived | Memphis Hustle |
Zhaire Smith[11] | Waived | Memphis Hustle |
Christian Vital[12] | Waived | Memphis Hustle |
Bennie Boatwright[16] | Waived | Memphis Hustle |
Shaq Buchanan[16] | Waived | Memphis Hustle |
Ahmad Caver[16] | Waived | Memphis Hustle |
Gorgui Dieng[17] | Waived | San Antonio Spurs |
Awards and records
[edit]Player | Award | Date awarded | Ref. |
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Desmond Bane | NBA All-Rookie Second Team | June 17, 2021 | [18] |
Notes
[edit]- ^ Formerly Fox Sports South and Fox Sports Southeast until March 31, 2021.
References
[edit]- ^ "Grizzlies acquire draft rights to Desmond Bane and Mario Hezonja in three-team trade with Celtics and Trail Blazers". www.nba.com. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
- ^ Martin, Gus. "'It's surreal': Desmond Bane makes NBA All-Rookie second team". Palladium-Item. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
- ^ "Grizzlies acquire draft rights to Xavier Tillman Sr. from Kings". www.nba.com. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
- ^ "Grizzlies-Timberwolves game postponed for Health and Safety Protocols". NBA.com. January 16, 2021. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
- ^ "Grizzlies acquire draft rights to Xavier Tillman Sr. from Kings". NBA.com. November 19, 2020. Retrieved September 10, 2021.
- ^ "Grizzlies acquire draft rights to Desmond Bane and Mario Hezonja in three-team trade with Celtics and Trail Blazers". NBA.com. November 20, 2020. Retrieved September 10, 2021.
- ^ "Grizzlies sign Jahlil Tripp". NBA.com. November 28, 2020. Retrieved September 10, 2021.
- ^ a b "Grizzlies sign Killian Tillie and Sean McDermott to two-way contracts". NBA.com. November 24, 2020. Retrieved September 10, 2021.
- ^ a b "Memphis Grizzlies sign Ahmad Caver". NBA.com. December 11, 2020. Retrieved September 10, 2021.
- ^ a b c d "Memphis Grizzlies sign Zhaire Smith and Bennie Boatwright". NBA.com. December 15, 2020. Retrieved September 10, 2021.
- ^ a b "Memphis Grizzlies sign Christian Vital". NBA.com. December 16, 2020. Retrieved September 10, 2021.
- ^ a b "Memphis Grizzlies sign Shaq Buchanan". NBA.com. December 16, 2020. Retrieved September 10, 2021.
- ^ "Memphis Grizzlies sign Tim Frazier". NBA.com. January 4, 2021. Retrieved September 10, 2021.
- ^ "Memphis Grizzlies sign Tim Frazier to 10-day contract". NBA.com. April 14, 2021. Retrieved September 10, 2021.
- ^ "Memphis Grizzlies sign Tim Frazier for remainder of 2020-21 season". NBA.com. April 24, 2021. Retrieved September 10, 2021.
- ^ a b c "Memphis Grizzlies finalize 2020-21 regular season roster". NBA.com. December 19, 2020. Retrieved September 10, 2021.
- ^ "Memphis Grizzlies waive Gorgui Dieng". NBA.com. March 26, 2021. Retrieved September 10, 2021.
- ^ "Desmond Bane selected to NBA All-Rookie Second Team". NBA.com. June 17, 2021. Retrieved September 26, 2021.