2022–23 Memphis Grizzlies season
2022–23 Memphis Grizzlies season | |||
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Division champions | |||
Head coach | Taylor Jenkins | ||
General manager | Jason Wexler | ||
Owner(s) | Robert Pera | ||
Arena | FedExForum | ||
Results | |||
Record | 51–31 (.622) | ||
Place | Division: 1st (Southwest) Conference: 2nd (Western) | ||
Playoff finish | First Round (lost to Lakers 2–4) | ||
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |||
Local media | |||
Television | Bally Sports South Bally Sports Southeast | ||
Radio | WMFS-FM | ||
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The 2022–23 Memphis Grizzlies season was the 28th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and 22nd in Memphis.
The Grizzlies qualified for the playoffs for the third consecutive season and won the Southwest division title for the second consecutive season. In the playoffs the Grizzlies were upset by the seventh-seeded Los Angeles Lakers in the first round, losing in six games, becoming the sixth 2-seed team to lose a playoff series against a 7-seed, following the Dallas Mavericks in 1987, the Utah Jazz in 1989, the San Antonio Spurs in 1991, the Miami Heat in 1998, and the Dallas Mavericks again in 2010.
Throughout the season, the Grizzlies were marred by controversy, being heavily scrutinized for their antics and lack of maturity. Particularly scrutinized was Dillon Brooks, who was amongst the league leaders for most technical and flagrant fouls and, throughout the season, became known for cheap shots on opposing players and even a cameraman, leading to multiple fines and one-game suspensions. Ja Morant was also under much scrutiny for his and his entourage's outside conduct, with his entourage getting into a notably aggressive confrontation with the Indiana Pacers after a game, his father getting into repeated sideline confrontations, and Morant flashing a gun on Instagram Live which led him to get suspended for eight games near the end of the regular season. After the season ended, Morant flashed another gun on Instagram Live, leading to him being suspended for the first twenty-five games of the following season.
Following their loss to the Lakers, the team, particularly Morant and Brooks, was roundly mocked on social media due to their conduct throughout the season and postseason. After the season, Brooks was acquired by the Houston Rockets in a sign-and-trade agreement after being told he would "not be brought back under any circumstances" to the Grizzlies.
Draft
Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College/Club |
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1 | 22 | Walker Kessler | Center | ![]() | Auburn |
1 | 29 | TyTy Washington | Point guard | ![]() | Kentucky |
2 | 47 | Vince Williams, Jr. | Shooting guard | ![]() | VCU |
The Grizzlies had two first-round picks and one second-round pick entering the draft.[1] On draft night, they traded the draft rights of center Walker Kessler and guard TyTy Washington to the Timberwolves, in exchange for #19 pick Jake LaRavia.[2]
On June 24, they acquired the rights to Tennessee guard Kennedy Chandler from the Spurs for a future 2nd-round pick.[3] On July 2, they would sign forward Kenneth Lofton Jr. of Louisiana Tech to a two-way contract, after he went undrafted.[4] Lofton Jr. would go on to win the G-League's Rookie of the Year Award as a featured member of their Memphis Hustle affiliate.[5]
Roster
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Standings
Division
Southwest Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | GP |
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y – Memphis Grizzlies | 51 | 31 | .622 | – | 35–6 | 16–25 | 13–3 | 82 |
pi – New Orleans Pelicans | 42 | 40 | .512 | 9.0 | 27–14 | 15–26 | 11–5 | 82 |
Dallas Mavericks | 38 | 44 | .463 | 13.0 | 23–18 | 15–26 | 9–7 | 82 |
Houston Rockets | 22 | 60 | .268 | 29.0 | 14–27 | 8–33 | 4–12 | 82 |
San Antonio Spurs | 22 | 60 | .268 | 29.0 | 14–27 | 8–33 | 3–13 | 82 |
Conference
Western Conference | ||||||
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# | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | GP |
1 | c – Denver Nuggets * | 53 | 29 | .646 | – | 82 |
2 | y – Memphis Grizzlies * | 51 | 31 | .622 | 2.0 | 82 |
3 | y – Sacramento Kings * | 48 | 34 | .585 | 5.0 | 82 |
4 | x – Phoenix Suns | 45 | 37 | .549 | 8.0 | 82 |
5 | x – Los Angeles Clippers | 44 | 38 | .537 | 9.0 | 82 |
6 | x – Golden State Warriors | 44 | 38 | .537 | 9.0 | 82 |
7 | x – Los Angeles Lakers | 43 | 39 | .524 | 10.0 | 82 |
8 | x – Minnesota Timberwolves | 42 | 40 | .512 | 11.0 | 82 |
9 | pi – New Orleans Pelicans | 42 | 40 | .512 | 11.0 | 82 |
10 | pi – Oklahoma City Thunder | 40 | 42 | .488 | 13.0 | 82 |
11 | Dallas Mavericks | 38 | 44 | .463 | 15.0 | 82 |
12 | Utah Jazz | 37 | 45 | .451 | 16.0 | 82 |
13 | Portland Trail Blazers | 33 | 49 | .402 | 20.0 | 82 |
14 | Houston Rockets | 22 | 60 | .268 | 31.0 | 82 |
15 | San Antonio Spurs | 22 | 60 | .268 | 31.0 | 82 |
Game log
Preseason
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Preseason: 3–2 (home: 1–1; road: 2–1)
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2022–23 season schedule |
Regular season
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October: 4–3 (home: 2–0; road: 2–3)
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November : 8–6 (home: 5–2; road: 3–4)
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December: 10–4 (home: 7–1; road: 3–3)
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January : 10–5 (home: 7–0; road: 3–5)
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February : 5–5 (home: 5–2; road: 0–3)
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March : 12–5 (home: 8–1; road: 4–4)
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April : 2–3 (home: 1–0; road: 1–3)
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2022–23 season schedule |
Playoffs
2023 playoff game log Total: 2–4 (home: 2–1; road: 0–3) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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First Round: 2–4 (home: 2–1; road: 0–3)
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2023 playoff schedule |
Player statistics
Ragular season
Player | POS | GP | GS | MP | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | MPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Tyus Jones | PG | 80 | 22 | 1,940 | 200 | 417 | 83 | 6 | 823 | 24.3 | 2.5 | 5.2 | 1.0 | .1 | 10.3 |
Santi Aldama | PF | 77 | 20 | 1,682 | 371 | 97 | 45 | 48 | 696 | 21.8 | 4.8 | 1.3 | .6 | .6 | 9.0 |
Dillon Brooks | SF | 73 | 73 | 2,214 | 244 | 189 | 65 | 16 | 1,047 | 30.3 | 3.3 | 2.6 | .9 | .2 | 14.3 |
John Konchar | SF | 72 | 23 | 1,494 | 310 | 100 | 77 | 25 | 364 | 20.8 | 4.3 | 1.4 | 1.1 | .3 | 5.1 |
David Roddy | PF | 70 | 4 | 1,258 | 193 | 59 | 29 | 19 | 466 | 18.0 | 2.8 | .8 | .4 | .3 | 6.7 |
Jaren Jackson Jr. | C | 63 | 63 | 1,787 | 426 | 60 | 65 | 189 | 1,173 | 28.4 | 6.8 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 18.6 |
Ja Morant | PG | 61 | 59 | 1,948 | 357 | 493 | 66 | 16 | 1,596 | 31.9 | 5.9 | 8.1 | 1.1 | .3 | 26.2 |
Xavier Tillman | C | 61 | 29 | 1,180 | 307 | 96 | 58 | 29 | 429 | 19.3 | 5.0 | 1.6 | 1.0 | .5 | 7.0 |
Desmond Bane | SG | 58 | 58 | 1,841 | 291 | 254 | 56 | 22 | 1,247 | 31.7 | 5.0 | 4.4 | 1.0 | .4 | 21.5 |
Brandon Clarke | PF | 56 | 8 | 1,090 | 310 | 72 | 34 | 37 | 558 | 19.5 | 5.5 | 1.3 | .6 | .7 | 10.0 |
Steven Adams | C | 42 | 42 | 1,133 | 485 | 97 | 36 | 46 | 361 | 27.0 | 11.5 | 2.3 | .9 | 1.1 | 8.6 |
Ziaire Williams | SF | 37 | 4 | 561 | 79 | 35 | 14 | 6 | 210 | 15.2 | 2.1 | .9 | .4 | .2 | 5.7 |
Kennedy Chandler | PG | 36 | 0 | 281 | 38 | 58 | 12 | 5 | 78 | 7.8 | 1.1 | 1.6 | .3 | .1 | 2.2 |
Jake LaRavia | PF | 35 | 0 | 414 | 63 | 21 | 12 | 4 | 105 | 11.8 | 1.8 | .6 | .3 | .1 | 3.0 |
Luke Kennard† | SG | 24 | 3 | 590 | 75 | 54 | 13 | 1 | 272 | 24.6 | 3.1 | 2.3 | .5 | .0 | 11.3 |
Kenneth Lofton Jr. | PF | 24 | 1 | 176 | 51 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 120 | 7.3 | 2.1 | .8 | .2 | .1 | 5.0 |
Vince Williams Jr. | SG | 15 | 1 | 105 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 30 | 7.0 | 1.0 | .3 | .4 | .1 | 2.0 |
Danny Green† | SG | 3 | 0 | 43 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 14.3 | 1.3 | .7 | .3 | .0 | 3.0 |
Jacob Gilyard | PG | 1 | 0 | 41 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 41.0 | 4.0 | 7.0 | 3.0 | .0 | 3.0 |
- † Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Grizzlies only.
Playoffs
Player | POS | GP | GS | MP | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | MPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Desmond Bane | SG | 6 | 6 | 231 | 36 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 141 | 38.5 | 6.0 | 3.2 | .5 | .0 | 23.5 |
Jaren Jackson Jr. | C | 6 | 6 | 220 | 47 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 108 | 36.7 | 7.8 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 18.0 |
Xavier Tillman | C | 6 | 6 | 183 | 48 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 52 | 30.5 | 8.0 | 3.2 | .7 | .7 | 8.7 |
Dillon Brooks | SF | 6 | 6 | 167 | 18 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 63 | 27.8 | 3.0 | 1.8 | .2 | .0 | 10.5 |
Tyus Jones | PG | 6 | 1 | 120 | 18 | 22 | 8 | 0 | 27 | 20.0 | 3.0 | 3.7 | 1.3 | .0 | 4.5 |
Santi Aldama | PF | 6 | 0 | 101 | 26 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 39 | 16.8 | 4.3 | 1.2 | .5 | .0 | 6.5 |
David Roddy | PF | 6 | 0 | 76 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 12.7 | 2.8 | .7 | .0 | .3 | 3.8 |
Ja Morant | PG | 5 | 5 | 187 | 34 | 35 | 9 | 1 | 123 | 37.4 | 6.8 | 7.0 | 1.8 | .2 | 24.6 |
Luke Kennard | SG | 5 | 0 | 107 | 20 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 36 | 21.4 | 4.0 | 1.4 | .8 | .0 | 7.2 |
John Konchar | SF | 5 | 0 | 49 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9.8 | 2.0 | .8 | .4 | .4 | .8 |
Kenneth Lofton Jr. | PF | 4 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3.0 | .8 | .3 | .0 | .0 | 1.8 |
Ziaire Williams | SF | 4 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3.0 | .5 | .5 | .0 | .0 | 1.3 |
Transactions
Trades
June 24, 2022[6] | To Memphis Grizzlies Draft rights to Jake LaRavia (No. 19) 2023 MIN second-round pick | To Minnesota Timberwolves Draft rights to Walker Kessler (No. 22) Draft rights to TyTy Washington Jr. (No. 29) |
June 24, 2022[7] | To Memphis Grizzlies Danny Green Draft rights to David Roddy (No. 23) | To Philadelphia 76ers De'Anthony Melton |
June 24, 2022[8] | To Memphis Grizzlies Draft rights to Kennedy Chandler (No. 38) | To San Antonio Spurs 2024 LAL second-round pick Cash considerations |
Free agents
Re-signed
Player | Signed | Ref. |
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Tyus Jones | July 6 | [9] |
Additions
Player | Signed | Former team | Ref. |
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Kenneth Lofton Jr. | Two-way contract | Louisiana Tech | [10] |
Subtractions
Player | Reason left | New team | Ref. |
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Yves Pons | Free agent | ASVEL | [11] |
Kyle Anderson | Free agent | Minnesota Timberwolves | [12] |
References
- ^ "2022 NBA Draft Order". NBA.com. May 19, 2022. Retrieved June 1, 2022.
- ^ "Timberwolves Acquire Draft Rights to Center Walker Kessler from Memphis Grizzlies". NBA.com.
- ^ "Memphis Grizzlies acquire draft rights to Kennedy Chandler from San Antonio Spurs". NBA.com.
- ^ "Memphis Grizzlies sign Vince Williams Jr. And Kenneth Lofton Jr. To two-way contracts". NBA.com.
- ^ "Kenneth Lofton Jr. Named 2022-23 Kia NBA G League Rookie of the Year".
- ^ "Memphis Grizzlies acquire draft rights to Jake LaRavia and future second round pick from Minnesota Timberwolves". NBA.com. June 24, 2022. Retrieved June 24, 2022.
- ^ "Memphis Grizzlies agree in principle to acquire draft rights to David Roddy from Philadelphia 76ers". NBA.com. June 24, 2022. Retrieved June 24, 2022.
- ^ "Memphis Grizzlies acquire draft rights to Kennedy Chandler from San Antonio Spurs". NBA.com. June 24, 2022. Retrieved June 24, 2022.
- ^ "Memphis Grizzlies re-sign Tyus Jones to multi-year contract". NBA.com. July 6, 2022. Retrieved July 7, 2022.
- ^ "Memphis Grizzlies sign Vince Williams Jr. and Kenneth Lofton Jr. to two-way contracts". NBA.com. July 2, 2022. Retrieved July 3, 2022.
- ^ "ASVEL brings in swingman Pons". euroleaguebasketball.net. July 26, 2022. Retrieved July 26, 2022.
- ^ "Timberwolves Sign Kyle Anderson". nba.com. Retrieved April 17, 2023.
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- Founded in 1995
- Played in Vancouver (1995–2001)
- Based in Memphis, Tennessee
- Owner(s)
- Memphis Basketball, LLC (Robert Pera, controlling owner)
- President
- Jason Wexler
- General manager
- Zach Kleiman
- Head coach
- Taylor Jenkins