2017–18 Memphis Grizzlies season

The 2017–18 Memphis Grizzlies season was the 23rd season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). During this season, the Grizzlies announced that both Zach Randolph and Tony Allen would have their numbers be retired for the franchise at some point in the future, both of whom would be the first for this franchise's history. On November 27, 2017, head coach David Fizdale was fired after an eight-game losing streak and a publicized benching of Marc Gasol. Associate head coach J.B. Bickerstaff was promoted as an interim head coach.[1]

2017–18 Memphis Grizzlies season
Head coachDavid Fizdale (until November 27)
J. B. Bickerstaff (interim)
General managerChris Wallace
OwnersRobert Pera
ArenaFedExForum
Results
Record22–60 (.268)
PlaceDivision: 5th (Southwest)
Conference: 14th (Western)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionFox Sports Tennessee
Fox Sports Southeast
RadioWMFS-FM

The Grizzlies also missed the playoffs for the first time since the 2009–10 NBA season, as well as recording one of their longest losing streaks in franchise history near the end of the season with 19 straight losses from January 31 to March 17, 2018, beginning the losing steak with a 101–105 loss to the Indiana Pacers, but finally snapping their losing streak with a 101–94 victory over the Denver Nuggets on Saint Patrick's Day.

The Grizzlies would then suffer their worst loss in franchise history during the regular season on March 22, 2018, losing to the Charlotte Hornets 79–140 in a 61 point blowout. Star point guard Mike Conley Jr. played only 12 games due to injury.

It was their first 60+ losing record since 2007–08, and also their first season since 2008–09 without Zach Randolph, as he signed with the Sacramento Kings via free agency on July 2017. The signing reunited him with Grizzlies teammate Vince Carter, who also signed with them the same day. Randolph led the Grizzlies to seven playoff appearances and one Conference Finals appearance (2013).

Draft
Main article: 2017 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College / Club
2 35 Ivan Rabb PF  United States California
2 45 Dillon Brooks SG  United States Oregon

The Grizzlies originally did not have a pick in the 2017 NBA Draft, but they did acquire the Orlando Magic's 35th pick and Houston Rockets' 45th pick through trades involving future second round draft picks. As a result, they acquired power forward Ivan Rabb out of California and shooting guard Dillon Brooks out of Oregon respectively.

Roster
Roster listing
2017–18 Memphis Grizzlies roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
G/F 24 Brooks, Dillon 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1996–01–22 Oregon
G 8 Brooks, MarShon 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1989–01–29 Providence
G 6 Chalmers, Mario 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1986–05–19 Kansas
G 11 Conley, Mike  (C) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1987–10–11 Ohio State
F/C 21 Davis, Deyonta 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 237 lb (108 kg) 1996–12–02 Michigan State
G/F 12 Evans, Tyreke 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1989–09–19 Memphis
C 33 Gasol, Marc (C) 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 255 lb (116 kg) 1985–01–29 Lausanne CS (TN)
F 0 Green, JaMychal 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 227 lb (103 kg) 1990–06–21 Alabama
G 5 Harrison, Andrew 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 213 lb (97 kg) 1994–10–28 Kentucky
F 4 Henry, Myke (TW) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1992–12–23 DePaul
F 14 Johnson, Omari 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1989–11–26 Oregon State
F 1 Martin, Jarell 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 239 lb (108 kg) 1994–05–24 LSU
G 23 McLemore, Ben 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1993–02–11 Kansas
F 25 Parsons, Chandler 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1988–10–25 Florida
F 10 Rabb, Ivan 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1997–02–04 California
G/F 7 Selden, Wayne 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1994–09–30 Kansas
G 2 Simmons, Kobi (TW) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1997–07–04 Arizona
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: 2018–03–24

Standings

Division
Southwest Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div GP
z – Houston Rockets 65 17 .793 0.0 34–7 31–10 12–4 82
x – New Orleans Pelicans 48 34 .585 17.0 24–17 24–17 9–7 82
x – San Antonio Spurs 47 35 .573 18.0 33–8 14–27 9–7 82
Dallas Mavericks 24 58 .293 41.0 15–26 9–32 5–11 82
Memphis Grizzlies 22 60 .268 43.0 16–25 6–35 5–11 82

Conference
Western Conference
# Team W L PCT GB GP
1 z – Houston Rockets * 65 17 .793 – 82
2 y – Golden State Warriors * 58 24 .707 7.0 82
3 y – Portland Trail Blazers * 49 33 .598 16.0 82
4 x – Oklahoma City Thunder 48 34 .585 17.0 82
5 x – Utah Jazz 48 34 .585 17.0 82
6 x – New Orleans Pelicans 48 34 .585 17.0 82
7 x – San Antonio Spurs 47 35 .573 18.0 82
8 x – Minnesota Timberwolves 47 35 .573 18.0 82
9 Denver Nuggets 46 36 .561 19.0 82
10 Los Angeles Clippers 42 40 .512 23.0 82
11 Los Angeles Lakers 35 47 .427 30.0 82
12 Sacramento Kings 27 55 .329 38.0 82
13 Dallas Mavericks 24 58 .293 41.0 82
14 Memphis Grizzlies 22 60 .268 43.0 82
15 Phoenix Suns 21 61 .256 44.0 82

Game log

Preseason
2017 pre-season game log
Total: 3–2 (Home: 2–1; Road: 1–1)
Pre-season: 3–2 (Home: 2–1; Road: 1–1)
2017–18 season schedule

Regular season
2017–18 game log
Total: 22–60 (Home: 16–25; Road: 6–35)
October: 5–2 (Home: 4–1; Road: 1–1)
November : 2–11 (Home: 0–6; Road: 2–5)
December : 5–12 (Home: 3–5; Road: 2–7)
January : 6–7 (Home: 6–3; Road: 0–4)
February : 0–10 (Home: 0–4; Road: 0–6)
March : 3–13 (Home: 2–5; Road: 1–8)
April : 1–5 (Home: 1–1; Road: 0–4)
2017–18 season schedule

Player statistics
Player Pos. GP GS MP Reb. Ast. Stl. Blk. Pts.
Dillon BrooksSF 82742,3502571357317898
MarShon Brooks≠SG 711932125113141
Mario ChalmersPG 66101,4211571977914507
Mike ConleyPG 12123732749123205
Deyonta DavisC 626943250401539360
James Ennis†SF 45141,053157493212310
Tyreke EvansPG 52321,60726526957171,010
Marc GasolC 73732,408592305541011,258
JaMychal GreenPF 55541,542464793225569
Andrew HarrisonPG 56461,3261311773826533
Myke Henry≠SF 2003783822316107
Vince Hunter‡PF 40730016
Brice Johnson‡PF 90601813427
Omari Johnson≠PF 40751172022
Jarell MartinPF 73361,661318733949565
Ben McLemoreSG 56171,091139513815422
Chandler ParsonsSF 36869190691811284
Ivan RabbPF 365516158321213201
Xavier Rathan-MayesSG 501185186329
Wayne SeldenSG 3596925666185325
Kobi SimmonsPG 32126435068185196
Marquis Teague‡PG 30746134011
Brianté Weber≠PG 501191798224
Brandan Wright‡PF 27136693131325135

After all games.[2]
‡Waived during the season
†Traded during the season
≠Acquired during the season

Transactions
Main article: List of 2017–18 NBA season transactions

Trades
June 22, 2017 To Memphis Grizzlies[3]
Draft right to Ivan Rabb (pick 35)		 To Orlando Magic
Future second-round pick
To Memphis Grizzlies[3]
Draft right to Dillon Brooks (pick 45)		 To Houston Rockets
Future second-round pick

Free agency

Re-signed
Player Signed
Wayne Selden Jr.[4] July 1, 2017
JaMychal Green[5] September 27, 2017

Additions
Player Signed Former team
Kobi Simmons[6] July 1, 2017 Arizona Wildcats
Ben McLemore[7] July 7, 2017 Sacramento Kings
Tyreke Evans[8] July 10, 2017 Sacramento Kings
Rade Zagorac[9] July 17, 2017 Mega Leks
Mario Chalmers[10] July 19, 2017 Memphis Grizzlies (Previously a free agent.)
Vince Hunter September 11, 2017 Avtodor Saratov
Myke Henry January 13, 2018 Oklahoma City Blue

Subtractions
Player Reason left New team
Tony Allen[11] 1-year contract worth $2.3 million New Orleans Pelicans
Vince Carter[12] 1-year contract worth $8 million Sacramento Kings
Zach Randolph[13] 2-year contract worth $24 million Sacramento Kings
Rade Zagorac Waived as a training camp cut Real Betis Energía Plus
Wade Baldwin IV Waived as a training camp cut Portland Trail Blazers (Two-way contract)
Vince Hunter Waived AEK B.C.

References
  1. "Memphis Grizzlies fire coach David Fizdale". NBA.com. Retrieved November 27, 2017.
  2. "2017-18 Memphis Grizzlies Roster and Regular season Stats". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved July 18, 2019.
  3. "Grizzlies acquire draft rights to Ivan Rabb and Dillon Brooks". NBA.com. June 22, 2017. Retrieved June 29, 2017.
  4. "Grizzlies sign Wayne Selden Jr. to a multi-year contract". nba.com. July 1, 2017. Retrieved July 6, 2017.
  5. "Grizzlies sign JaMychal Green to multi-year contract". nba.com. September 27, 2017. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
  6. "Grizzlies sign Kobi Simmons". NBA.com. Retrieved July 6, 2017.
  7. "Grizzlies sign Ben McLemore to multi-year contract". NBA.com. July 7, 2017. Retrieved July 7, 2017.
  8. "Grizzlies sign Tyreke Evans". NBA.com. July 10, 2017. Retrieved July 10, 2017.
  9. "Grizzlies sign Rade Zagorac". NBA.com. July 17, 2017. Retrieved July 19, 2017.
  10. "Grizzlies sign Mario Chalmers". NBA.com. July 19, 2017. Retrieved July 19, 2017.
  11. "Pelicans sign Tony Allen". NBA.com/grizzlies. September 15, 2017. Retrieved September 15, 2017.
  12. "Kings sign Vince Carter". NBA.com/grizzlies. July 10, 2017. Retrieved July 19, 2017.
  13. "Kings Sign Zach Randolph". NBA.com/grizzlies. July 10, 2017. Retrieved July 19, 2017.
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