2020–21 Memphis Grizzlies season

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.

2020–21 Memphis Grizzlies season
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
Local media
Television	Bally Sports South/Bally Sports Southeast[A]
Radio	WMFS-FM
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Draft

Main article: 2020 NBA draft

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

2020–21 Memphis Grizzlies roster

Players

Coaches

Pos. No. Player Height Weight DOB From G 3 Grayson Allen 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 198 lb (90 kg) 1995-10-08 Duke G/F 1 Kyle Anderson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1993-09-20 UCLA G 22 Desmond Bane 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1998-06-25 TCU G/F 24 Dillon Brooks 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1996-01-22 Oregon F 15 Brandon Clarke 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1996-09-19 Gonzaga G 10 Tim Frazier 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1990-11-01 Penn State F/C 13 Jaren Jackson  6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 242 lb (110 kg) 1999-09-15 Michigan State G 21 Tyus Jones 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 196 lb (89 kg) 1996-05-10 Duke G 46 John Konchar 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1996-03-22 Purdue Fort Wayne F 30 Sean McDermott (TW) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1996-11-03 Butler G 0 De'Anthony Melton 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1998-05-28 USC G 12 Ja Morant 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 174 lb (79 kg) 1999-08-10 Murray State F/C 4 Jontay Porter  6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1999-11-15 Missouri F/C 35 Killian Tillie (TW) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1998-03-05 Gonzaga F 2 Xavier Tillman 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1999-01-12 Michigan State C 17 Jonas Valančiūnas 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 265 lb (120 kg) 1992-05-06 Lithuania G/F 7 Justise Winslow  6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 222 lb (101 kg) 1996-03-26 Duke

Head coach Taylor Jenkins Assistant(s) Blake Ahearn Brad Jones David McClure Scoonie Penn Vitaly Potapenko Darko Rajaković 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 Updated: April 24, 2021

Standings

Division Southwest Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div GP y – Dallas Mavericks 42 30 .583 – 21‍–‍15 21‍–‍15 7–5 72 x – Memphis Grizzlies 38 34 .528 4.0 18‍–‍18 20‍–‍16 6–6 72 pi – San Antonio Spurs 33 39 .458 9.0 14‍–‍22 19‍–‍17 6–6 72 New Orleans Pelicans 31 41 .431 11.0 18‍–‍18 13‍–‍23 6–6 72 Houston Rockets 17 55 .236 25.0 9‍–‍27 8‍–‍28 5–7 72

Conference Western Conference # Team W L PCT GB GP 1 z – Utah Jazz * 52 20 .722 – 72 2 y – Phoenix Suns * 51 21 .708 1.0 72 3 x – Denver Nuggets 47 25 .653 5.0 72 4 x – Los Angeles Clippers 47 25 .653 5.0 72 5 y – Dallas Mavericks * 42 30 .583 10.0 72 6 x – Portland Trail Blazers 42 30 .583 10.0 72 7 x – Los Angeles Lakers 42 30 .583 10.0 72 8 pi – Golden State Warriors 39 33 .542 13.0 72 9 x – Memphis Grizzlies 38 34 .528 14.0 72 10 pi – San Antonio Spurs 33 39 .458 19.0 72 11 New Orleans Pelicans 31 41 .431 21.0 72 12 Sacramento Kings 31 41 .431 21.0 72 13 Minnesota Timberwolves 23 49 .319 29.0 72 14 Oklahoma City Thunder 22 50 .306 30.0 72 15 Houston Rockets 17 55 .236 35.0 72

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

Preseason

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: 38–34; (home: 18–16; road: 19–17
December: 1–3 (home: 0–2; road: 1–1) 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: May 5)[4] 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: April 23) – January 22 @ Portland Postponed (COVID-19) (Makeup date: April 25) – January 24 Sacramento Postponed (COVID-19) (Makeup date: May 13) – January 25 Sacramento Postponed (COVID-19) (Makeup date: May 14) – January 27 Chicago Postponed (COVID-19) (Makeup date: April 12) 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: 7–9 (home: 4–5; road: 3–4) 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 L 105–113 Desmond Bane (16) Xavier Tillman (10) Tyus Jones (8) FedEx Forum 0 9–8 18 February 6 @ New Orleans L 109–118 Jonas Valančiūnas (23) Xavier Tillman (8) Ja Morant (9) Smoothie King Center 1,440 9–9 19 February 8 Toronto L 113–128 Jonas Valančiūnas (27) Jonas Valančiūnas (20) Ja Morant (9) FedEx Forum 1,844 9–10 20 February 10 Charlotte W 130–114 Kyle Anderson (27) Jonas Valančiūnas (15) Ja Morant (11) FedEx Forum 1,830 10–10 21 February 12 @ L. A. Lakers L 105–115 Grayson Allen (23) Jonas Valančiūnas (8) Ja Morant (10) Staples Center 0 10–11 22 February 14 @ Sacramento W 124–110 Jonas Valančiūnas (25) Jonas Valančiūnas (13) Ja Morant (10) Golden 1 Center 0 11–11 23 February 16 New Orleans L 113–144 Ja Morant (28) Ja Morant (7) Ja Morant (8) FedEx Forum 1,982 11–12 24 February 17 Oklahoma City W 122–113 Allen, Valančiūnas (22) Jonas Valančiūnas (12) Ja Morant (12) FedEx Forum 0 12–12 25 February 19 Detroit W 109–95 Ja Morant (29) Jonas Valančiūnas (15) Grayson Allen (6) FedEx Forum 1,795 13–12 26 February 20 Phoenix L 97–128 Gorgui Dieng (15) Jonas Valančiūnas (12) Ja Morant (5) FedEx Forum 1,994 13–13 27 February 22 @ Dallas L 91–102 Ja Morant (22) Jonas Valančiūnas (15) Ja Morant (9) American Airlines Center 2,099 13–14 28 February 25 L. A. Clippers W 122–94 Tyus Jones (20) Jonas Valančiūnas (15) Ja Morant (7) FedEx Forum 1,896 14–14 29 February 26 L. A. Clippers L 99–119 Jonas Valančiūnas (22) Jonas Valančiūnas (11) Ja Morant (5) FedEx Forum 2,039 14–15 30 February 28 @ Houston W 133–84 Justise Winslow (20) Brandon Clarke (12) Ja Morant (7) Toyota Center 3,284 15–15
March: 7–8 (home: 4–4; road: 3–4) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 31 March 2 @ Washington W 125–111 Ja Morant (35) Jonas Valančiūnas (16) Ja Morant (10) Capital One Arena 0 16–15 32 March 4 Milwaukee L 111–112 Ja Morant (35) Jonas Valančiūnas (12) Dillon Brooks (7) FedEx Forum 1,961 16–16 33 March 10 Washington W 127–112 Jonas Valančiūnas (29) Jonas Valančiūnas (20) Ja Morant (10) FedEx Forum 1,912 17–16 34 March 12 Denver L 102–103 Brooks, Clarke (20) Jonas Valančiūnas (11) Ja Morant (9) FedEx Forum 2,160 17–17 35 March 14 @ Oklahoma City L 122–128 Ja Morant (22) Jonas Valančiūnas (14) Ja Morant (7) Chesapeake Energy Arena 0 17–18 36 March 15 @ Phoenix L 99–122 Jonas Valančiūnas (24) Jonas Valančiūnas (17) Ja Morant (4) Phoenix Suns Arena 3,188 17–19 37 March 17 Miami W 89–85 Anderson, Melton, Morant (13) Jonas Valančiūnas (12) Melton, Morant (6) FedEx Forum 2,217 18–19 38 March 19 Golden State L 103–116 Allen, Morant (14) Jonas Valančiūnas (16) Tyus Jones (7) FedEx Forum 2,716 18–20 39 March 20 Golden State W 111–103 Brooks, Valančiūnas (19) Jonas Valančiūnas (15) Ja Morant (8) FedEx Forum 0 19–20 40 March 22 Boston W 132–126 (OT) Ja Morant (29) Jonas Valančiūnas (19) Ja Morant (9) FedExForum 2,319 20–20 41 March 24 @ Oklahoma City W 116–107 Dillon Brooks (25) Jonas Valančiūnas (15) Ja Morant (7) Chesapeake Energy Arena 0 21–20 42 March 26 @ Utah L 114–117 Ja Morant (32) Jonas Valančiūnas (18) Ja Morant (11) Vivint Arena 5,546 21–21 43 March 27 @ Utah L 110–126 Kyle Anderson (16) Jonas Valančiūnas (11) Anderson, Morant (4) Vivint Arena 5,546 21–22 44 March 29 @ Houston W 120–110 Jonas Valančiūnas (30) Jonas Valančiūnas (15) Ja Morant (8) Toyota Center 3,319 22–22 45 March 31 Utah L 107–111 Ja Morant (36) Jonas Valančiūnas (14) Ja Morant (7) FedEx Forum 2,314 22–23
April: 10–7 (home: 3–2; road: 7–5) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 46 April 2 Minnesota W 120–108 Jonas Valančiūnas (19) Jonas Valančiūnas (11) Anderson, Morant (7) FedEx Forum 2,987 23–23 47 April 4 @ Philadelphia W 116–100 Dillon Brooks (17) Jonas Valančiūnas (12) Ja Morant (10) Wells Fargo Center 4,094 24–23 48 April 6 @ Miami W 124–112 Dillon Brooks (28) Jonas Valančiūnas (10) Anderson, Konchar (6) American Airlines Arena Limited seating 25–23 49 April 7 @ Atlanta W 131–113 Grayson Allen (30) Jonas Valančiūnas (11) Ja Morant (7) State Farm Arena 2,774 26–23 50 April 9 @ New York L 129–133 (OT) Dillon Brooks (23) Jonas Valančiūnas (14) Ja Morant (6) Madison Square Garden 1,912 26–24 51 April 11 Indiana L 125–132 Jonas Valančiūnas (34) Jonas Valančiūnas (22) Ja Morant (6) FedEx Forum 2,341 26–25 52 April 12 Chicago W 101–90 Jonas Valančiūnas (26) Jonas Valančiūnas (14) Ja Morant (10) FedEx Forum 2,194 27–25 53 April 14 Dallas L 113–114 Grayson Allen (23) Jonas Valančiūnas (16) Bane, Jones, Morant (5) FedEx Forum 2,141 27–26 54 April 16 @ Chicago W 126–115 Dillon Brooks (32) Kyle Anderson (11) Anderson, Jones (7) United Center 0 28–26 55 April 17 @ Milwaukee W 128–115 Grayson Allen (26) Anderson, Valančiūnas (8) Kyle Anderson (8) Fiserv Forum 3,280 29–26 56 April 19 @ Denver L 137–139 (2OT) Ja Morant (36) Xavier Tillman (14) Ja Morant (12) Ball Arena 4,005 29–27 57 April 21 @ L. A. Clippers L 105–117 Ja Morant (22) Xavier Tillman (12) Ja Morant (4) Staples Center 1,782 29–28 58 April 23 @ Portland W 130–128 Ja Morant (33) Kyle Anderson (8) Ja Morant (13) Moda Center 0 30–28 59 April 25 @ Portland W 120–113 Ja Morant (28) Jonas Valančiūnas (10) Desmond Bane (4) Moda Center 0 31–28 60 April 26 @ Denver L 96–120 Ja Morant (27) Anderson, Jackson Jr. (7) Ja Morant (6) Ball Arena 3,823 31–29 61 April 28 Portland L 109–130 Jonas Valančiūnas (19) Brandon Clarke (10) Ja Morant (8) FedEx Forum 3,427 31–30 62 April 30 Orlando W 92–75 Dillon Brooks (20) Jonas Valančiūnas (15) Ja Morant (6) FedEx Forum 2,850 32–30
May : 6–4 (home: 4–1; road: 2–3) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 63 May 1 @ Orlando L 111–112 Dillon Brooks (23) Jonas Valančiūnas (16) Ja Morant (7) Amway Center 3,924 32–31 64 May 3 New York L 104–118 Dillon Brooks (25) Jonas Valančiūnas (16) Kyle Anderson (7) FedExForum 2,789 32–32 65 May 5 @ Minnesota W 139–135 Ja Morant (37) Brandon Clarke (10) Ja Morant (10) Target Center 1,436 33–32 66 May 6 @ Detroit L 97–111 Ja Morant (20) Jonas Valančiūnas (16) Anderson, Morant (5) Little Caesars Arena 750 33–33 67 May 8 @ Toronto W 109–99 Jaren Jackson Jr. (20) Jonas Valančiūnas (21) Ja Morant (6) Amalie Arena Limited seating 34–33 68 May 10 New Orleans W 115–110 Dillon Brooks (23) Jonas Valančiūnas (11) Ja Morant (12) FedExForum 2,507 35–33 69 May 11 Dallas W 133–104 Ja Morant (24) Brandon Clarke (9) Ja Morant (8) FedExForum 2,684 36–33 70 May 13 Sacramento W 116–110 Dillon Brooks (31) Jonas Valančiūnas (13) Kyle Anderson (9) FedExForum 2,876 37–33 71 May 14 Sacramento W 107–106 Justise Winslow (25) Justise Winslow (11) Justise Winslow (13) FedExForum 3,502 38–33 72 May 16 @ Golden State L 101–113 Jonas Valančiūnas (29) Jonas Valančiūnas (16) Ja Morant (9) Chase Center 4,416 38–34
2020–21 season schedule

Play-in

2021 play-in game log Total: 2–0 (home: 1–0; road: 1–0)
Play-in: 2–0 (home: 1–0; road: 1–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 May 19 San Antonio W 100–96 Dillon Brooks (24) Jonas Valančiūnas (23) Ja Morant (6) FedExForum 7,019 1–0 2 May 21 @ Golden State W 117–112 (OT) Ja Morant (35) Jonas Valančiūnas (12) Anderson, Morant (6) Chase Center 7,505 2–0

Playoffs

See also: 2021 NBA playoffs

2021 playoff game log Total: 1–4 (home: 0–2; road: 1–2)
First round: 1–4 (home: 0–2; road: 1–2) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 May 23 @ Utah W 112–109 Dillon Brooks (31) Jonas Valančiūnas (12) Ja Morant (4) Vivint Arena 13,750 1–0 2 May 26 @ Utah L 129–141 Ja Morant (47) Anderson, Valančiūnas (6) Ja Morant (7) Vivint Arena 14,200 1–1 3 May 29 Utah L 111–121 Ja Morant (28) Anderson, Valančiūnas (13) Ja Morant (7) FedExForum 12,185 1–2 4 May 31 Utah L 113–120 Ja Morant (23) Jonas Valančiūnas (12) Ja Morant (12) FedExForum 12,185 1–3 5 June 2 @ Utah L 110–126 Brooks, Morant (27) Jackson Jr., Morant (7) Ja Morant (11) Vivint Arena 14,250 1–4
2021 playoff schedule

Player statistics

Ragular season

Player	POS	GP	GS	MP	REB	AST	STL	BLK	PTS	MPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
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

Player	POS	GP	GS	MP	REB	AST	STL	BLK	PTS	MPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
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

Main article: List of 2020–21 NBA season transactions

Trades

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

Additions

Player	Signed	Former team
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	BG Göttingen
Shaq Buchanan[12]	Exhibit 10 contract	Memphis Hustle
Tim Frazier[13][14][15]	Two 10-day contracts / Rest-of-season contract	Detroit Pistons
Jontay Porter	2-year contract	Missouri Tigers

Subtractions

Player	Reason left	New Team
Mario Hezonja[9]	Waived	Panathinaikos B.C. / BC UNICS
Marko Gudurić[10]	Waived	Fenerbahçe Beko
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

Player	Award	Date awarded	Ref.
Desmond Bane	NBA All-Rookie Second Team	June 17, 2021	[18]

Notes

1. Formerly Fox Sports South and Fox Sports Southeast until March 31, 2021.