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

RoundPickPlayerPositionNationalityCollege/Club 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. 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.

On June 24, they acquired the rights to Tennessee guard Kennedy Chandler from the Spurs for a future 2nd-round pick. On July 2, they would sign forward Kenneth Lofton Jr. of Louisiana Tech to a two-way contract, after he went undrafted. 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.

Roster

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Standings Division

Conference

Game log Preseason

|- style="background:#ccffcc;" | 1 | October 1 | @ Milwaukee | | David Roddy (18) | Santi Aldama (7) | Kennedy Chandler (8) | Fiserv Forum13,023 | 1–0 |- style="background:#cfc; | 2 | October 3 | Orlando | | Ja Morant (22) | John Konchar (9) | Ja Morant (7) | FedExForum13,431 | 2–0 |- style="background:#fcc; | 3 | October 7 | Miami | | Dillon Brooks (18) | Steven Adams (8) | Tyus Jones (5) | FedExForum14,395 | 2–1 |- style="background:#fcc; | 4 | October 11 | @ Orlando | | Desmond Bane (33) | Steven Adams (10) | Brooks, Morant (4) | Amway Center16,006 | 2–2 |- style="background:#cfc; | 5 | October 13 | @ Detroit | | Ja Morant (31) | Adams, Aldama, Morant (8) | Ja Morant (4) | Little Caesars Arena12,104 | 3–2

Regular season

|- style="background:#cfc;" | 1 | October 19 | New York | | Ja Morant (34) | Steven Adams (14) | Ja Morant (9) | FedExForum18,202 | 1–0 |-style="background:#cfc; | 2 | October 21 | @ Houston | | Ja Morant (49) | Adams, Aldama (9) | Ja Morant (8) | Toyota Center17,878 | 2–0 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 3 | October 22 | @ Dallas | | Ja Morant (20) | Santi Aldama (6) | Tyus Jones (5) | American Airlines Center20,377 | 2–1 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 4 | October 24 | Brooklyn | | Bane, Morant (38) | Steven Adams (13) | Bane, Morant (7) | FedExForum17,392 | 3–1 |-style="background:#cfc" | 5 | October 27 | @ Sacramento | | Desmond Bane (31) | Steven Adams (11) | Ja Morant (6) | Golden 1 Center15,511 | 4–1 |-style="background:#fcc; | 6 | October 29 | @ Utah | | Desmond Bane (32) | Steven Adams (10) | Tyus Jones (10) | Vivint Arena18,206 | 4–2 |-style="background:#fcc; | 7 | October 31 | @ Utah | | Ja Morant (37) | Steven Adams (9) | Ja Morant (4) | Vivint Arena18,206 | 4–3

|-style="background:#cfc; | 8 | November 2 | @ Portland | | Desmond Bane (29) | Steven Adams (11) | Ja Morant (7) | Moda Center19,462 | 5–3 |-style="background:#cfc; | 9 | November 4 | Charlotte | | Dillon Brooks (23) | Steven Adams (19) | Ja Morant (11) | FedExForum17,187 | 6–3 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 10 | November 6 | Washington | | Desmond Bane (28) | Adams, Aldama (10) | Ja Morant (6) | FedExForum16,877 | 7–3 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 11 | November 7 | Boston | | Ja Morant (30) | Clarke, Morant (8) | Ja Morant (9) | FedExForum17,371 | 7–4 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 12 | November 9 | @ San Antonio | | Bane, Morant (32) | Steven Adams (19) | Desmond Bane (6) | AT&T Center13,507 | 8–4 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 13 | November 11 | Minnesota | | Ja Morant (28) | Ja Morant (10) | Ja Morant (8) | FedExForum16,939 | 9–4 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 14 | November 13 | @ Washington | | Dillon Brooks (19) | Steven Adams (10) | Steven Adams (6) | Capital One Arena17,667 | 9–5 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 15 | November 15 | @ New Orleans | | Ja Morant (36) | Brandon Clarke (13) | Ja Morant (4) | Smoothie King Center14,032 | 9–6 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 16 | November 18 | Oklahoma City | | Jaren Jackson Jr. (25) | Jaren Jackson Jr. (12) | Ja Morant (11) | FedExForum17,324 | 10–6 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 17 | November 20 | @ Brooklyn | | Dillon Brooks (31) | Steven Adams (10) | John Konchar (7) | Barclays Center18,241 | 10–7 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 18 | November 22 | Sacramento | | Ja Morant (34) | Steven Adams (16) | Jones, Morant (6) | FedExForum16,826 | 10–8 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 19 | November 25 | New Orleans | | Dillon Brooks (25) | Steven Adams (11) | Ja Morant (11) | FedExForum17,794 | 11–8 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 20 | November 27 | @ New York | | Ja Morant (27) | Adams, Morant (10) | Ja Morant (14) | Madison Square Garden19,524 | 12–8 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 21 | November 30 | @ Minnesota | | Ja Morant (24) | Steven Adams (12) | Ja Morant (6) | Target Center15,980 | 12–9

|- style="background:#cfc;" | 22 | December 2 | Philadelphia | | Ja Morant (28) | Steven Adams (16) | Steven Adams (6) | FedExForum17,022 | 13–9 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 23 | December 4 | @ Detroit | | Ja Morant (33) | Brandon Clarke (14) | Ja Morant (10) | Little Caesars Arena20,088 | 14–9 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 24 | December 5 | Miami | | Tyus Jones (28) | Santi Aldama (10) | Tyus Jones (10) | FedExForum16,122 | 15–9 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 25 | December 7 | Oklahoma City | | Ja Morant (26) | Ja Morant (13) | Ja Morant (11) | FedExForum15,942 | 16–9 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 26 | December 9 | Detroit | | Jaren Jackson Jr. (20) | Steven Adams (8) | Ja Morant (12) | FedExForum17,103 | 17–9 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 27 | December 12 | Atlanta | | Tyus Jones (22) | Jackson Jr., Konchar (7) | Tyus Jones (11) | FedExForum16,544 | 18–9 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 28 | December 15 | Milwaukee | | Ja Morant (25) | Ja Morant (10) | Ja Morant (10) | FedExForum17,794 | 19–9 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 29 | December 17 | @ Oklahoma City | | Dillon Brooks (32) | Clarke, Jackson Jr. (8) | John Konchar (3) | Paycom Center16,895 | 19–10 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 30 | December 20 | @ Denver | | Ja Morant (35) | Steven Adams (10) | Ja Morant (10) | Ball Arena19,605 | 19–11 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 31 | December 23 | @ Phoenix | | Clarke, Jackson Jr. (24) | Steven Adams (11) | Ja Morant (11) | Footprint Center17,071 | 20–11 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 32 | December 25 | @ Golden State | | Ja Morant (36) | Steven Adams (14) | Ja Morant (8) | Chase Center18,064 | 20–12 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 33 | December 27 | Phoenix | | Ja Morant (34) | Steven Adams (9) | Ja Morant (6) | FedExForum18,239 | 20–13 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 34 | December 29 | @ Toronto | | Dillon Brooks (25) | Steven Adams (17) | Ja Morant (17) | Scotiabank Arena19,800 | 21–13 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 35 | December 31 | New Orleans | | Ja Morant (32) | Steven Adams (21) | Jones, Morant (8) | FedExForum17,951 | 22–13

|-style="background:#cfc;" | 36 | January 1 | Sacramento | | Ja Morant (35) | Steven Adams (23) | Tyus Jones (8) | FedExForum17,794 | 23–13 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 37 | January 4 | @ Charlotte | | Ja Morant (23) | Steven Adams (15) | Ja Morant (8) | Spectrum Center19,077 | 24–13 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 38 | January 5 | @ Orlando | | Ja Morant (32) | Jaren Jackson Jr. (10) | Tyus Jones (8) | Amway Center18,500 | 25–13 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 39 | January 8 | Utah | | Desmond Bane (24) | Xavier Tillman (9) | Desmond Bane (9) | FedExForum17,794 | 26–13 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 40 | January 9 | San Antonio | | Tyus Jones (24) | Steven Adams (15) | Tyus Jones (6) | FedExForum16,013 | 27–13 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 41 | January 11 | San Antonio | | Ja Morant (38) | Steven Adams (18) | Steven Adams (5) | FedExForum16,454 | 28–13 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 42 | January 14 | @ Indiana | | Desmond Bane (25) | Jaren Jackson Jr. (10) | Ja Morant (10) | Gainbridge Fieldhouse17,274 | 29–13 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 43 | January 16 | Phoenix | | Ja Morant (29) | Steven Adams (9) | Tyus Jones (8) | FedExForum17,794 | 30–13 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 44 | January 18 | Cleveland | | Desmond Bane (25) | Steven Adams (10) | Ja Morant (8) | FedExForum16,892 | 31–13 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 45 | January 20 | @ L.A. Lakers | | Ja Morant (22) | Steven Adams (17) | Ja Morant (8) | Crypto.com Arena18,997 | 31–14 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 46 | January 22 | @ Phoenix | | Ja Morant (27) | Steven Adams (16) | Ja Morant (8) | Footprint Center17,071 | 31–15 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 47 | January 23 | @ Sacramento | | Desmond Bane (21) | Jones, Tillman (6) | Tyus Jones (8) | Golden 1 Center17,821 | 31–16 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 48 | January 25 | @ Golden State | | Ja Morant (29) | Brandon Clarke (8) | Ja Morant (12) | Chase Center18,064 | 31–17 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 49 | January 27 | @ Minnesota | | Ja Morant (27) | Ja Morant (10) | Ja Morant (11) | Target Center17,136 | 31–18 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 50 | January 29 | Indiana | | Jaren Jackson Jr. (28) | Xavier Tillman (11) | Ja Morant (15) | FedExForum17,794 | 32–18

|-style="background:#fcc;" | 51 | February 1 | Portland | | Ja Morant (32) | Xavier Tillman (10) | Ja Morant (12) | FedExForum14,589 | 32–19 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 52 | February 2 | @ Cleveland | | Desmond Bane (25) | Santi Aldama (10) | Ja Morant (8) | Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse19,432 | 32–20 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 53 | February 5 | Toronto | | Desmond Bane (26) | Xavier Tillman (9) | Tyus Jones (7) | FedExForum17,794 | 32–21 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 54 | February 7 | Chicago | | Ja Morant (34) | Brandon Clarke (13) | Ja Morant (7) | FedExForum17,012 | 33–21 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 55 | February 10 | Minnesota | | Ja Morant (32) | Ja Morant (9) | Ja Morant (9) | FedExForum17,794 | 34–21 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 56 | February 12 | @ Boston | | Ja Morant (25) | Aldama, Jackson Jr. (7) | Bane, Morant (7) | TD Garden19,156 | 34–22 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 57 | February 15 | Utah | | Jaren Jackson Jr. (26) | Brandon Clarke (10) | Ja Morant (9) | FedExForum16,748 | 35–22 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 58 | February 23 | @ Philadelphia | | Desmond Bane (25) | Xavier Tillman (12) | Tyus Jones (6)