The 2024–25 Memphis Grizzlies season was the 30th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and 24th in Memphis. This season would showcase the return of many of Memphis' key players, including Ja Morant, who would make his return after missing most of last season due to suspension and injury. After going 9–7 earlier in the season, the Grizzlies would gain separation as one of the better Western Conference teams this season. On March 28, 2025, the Grizzlies fired head coach Taylor Jenkins, despite having a 44–29 record and more or less having a confirmed spot for the 2025 NBA playoffs at the time. On April 11, the Grizzlies clinched at play-in spot following their loss to the Denver Nuggets. On April 18, the Grizzlies became the last team in the 2024–25 season to clinch a playoff berth after they defeated the Dallas Mavericks in the second play-in game. On April 20, the Grizzlies suffered an 131–80 defeat against the Oklahoma City Thunder, the worst game 1 defeat in NBA playoff history. On April 26, the Grizzlies were swept by the Thunder in the first round of the playoffs.
Draft
RoundPickPlayerPositionNationalityCollege/club 1 9 Zach Edey C Canada Purdue 2 39 Jaylen Wells SG United States Washington State 2 57 Ulrich Chomche PF Cameroon APR BBC ()NBA Academy Africa
The Grizzlies had one first-round pick and two second-round picks entering the draft. Both second-round picks were originally owned by the Brooklyn Nets and the Oklahoma City Thunder, respectively, and were acquired from the Houston Rockets in February 2024 as an exchange for Steven Adams. For the first time in franchise history, the Grizzlies worked on the NBA draft for two straight days instead of one day like it had been since 1989.
In the first day, the Grizzlies decided to take Canadian center Zach Edey from Purdue University, a player who had previously been considered a mid-to-late first round entry, as the 9th pick of the draft due to them being enamored to his size and untapped potential that he has in the NBA. During the second day, the Grizzlies also acquired shooting guard/small forward Jaylen Wells from Washington State University, with them later trading their final second round pick, Cameroonian power forward Ulrich Chomche from the Basketball Africa League's APR BBC in Rwanda and the NBA Academy in Africa, to the Toronto Raptors and then acquiring NCAA champion guard Cam Spencer from the University of Connecticut via trading with the Detroit Pistons.
Roster
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Standings Division
Conference
Game log Preseason During the preseason, the Grizzlies would play their final games under what was previously named Bally Sports South and Bally Sports Southeast. Bally Sports would rebrand itself to the FanDuel Sports Network before the start of the regular season.
|- style="background:#cfc" | 1 | October 7 | @ Dallas | | Brandon Clarke (17) | Santi Aldama (8) | Scotty Pippen Jr. (6) | American Airlines Center19,207 | 1–0 |- style="background:#fcc" | 2 | October 10 | Charlotte | | Desmond Bane (17) | Huff, Wells (6) | Aldama, Pippen Jr. (5) | FedExForum13,411 | 1–1 |- style="background:#cfc" | 3 | October 12 | @ Chicago | | Jaylen Wells (24) | Huff, LaRavia (9) | Yuki Kawamura (8) | United Center20,465 | 2–1 |- style="background:#cfc" | 4 | October 14 | @ Indiana | | Bane, Edey (23) | Zach Edey (9) | Yuki Kawamura (7) | Gainbridge Fieldhouse11,221 | 3–1 |- style="background:#fcc" | 5 | October 18 | Miami | | Aldama, Bane (19) | Ja Morant (8) | Desmond Bane (7) | FedExForum14,113 | 3–2
Regular season
|- style="background:#cfc | 1 | October 23 | @ Utah | | Santi Aldama (27) | Aldama, Edey, Huff, Konchar, Morant, Smart (5) | Ja Morant (10) | Delta Center18,175 | 1–0 |- style="background:#fcc | 2 | October 25 | @ Houston | | Ja Morant (24) | Zach Edey (9) | Bane, LaRavia, Pippen Jr. (4) | Toyota Center18,055 | 1–1 |- style="background:#cfc | 3 | October 26 | Orlando | | Santi Aldama (22) | Aldama, Bane, LaRavia (7) | Scotty Pippen Jr. (12) | FedExForum17,809 | 2–1 |- style="background:#fcc | 4 | October 28 | Chicago | | Desmond Bane (30) | Santi Aldama (13) | Scotty Pippen Jr. (10) | FedExForum15,906 | 2–2 |- style="background:#fcc | 5 | October 30 | Brooklyn | | Jaren Jackson Jr. (30) | Ja Morant (8) | Ja Morant (11) | FedExForum14,745 | 2–3 |- style="background:#cfc | 6 | October 31 | Milwaukee | | Ja Morant (26) | LaRavia, Morant (10) | Ja Morant (14) | FedExForum15,377 | 3–3
|- style="background:#cfc | 7 | November 2 | @ Philadelphia | | Jaren Jackson Jr. (27) | Santi Aldama (13) | Scotty Pippen Jr. (13) | Wells Fargo Center20,066 | 4–3 |- style="background:#fcc | 8 | November 4 | @ Brooklyn | | Edey, Morant (25) | Zach Edey (12) | Ja Morant (9) | Barclays Center18,088 | 4–4 |- style="background:#cfc | 9 | November 6 | L.A. Lakers | | J. Jackson, Morant, Wells (20) | Santi Aldama (12) | Jake LaRavia (8) | FedExForum17,794 | 5–4 |- style="background:#cfc | 10 | November 8 | Washington | | Jaren Jackson Jr. (39) | Scotty Pippen Jr. (10) | Scotty Pippen Jr. (11) | FedExForum16,216 | 6–4 |- style="background:#cfc | 11 | November 10 | @ Portland | | Jaren Jackson Jr. (20) | Jaren Jackson Jr. (7) | Luke Kennard (11) | Moda Center18,477 | 7–4 |- style="background:#fcc | 12 | November 13 | @ L.A. Lakers | | Jaren Jackson Jr. (29) | Zach Edey (8) | Marcus Smart (6) | Crypto.com Arena18,997 | 7–5 |- style="background:#fcc | 13 | November 15 | @ Golden State | | Jaren Jackson Jr. (32) | Zach Edey (9) | Marcus Smart (6) | Chase Center18,064 | 7–6 |- style="background:#cfc | 14 | November 17 | Denver | | Jaren Jackson Jr. (20) | Desmond Bane (11) | Desmond Bane (7) | FedExForum16,351 | 8–6 |- style="background:#fcc | 15 | November 19 | Denver | | Santi Aldama (28) | Santi Aldama (11) | Scotty Pippen Jr. (6) | FedExForum15,377 | 8–7 |- style="background:#cfc | 16 | November 20 | Philadelphia | | Jaren Jackson Jr. (25) | Desmond Bane (10) | Aldama, Bane (6) | FedExForum15,533 | 9–7 |- style="background:#cfc | 17 | November 23 | @ Chicago | | Scotty Pippen Jr. (30) | Santi Aldama (10) | Scotty Pippen Jr. (10) | United Center19,449 | 10–7 |- style="background:#cfc | 18 | November 25 | Portland | | Ja Morant (22) | Santi Aldama (17) | Ja Morant (11) | FedExForum15,796 | 11–7 |- style="background:#cfc | 19 | November 27 | Detroit | | Marcus Smart (25) | Bane, Pippen Jr. (7) | Desmond Bane (7) | FedExForum16,261 | 12–7 |- style="background:#cfc | 20 | November 29 | New Orleans | | Ja Morant (27) | Brandon Clarke (11) | Ja Morant (7) | FedExForum17,014 | 13–7
|- style="background:#cfc | 21 | December 1 | Indiana | | Jaren Jackson Jr. (25) | Jaren Jackson Jr. (8) | Ja Morant (8) | FedExForum15,901 | 14–7 |- style="background:#fcc | 22 | December 3 | @ Dallas | | Ja Morant (31) | Santi Aldama (8) | Marcus Smart (6) | American Airlines Center20,277 | 14–8 |- style="background:#cfc | 23 | December 5 | Sacramento | | Bane, Smart (18) | Santi Aldama (10) | Bane, Morant (7) | FedExForum15,776 | 15–8 |- style="background:#cfc | 24 | December 7 | @ Boston | | Ja Morant (32) | Huff, J. Jackson, Morant (9) | Ja Morant (9) | TD Garden19,156 | 16–8 |- style="background:#cfc | 25 | December 8 | @ Washington | | Jaren Jackson Jr. (21) | John Konchar (8) | Scotty Pippen Jr. (12) | Capital One Arena15,012 | 17–8 |- style="background:#cfc | 26 | December 13 | Brooklyn | | Ja Morant (28) | Brandon Clarke (8) | Ja Morant (10) | FedExForum15,983 | 18–8 |- style="background:#fcc | 27 | December 15 | @ L.A. Lakers | | Jaren Jackson Jr. (25) | Zach Edey (10) | Desmond Bane (7) | Crypto.com Arena15,106 | 18–9 |- style="background:#cfc | 28 | December 19 | Golden State | | Santi Aldama (21) | Santi Aldama (14) | Desmond Bane (7) | FedExForum17,729 | 19–9 |- style="background:#cfc | 29 | December 21 | @ Atlanta | | Desmond Bane (23) | Aldama, Edey (6) | Scotty Pippen Jr. (9) | State Farm Arena16,909 | 20–9 |- style="background:#fcc | 30 | December 23 | L.A. Clippers | | Jaren Jackson Jr. (24) | Zach Edey (14) | Desmond Bane (7) | FedExForum17,265 | 20–10 |- style="background:#cfc | 31 | December 26 | Toronto | | Edey, J. Jackson (21) | Zach Edey (16) | Ja Morant (9) | FedExForum17,196 | 21-10 |- style="background:#cfc | 32 | December 27 | @ New Orleans | | Jaren Jackson Jr. (33) | Zach Edey (9) | Desmond Bane (8) | Smoothie King Center17,328 | 22–10 |- style="background:#fcc | 33 | December 29 | @ Oklahoma City | | Desmond Bane (22) | John Konchar (15) | Scotty Pippen Jr. (9) | Paycom Center18,203 | 22–11 |- style="background:#cfc | 34 | December 31 | @ Phoenix | | Jaren Jackson Jr. (38) | J. Jackson, Konchar (12) | Desmond Bane (7) | Footprint Center17,071 | 23–11
|- style="background:#fcc | 35 | January 3 | @ Sacramento | | Jaylen Wells (30) | Clarke, Kennard (8) | Luke Kennard (9) | Golden 1 Center16,601 | 23–12 |- style="background:#fcc | 36 | January 4 | @ Golden State | | Jaren Jackson Jr. (23) | Jaren Jackson Jr. (9) | Bane, LaRavia (10) | Chase Center18,064 | 23–13 |- style="background:#cfc | 37 | January 6 | Dallas | | Jaren Jackson Jr. (35) | J. Jackson, Konchar (13) | Jaren Jackson Jr. (5) | FedExForum16,412 | 24–13 |- style="background:#fcc | 38 | January 9 | Houston | | Ja Morant (27) | Santi Aldama (9) | Bane, J. Jackson (4) | FedExForum16,298 | 24–14 |- style="background:#cfc | 39 | January 11 | @ Minnesota | | Jaren Jackson Jr. (33) | Zach Edey (9) | Bane, Kennard (5) | Target Center18,978 | 25–14 |- style="background:#fcc | 40 | January 13 | @ Houston | | Ja Morant (29) | Edey, LaRavia (7) | Ja Morant (4) | Toyota Center18,055 | 25–15 |- style="background:#cfc" | 41 | January 15 | @ San Antonio | | Bane, Morant (21) | Santi Aldama (10) | Ja Morant (12) | Frost Bank Center18,354 | 26–15 |- style="background:#cfc" | 42 | January 17 | @ San Antonio | | Santi Aldama (29) | Aldama, LaRavia (8) | Desmond Bane (14) | Frost Bank Center18,354 | 27–15 |- style="background:#cfc" | 43 | January 20 | Minnesota | | Jaren Jackson Jr. (24) | Jaren Jackson Jr. (11) | Ja Morant (7) | FedExForum17,794 | 28–15 |- style="background:#cfc | 44 | January 22 | Charlotte | | Desmond Bane (24) | Edey, J. Jackson (6) | Ja Morant (13) | FedExForum15,971 | 29–15 |- style="background:#cfc | 45 | January 24 | New Orleans | | Jaren Jackson Jr. (29) | Zach Edey (11) | Desmond Bane (14) | FedExForum16,495 | 30–15 |- style="background:#cfc | 46 | January 25 | Utah | | Jaren Jackson Jr. (28) | Desmond Bane (9) | Ja Morant (7) | FedExForum17,011 | 31–15 |- style="background:#fcc | 47 | January 27 | @ New York | | Jaren Jackson Jr. (21) | Zach Edey (11) | Luke Kennard (7) | Madison Square Garden19,812 | 31–16 |- style="background:#cfc | 48 | January 30 | Houston | | Desmond Bane (24) | Desmond Bane (12) | Desmond Bane (6) | FedExForum16,257 | 32–16
|- style="background:#cfc | 49 | February 2 | @ Milwaukee | | Jaren Jackson Jr. (37) | Zach Edey (11) | Scotty Pippen Jr. (10) | Fiserv Forum17,341 | 33–16 |- style="background:#cfc" | 50 | February 3 | San Antonio | | Jaren Jackson Jr. (31) | Zach Edey (14) | Ja Morant (11) | FedExForum16,575 | 34–16 |- style="background:#cfc | 51 | February 5 | @ Toronto | | Jaren Jackson Jr. (32) | Zach Edey (15) | J. Jackson, Morant (4) | Scotiabank Arena18,337 | 35–16 |- style="background:#fcc" | 52 | February 8 | Oklahoma City | | Desmond Bane (20) | Desmond Bane (9) | Ja Morant (7) | FedExForum17,794 | 35–17 |- style="background:#cfc" | 53 | February 11 | @ Phoenix | | Ja Morant (26) | Edey, Williams Jr. (9) | Ja Morant (6) | Footprint Center17,071 | 36–17 |- style="background:#fcc" | 54 | February 12 | @ L.A. Clippers | | Desmond Bane (23) | GG Jackson (8) | Santi Aldama (7) | Intuit Dome14,997 | 36–18 |- align="center" |colspan="9" bgcolor="#bbcaff"|All-Star Game |- style="background:#fcc" | 55 | February 20 | @ Indiana | | Desmond Bane (23) | Zach Edey (11) | Desmond Bane (7) | Gainbridge Fieldhouse17,274 | 36–19