The 2008–09 Memphis Grizzlies season was their 14th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Memphis Grizzlies finished 2 games ahead of their 2007–08 output, and finished 11th in the Western Conference as opposed to 14th.
Key dates June 26: The 2008 NBA draft took place in New York City. July 1: The free agency period started.
Draft picks
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College 1 5 Kevin Love Forward-center American UCLA 1 28 Donté Greene Small Forward American Syracuse
Some hours after the completion of the draft, Memphis sent the rights to #5 overall pick Kevin Love to Minnesota as part of a trade that landed #3 pick O. J. Mayo.
Roster
Regular season
Standings
Game log
| 1 | October 29 | @ Houston | | Rudy Gay (20) | Darrell Arthur (15) | Mike Conley Jr., Kyle Lowry (3) | Toyota Center18,196 | 0–1 |- | 2 | October 31 | Orlando | | Rudy Gay (29) | Darrell Arthur (10) | Kyle Lowry (4) | FedExForum16,139 | 1–1
| 3 | November 1 | @ Chicago | | Rudy Gay (20) | Darko Miličić (9) | Kyle Lowry (4) | United Center21,785 | 1–2 |- | 4 | November 3 | Golden State | | Marc Gasol (27) | Marc Gasol (16) | Mike Conley Jr. (7) | FedExForum10,121 | 2–2 |- | 5 | November 5 | @ Sacramento | | O. J. Mayo (28) | Rudy Gay, Kyle Lowry, Marc Gasol (6) | Kyle Lowry (7) | ARCO Arena13,685 | 2–3 |- | 6 | November 7 | @ Golden State | | Rudy Gay (23) | Darrell Arthur (12) | Mike Conley Jr. (6) | Oracle Arena18,744 | 3–3 |- | 7 | November 9 | @ Denver | | O. J. Mayo (31) | Marc Gasol, O. J. Mayo (8) | Mike Conley Jr., Rudy Gay (4) | Pepsi Center14,359 | 3–4 |- | 8 | November 10 | @ Phoenix | | O. J. Mayo (33) | Rudy Gay, Darrell Arthur (7) | O. J. Mayo (5) | US Airways Center18,422 | 3–5 |- | 9 | November 12 | New York | | Rudy Gay (20) | Hakim Warrick (8) | Marko Jarić, Kyle Lowry (4) | FedExForum10,129 | 3–6 |- | 10 | November 14 | Milwaukee | | O. J. Mayo (25) | Hakim Warrick (10) | Mike Conley Jr., Kyle Lowry (4) | FedExForum11,308 | 3–7 |- | 11 | November 18 | Sacramento | | Rudy Gay (22) | Hakim Warrick (10) | Mike Conley Jr. (7) | FedExForum10,834 | 4–7 |- | 12 | November 21 | @ Dallas | | O. J. Mayo (19) | Rudy Gay, Marc Gasol (8) | Rudy Gay (5) | American Airlines Center20,035 | 4–8 |- | 13 | November 22 | Utah | | O. J. Mayo (23) | Darrell Arthur (9) | Mike Conley Jr. (8) | FedExForum13,121 | 4–9 |- | 14 | November 24 | San Antonio | | O. J. Mayo (26) | Darko Miličić (11) | O. J. Mayo, Kyle Lowry (3) | FedExForum12,053 | 4–10 |- | 15 | November 26 | @ Utah | | Rudy Gay (27) | Marc Gasol (8) | Kyle Lowry (5) | EnergySolutions Arena19,911 | 4–11 |- | 16 | November 28 | @ San Antonio | | O. J. Mayo (32) | Rudy Gay, Marc Gasol, Darko Miličić (6) | O. J. Mayo, Mike Conley Jr. (4) | AT&T Center17,074 | 4–12 |- | 17 | November 29 | Oklahoma City | | O. J. Mayo (30) | O. J. Mayo (7) | Mike Conley Jr. (6) | FedExForum11,977 | 4–13
| 18 | December 3 | @ Atlanta | | Hakim Warrick (20) | Rudy Gay (10) | Mike Conley Jr., Kyle Lowry (4) | Philips Arena12,088 | 4–14 |- | 19 | December 5 | L.A. Clippers | | Rudy Gay (25) | Darko Miličić (9) | Kyle Lowry (5) | FedExForum10,484 | 5–14 |- | 20 | December 6 | @ New Orleans | | Marc Gasol (21) | Marc Gasol (7) | O. J. Mayo (5) | New Orleans Arena16,822 | 5–15 |- | 21 | December 8 | Houston | | Rudy Gay (20) | Hakim Warrick, Marc Gasol (8) | Kyle Lowry (5) | FedExForum10,691 | 6–15 |- | 22 | December 10 | @ Oklahoma City | | Rudy Gay (22) | Rudy Gay, Hakim Warrick, Marc Gasol (6) | O. J. Mayo, Kyle Lowry (5) | Ford Center18,009 | 7–15 |- | 23 | December 12 | Chicago | | Rudy Gay (29) | Darko Miličić (11) | Mike Conley Jr. (7) | FedExForum17,132 | 8–15 |- | 24 | December 14 | Miami | | O. J. Mayo (28) | Marc Gasol (7) | Kyle Lowry (5) | FedExForum12,271 | 9–15 |- | 25 | December 16 | New Orleans | | Rudy Gay (28) | Marc Gasol (11) | O. J. Mayo, Mike Conley Jr. (4) | FedExForum10,231 | 9–16 |- | 26 | December 19 | Charlotte | | Rudy Gay (17) | Marc Gasol (6) | O. J. Mayo (4) | FedExForum11,869 | 9–17 |- | 27 | December 22 | L.A. Lakers | | Rudy Gay (23) | Darko Miličić (8) | Kyle Lowry (7) | FedExForum17,456 | 9–18 |- | 28 | December 23 | @ Dallas | | Hakim Warrick (17) | Rudy Gay (9) | Kyle Lowry (4) | American Airlines Center20,200 | 9–19 |- | 29 | December 26 | Indiana | | Hakim Warrick (21) | O. J. Mayo (8) | O. J. Mayo (7) | FedExForum12,346 | 10–19 |- | 30 | December 27 | @ San Antonio | | O. J. Mayo (29) | Rudy Gay (11) | Kyle Lowry (8) | AT&T Center18,797 | 10–20 |- | 31 | December 29 | @ Minnesota | | O. J. Mayo (23) | Hakim Warrick (8) | Kyle Lowry (12) | Target Center12,207 | 10–21 |- | 32 | December 30 | Phoenix | | Hakim Warrick (25) | Marc Gasol (13) | Kyle Lowry (6) | FedExForum14,471 | 10–22
| 33 | January 2 | San Antonio | | Hakim Warrick (16) | Marc Gasol (11) | Kyle Lowry, Rudy Gay (3) | FedExForum12,597 | 10–23 |- | 34 | January 4 | Dallas | | O. J. Mayo (21) | Hakim Warrick, Rudy Gay (7) | Kyle Lowry (5) | FedExForum11,731 | 11–23 |- | 35 | January 6 | Minnesota | | Hakim Warrick (22) | O. J. Mayo (8) | O. J. Mayo, Kyle Lowry (5) | FedExForum10,156 | 11–24 |- | 36 | January 7 | @ New Jersey | | O. J. Mayo (26) | Marc Gasol (10) | O. J. Mayo, Rudy Gay, Kyle Lowry, Greg Buckner (3) | Izod Center11,552 | 11–25 |- | 37 | January 9 | @ Toronto | | Rudy Gay (22) | Darrell Arthur (7) | Marc Gasol, Mike Conley Jr. (4) | Air Canada Centre18,486 | 11–26 |- | 38 | January 13 | Cleveland | | Kyle Lowry (25) | Marc Gasol (11) | Kyle Lowry (7) | FedExForum15,121 | 11–27 |- | 39 | January 16 | Utah | | O. J. Mayo (23) | Marc Gasol (10) | Marc Gasol (3) | FedExForum10,422 | 11–28 |- | 40 | January 19 | Detroit | | Rudy Gay, O. J. Mayo (15) | Marc Gasol (13) | Mike Conley Jr. (5) | FedExForum17,483 | 11–29 |- | 41 | January 21 | @ Charlotte | | Rudy Gay (26) | Marc Gasol (6) | Mike Conley Jr. (5) | Time Warner Cable Arena11,249 | 11–30 |- | 42 | January 23 | @ New York | | Rudy Gay (20) | Rudy Gay (9) | Mike Conley Jr. (4) | Madison Square Garden18,391 | 11–31 |- | 43 | January 24 | New Jersey | | O. J. Mayo (23) | Marc Gasol (10) | Rudy Gay (4) | FedExForum12,817 | 11–32 |- | 44 | January 27 | Denver | | O. J. Mayo (19) | Hakim Warrick (10) | Kyle Lowry, Mike Conley Jr. (4) | FedExForum11,338 | 11–33 |- | 45 | January 28 | @ Oklahoma City | | Rudy Gay (25) | Rudy Gay, Darrell Arthur (8) | Mike Conley Jr. (9) | Ford Center18,450 | 11–34 |- | 46 | January 31 | L.A. Lakers | | Rudy Gay (23) | Hakim Warrick, Darrell Arthur (7) | Mike Conley Jr. (7) | FedExForum18,119 | 11–35
| 47 | February 2 | @ Washington | | O. J. Mayo (33) | Marc Gasol (11) | Mike Conley Jr. (5) | Verizon Center11,442 | 12–35 |- | 48 | February 4 | Houston | | O. J. Mayo (32) | Rudy Gay, Mike Conley Jr. (9) | Mike Conley Jr. (7) | FedExForum10,109 | 13–35 |- | 49 | February 6 | L.A. Clippers | | Rudy Gay (26) | Rudy Gay, O. J. Mayo, Marc Gasol (5) | Mike Conley Jr. (3) | FedExForum10,912 | 13–36 |- | 50 | February 7 | Toronto | | O. J. Mayo, Hakim Warrick (16) | O. J. Mayo, Marc Gasol, Greg Buckner, Hakim Warrick, Darko Miličić (8) | Mike Conley Jr. (8) | FedExForum11,498 | 14–36 |- | 51 | February 9 | New Orleans | | O. J. Mayo (22) | O. J. Mayo (16) | Mike Conley Jr. (8) | FedExForum10,896 | 15–36 |- | 52 | February 11 | @ Philadelphia | | Hakim Warrick (31) | Marc Gasol (9) | O. J. Mayo (5) | Wachovia Center12,812 | 15–37 |- | 53 | February 17 | @ Utah | | O. J. Mayo, Rudy Gay (18) | Darko Miličić (10) | Mike Conley Jr. (4) | EnergySolutions Arena19,911 | 15–38 |- | 54 | February 18 | @ Portland | | Rudy Gay (20) | Marc Gasol (10) | Mike Conley Jr. (10) | Rose Garden20,385 | 15–39 |- | 55 | February 20 | Sacramento | | O. J. Mayo (24) | Rudy Gay, Mike Conley Jr. (10) | Mike Conley Jr. (7) | FedExForum15,036 | 15–40 |- | 56 | February 24 | @ Cleveland | | Hakim Warrick, Rudy Gay (13) | Marc Gasol (9) | Mike Conley Jr. (7) | Quicken Loans Arena20,562 | 15–41 |- | 57 | February 25 | @ Indiana | | Marc Gasol (22) | Marc Gasol (15) | Mike Conley Jr. (8) | Conseco Fieldhouse13,211 | 15–42 |- | 58 | February 28 | Oklahoma City | | Rudy Gay (20) | Marc Gasol (9) | Mike Conley Jr. (4) | FedExForum10,074 | 15–43
| 59 | March 3 | @ L.A. Lakers | | Marc Gasol, O. J. Mayo (17) | Marc Gasol (14) | Rudy Gay, Mike Conley Jr. (6) | Staples Center18,997 | 15–44 |- | 60 | March 4 | @ L.A. Clippers | | Rudy Gay (35) | Rudy Gay, Marc Gasol (8) | Marc Gasol (10) | Staples Center13,813 | 16–44 |- | 61 | March 7 | Philadelphia | | Mike Conley Jr. (31) | Marc Gasol (13) | Mike Conley Jr. (9) | FedExForum14,458 | 16–45 |- | 62 | March 8 | @ Houston | | Rudy Gay (21) | Darrell Arthur (12) | Mike Conley Jr. (7) | Toyota Center16,179 | 16–46 |- | 63 | March 11 | @ Minnesota | | O. J. Mayo (18) | Darko Miličić (10) | O. J. Mayo, Mike Conley Jr. (5) | Target Center12,443 | 16–47 |- | 64 | March 13 | @ Boston | | Rudy Gay (26) | Marc Gasol (15) | Mike Conley Jr. (9) | TD Banknorth Garden18,624 | 16–48 |- | 65 | March 15 | @ Detroit | | Mike Conley Jr. (20) | Darko Miličić (11) | Marc Gasol (4) | The Palace of Auburn Hills22,076 | 17–48 |- | 66 | March 16 | Portland | | O. J. Mayo (21) | Rudy Gay (11) | O. J. Mayo (6) | FedExForum11,417 | 17–49 |- | 67 | March 18 | Denver | | Rudy Gay (30) | Marc Gasol (8) | Mike Conley Jr. (10) | FedExForum11,087 | 17–50 |- | 68 | March 20 | @ New Orleans | | Rudy Gay (23) | Marc Gasol, Darko Miličić (6) | O. J. Mayo (4) | New Orleans Arena17,837 | 17–51 |- | 69 | March 21 | Boston | | Hakim Warrick (20) | Greg Buckner (7) | Rudy Gay, Mike Conley Jr. (3) | FedExForum18,119 | 17–52 |- | 70 | March 23 | @ Miami | | O. J. Mayo (21) | Marc Gasol (9) | Mike Conley Jr. (5) | American Airlines Arena18,654 | 17–53 |- | 71 | March 27 | @ Sacramento | | Marc Gasol (27) | Rudy Gay (9) | Mike Conley Jr. (5) | ARCO Arena12,987 | 18–53 |- | 72 | March 28 | @ Portland | | O. J. Mayo (12) | Hamed Haddadi, Mike Conley Jr. (6) | O. J. Mayo (5) | Rose Garden20,680 | 18–54 |- | 73 | March 30 | @ Golden State | | O. J. Mayo (24) | Hamed Haddadi (8) | O. J. Mayo (10) | Oracle Arena18,471 | 19–54
| 74 | April 1 | Washington | | Rudy Gay (25) | Marc Gasol (9) | O. J. Mayo (7) | FedExForum10,013 | 20–54 |- | 75 | April 3 | Dallas | | Rudy Gay (27) | Rudy Gay (10) | Mike Conley Jr. (5) | FedExForum15,126 | 21–54 |- | 76 | April 4 | @ Milwaukee | | Rudy Gay (26) | Marc Gasol (10) | Mike Conley Jr. (9) | Bradley Center18,717 | 22–54 |- | 77 | April 7 | Portland | | O. J. Mayo (31) | Darrell Arthur (5) | Mike Conley Jr. (8) | FedExForum10,089 | 22–55 |- | 78 | April 8 | @ Orlando | | Rudy Gay (18) | Marc Gasol (8) | O. J. Mayo, Darrell Arthur (2) | Amway Arena17,461 | 22–56 |- | 79 | April 10 | Phoenix | | O. J. Mayo, Rudy Gay (20) | Darrell Arthur, Hakim Warrick (10) | O. J. Mayo, Mike Conley Jr. (6) | FedExForum15,908 | 23–56 |- | 80 | April 12 | @ L.A. Lakers | | O. J. Mayo (20) | Marc Gasol (8) | Marc Gasol, Mike Conley Jr. (4) | Staples Center18,997 | 23–57 |- | 81 | April 13 | @ Phoenix | | Hakim Warrick, Rudy Gay (26) | Hakim Warrick (9) | Mike Conley Jr. (6) | US Airways Center18,422 | 23–58 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 82 | April 15 | Atlanta | | O. J. Mayo (26) | Darrell Arthur (10) | Mike Conley Jr. (7) | FedExForum12,736 | 24–58
Awards and records O. J. Mayo, NBA All-Rookie Team 1st Team Marc Gasol, NBA All-Rookie Team 2nd Team
Player statistics
Ragular season