The 2009-10 Memphis Grizzlies season was the 15th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Grizzlies missed the playoffs for the fourth straight year.

During the offseason the Grizzlies acquired Allen Iverson, but his stint in Memphis lasted only three games and he left the team for personal reasons. Iverson then returned to the team where he began his career, the Philadelphia 76ers, in December.

Key dates June 25 - The 2009 NBA draft took place in New York City. July 8 - The free agency period started.

Draft picks

Round Pick Player Position Nationality School 1 2 Hasheem Thabeet Tanzania Connecticut 1 27 DeMarre Carroll Missouri 2 36 Sam Young Pittsburgh

Roster

Regular season

Standings

Player statistics

Ragular season PlayerSG82 82 3,113 311 242 98 17 1,432 38.0 3.8 3.0 1.2 .2 17.5PF 81 81 3,051 950 149 80 34 1,681 37.7 11.7 1.8 1.0 .4 20.8SF 80 80 3,175 472 153 118 64 1,567 39.7 5.9 1.9 1.5 .8 19.6PG 80 80 2,569 191 425 109 12 959 32.1 2.4 5.3 1.4 .2 12.0SF 80 1 1,321 201 52 34 20 595 16.5 2.5 .7 .4 .3 7.4SF 71 1 795 150 33 28 9 209 11.2 2.1 .5 .4 .1 2.9C 69 69 2,469 640 165 69 109 1,008 35.8 9.3 2.4 1.0 1.6 14.6C 68 13 883 243 11 15 89 208 13.0 3.6 .2 .2 1.3 3.1PG 62 1 872 93 161 32 1 269 14.1 1.5 2.6 .5 .0 4.3PG 38 1 589 66 108 33 5 133 15.5 1.7 2.8 .9 .1 3.5C 36 0 240 75 10 1 14 62 6.7 2.1 .3 .0 .4 1.7PF 32 1 457 110 15 14 14 143 14.3 3.4 .5 .4 .4 4.5C 21 0 158 42 0 1 10 53 7.5 2.0 .0 .0 .5 2.5†PG 9 0 61 10 5 5 1 36 6.8 1.1 .6 .6 .1 4.0†SG 5 0 80 7 3 6 0 10 16.0 1.4 .6 1.2 .0 2.0†PG 3 0 67 4 11 1 0 37 22.3 1.3 3.7 .3 .0 12.3SF 2 0 5 1 0 1 0 2 2.5 .5 .0 .5 .0 1.0

Awards, records and milestones

Awards

Week/Month Lionel Hollins - Western Conference Coach of the Month: December Grizzlies' Hollins wins Western Conference coach of the month honor

All-Star Zach Randolph was selected as a Western All-star reserve. (1st appearance)Zach Randolph named to Western Conference All-Star team

References

External links 2009–10 Memphis Grizzlies season at ESPN 2009–10 Memphis Grizzlies season at Basketball Reference