The 2023–24 Memphis Grizzlies season was the 29th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and 23rd in Memphis, Tennessee.
The Grizzlies did not have Ja Morant for the first 25 games of the season (including the 2023 NBA In-Season Tournament period) as the NBA had suspended him for a second instance of being caught with holding a gun while being recorded on video for social media. Steven Adams did not play for the Grizzlies before being traded to the Houston Rockets due to a PCL injury to his right knee.
The Grizzlies lost their first six games to start the season and were the last team to win their first game, winning theirs on November 5, 2023. The team had a 6–19 record by the time Morant returned to play, but he would only play in nine games before he was ruled out for the remainder of the season on January 8 after suffering a labral tear in his right shoulder. In addition to Morant and Adams, starter Desmond Bane and roster additions Marcus Smart and Derrick Rose also missed significant time due to injuries. As many as thirteen of the Grizzlies' 18 rostered players were unable to play due to injuries, leading the NBA to grant the team three hardship roster spots just to make sure the team even had a playable bench at times. In total, they ran out over 50 different starting lineups accounting for 33 different players suiting up while those not healthy missed a combined 592 games altogether. It set a record for the most lineup combinations in league history since the 1970–71 season and broke their own team high of 28 players used in the 2015–16 season. This would also be Derrick Rose's final NBA season before retiring on September 26, 2024, after 16 seasons.
On March 21, 2024, the Memphis Grizzlies were eliminated from playoff contention for the first time since 2020 after their 137–116 loss to the Golden State Warriors.
The Memphis Grizzlies drew an average home attendance of 16,631 in 41 home games in the 2023-24 NBA season, the 28th highest in the league. The total attendance was 681,875.
Draft
RoundPickPlayerPositionNationalityCollege/Club 1 25 Marcus Sasser SG/PG Houston 2 45 GG Jackson PF/C South Carolina 2 56 Tarik Biberović SF/SG Fenerbahçe
The Grizzlies had one first-round pick and two second-round picks entering the draft. One of the second-round picks, which landed 45th, was acquired from the Minnesota Timberwolves via trade in 2022.
GG Jackson, a former five-star recruit, fell to the second round and took advantage of ample opportunity amidst the team's injury woes. He was later recognized as the first player not yet in his twenties to be named to an All-Rookie Team who was also not a first-round pick. Jackson's 14.6 points per game placed him 4th in the rookie class, buoyed by a highlight 44-point outburst on April 14 that was a franchise rookie record.
Roster
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Standings Division
Conference
Game log Preseason
|- style="background:#cfc" | 1 | October 8 | Indiana | | Jaren Jackson Jr. (18) | Santi Aldama (8) | Jacob Gilyard (6) | FedExForum14,403 | 1–0 |- style="background:#cfc" | 2 | October 10 | Milwaukee | | Desmond Bane (21) | Xavier Tillman (8) | Derrick Rose (7) | FedExForum14,797 | 2–0 |- style="background:#fcc" | 3 | October 12 | @ Atlanta | | GG Jackson (24) | Vince Williams Jr. (9) | Jacob Gilyard (10) | State Farm Arena12,437 | 2–1 |- style="background:#fcc" | 4 | October 15 | @ Miami | | Desmond Bane (26) | J. Jackson, Tillman (6) | Gilyard, Rose (5) | Kaseya Center19,600 | 2–2 |- style="background:#fcc" | 5 | October 20 | @ Milwaukee | | Desmond Bane (24) | Tillman, Z. Williams (7) | Marcus Smart (6) | Fiserv Forum15,993 | 2–3
Regular season This became the first regular season where all the NBA teams competed in a mid-season tournament setting due to the implementation of the 2023 NBA In-Season Tournament.
|- style="background:#fcc" | 1 | October 25 | New Orleans | | Desmond Bane (31) | Xavier Tillman (12) | Desmond Bane (5) | FedExForum17,798 | 0–1 |- style="background:#fcc" | 2 | October 27 | Denver | | Jaren Jackson Jr. (21) | J. Jackson, Z. Williams (9) | Marcus Smart (5) | FedExForum16,617 | 0–2 |- style="background:#fcc" | 3 | October 28 | @ Washington | | Desmond Bane (26) | Ziaire Williams (10) | Marcus Smart (6) | Capital One Arena16,191 | 0–3 |- style="background:#fcc" | 4 | October 30 | Dallas | | Bane, J. Jackson (30) | Jaren Jackson Jr. (9) | Marcus Smart (9) | FedExForum15,031 | 0–4
|- style="background:#fcc" | 5 | November 1 | @ Utah | | Desmond Bane (21) | Jaren Jackson Jr. (8) | Gilyard, Smart (6) | Delta Center18,206 | 0–5 |- style="background:#fcc" | 6 | November 3 | @ Portland | | Desmond Bane (33) | Jaren Jackson Jr. (10) | Desmond Bane (7) | Moda Center18,592 | 0–6 |- style="background:#cfc" | 7 | November 5 | @ Portland | | Desmond Bane (30) | Bismack Biyombo (11) | Bane, Smart (5) | Moda Center18,187 | 1–6 |- style="background:#fcc" | 8 | November 8 | Miami | | Jaren Jackson Jr. (28) | Bismack Biyombo (10) | Marcus Smart (7) | FedExForum16,781 | 1–7 |- style="background:#fcc" | 9 | November 10 | Utah | | Desmond Bane (37) | Bismack Biyombo (14) | Bane, Gilyard (8) | FedExForum16,977 | 1–8 |- style="background:#cfc" | 10 | November 12 | @ L.A. Clippers | | Desmond Bane (27) | Bismack Biyombo (12) | Marcus Smart (7) | Crypto.com Arena17,220 | 2–8 |- style="background:#fcc" | 11 | November 14 | @ L.A. Lakers | | Santi Aldama (24) | Bismack Biyombo (8) | John Konchar (6) | Crypto.com Arena18,430 | 2–9 |- style="background:#cfc" | 12 | November 18 | @ San Antonio | | Jaren Jackson Jr. (27) | Santi Aldama (10) | Ziaire Williams (5) | Frost Bank Center18,354 | 3–9 |- style="background:#fcc" | 13 | November 19 | Boston | | Desmond Bane (30) | Santi Aldama (12) | Desmond Bane (8) | FedExForum17,798 | 3–10 |- style="background:#fcc" | 14 | November 22 | @ Houston | | Bane, J. Jackson (23) | John Konchar (11) | Bane, Gilyard (4) | Toyota Center18,055 | 3–11 |- style="background:#fcc" | 15 | November 24 | Phoenix | | Santi Aldama (21) | Jaren Jackson Jr. (7) | Desmond Bane (10) | FedExForum17,794 | 3–12 |- style="background:#fcc" | 16 | November 26 | Minnesota | | Jaren Jackson Jr. (18) | Santi Aldama (7) | Bane, Rose (4) | FedExForum15,764 | 3–13 |- style="background:#cfc" | 17 | November 29 | Utah | | Jaren Jackson Jr. (20) | V. Williams, Z. Williams (8) | Bane, Rose (9) | FedExForum15,327 | 4–13
|- style="background:#cfc" | 18 | December 1 | @ Dallas | | Desmond Bane (30) | Santi Aldama (12) | Desmond Bane (5) | American Airlines Center20,150 | 5–13 |- style="background:#fcc" | 19 | December 2 | @ Phoenix | | Jaren Jackson Jr. (37) | Jaren Jackson Jr. (9) | Desmond Bane (5) | Footprint Center17,071 | 5–14 |- style="background:#cfc" | 20 | December 6 | @ Detroit | | Desmond Bane (49) | Bismack Biyombo (11) | Desmond Bane (8) | Little Caesars Arena12,862 | 6–14 |- style="background:#fcc" | 21 | December 8 | Minnesota | | Jaren Jackson Jr. (21) | Santi Aldama (10) | Derrick Rose (7) | FedExForum15,577 | 6–15 |- style="background:#fcc" | 22 | December 11 | Dallas | | Jaren Jackson Jr. (41) | Vince Williams Jr. (9) | Desmond Bane (8) | FedExForum16,379 | 6–16 |- style="background:#fcc" | 23 | December 13 | @ Houston | | Jaren Jackson Jr. (44) | J. Jackson, V. Williams (7) | Derrick Rose (6) | Toyota Center16,813 | 6–17 |- style="background:#fcc" | 24 | December 15 | Houston | | Desmond Bane (28) | Desmond Bane (13) | three players (3) | FedExForum16,941 | 6–18 |- style="background:#fcc" | 25 | December 18 | @ Oklahoma City | | Ziaire Williams (19) | Santi Aldama (9) | Jacob Gilyard (7) | Paycom Center16,409 | 6–19 |- style="background:#cfc" | 26 | December 19 | @ New Orleans | | Ja Morant (34) | John Konchar (8) | Ja Morant (8) | Smoothie King Center18,355 | 7–19 |- style="background:#cfc" | 27 | December 21 | Indiana | | Desmond Bane (31) | Jaren Jackson Jr. (8) | Ja Morant (8) | FedExForum18,160 | 8–19 |- style="background:#cfc" | 28 | December 23 | @ Atlanta | | Desmond Bane (37) | Biyombo, V. Williams (11) | Ja Morant (11) | State Farm Arena17,632 | 9–19 |- style="background:#cfc" | 29 | December 26 | @ New Orleans | | Ja Morant (31) | Jaren Jackson Jr. (10) | Bane, Morant (7) | Smoothie King Center18,538 | 10–19 |- style="background:#fcc" | 30 | December 28 | @ Denver | | Desmond Bane (23) | Vince Williams Jr. (11) | Marcus Smart (5) | Ball Arena19,733 | 10–20 |- style="background:#fcc" | 31 | December 29 | @ L.A. Clippers | | J. Jackson, Smart (22) | Desmond Bane (7) | Ja Morant (10) | Crypto.com Arena19,370 | 10–21 |- style="background:#fcc" | 32 | December 31 | Sacramento | | Jaren Jackson Jr. (18) | Desmond Bane (7) | Desmond Bane (6) | FedExForum17,794 | 10–22
|- style="background:#cfc" | 33 | January 2 | San Antonio | | Ja Morant (26) | Santi Aldama (11) | Ja Morant (10) | FedExForum17,794 | 11–22 |- style="background:#fcc" | 34 | January 3 | Toronto | | Ja Morant (28) | Aldama, Morant (8) | Ja Morant (9) | FedExForum16,385 | 11–23 |- style="background:#cfc" | 35 | January 5 | @ L.A. Lakers | | Jaren Jackson Jr. (31) | Bismack Biyombo (10) | Desmond Bane (13) | Crypto.com Arena18,997 | 12–23 |- style="background:#cfc" | 36 | January 7 | @ Phoenix | | Jaren Jackson Jr. (28) | Jaren Jackson Jr. (10) | Marcus Smart (8) | Footprint Center17,071 | 13–23 |- style="background:#cfc" | 37 | January 9 | @ Dallas | | Desmond Bane (32) | Xavier Tillman (11) | Vince Williams Jr. (6) | American Airlines Center20,116 | 14–23 |- style="background:#fcc" | 38 | January 12 | L.A. Clippers | | Jaren Jackson Jr. (21) | Xavier Tillman (9) | Jacob Gilyard (8) | FedExForum16,617 | 14–24 |- style="background:#fcc" | 39 | January 13 | New York | | GG Jackson (20) | Vince Williams Jr. (8) | Vince Williams Jr. (8) | FedExForum16,598 | 14–25 |- style="background:#cfc" | 40 | January 15 | Golden State | | Vince Williams Jr. (24) | Roddy, V. Williams (7) | J. Jackson, Kennard (5) | FedExForum16,612 | 15–25 |- style="background:#fcc" | 41 | January 18 | @ Minnesota | | Jaren Jackson Jr. (36) | Vince Williams Jr. (7) | Xavier Tillman (6) | Target Center18,024 | 15–26 |- style="background:#fcc" | 42 | January 20 | @ Chicago | | Jaren Jackson Jr. (26) | Santi Aldama (8) | Kennard, Konchar (6) | United Center21,441 | 15–27 |- style="background:#cfc" | 43 | January 22 | @ Toronto | | Jaren Jackson Jr. (27) | Vince Williams Jr. (10) | Luke Kennard (7) | Scotiabank Arena18,577 | 16–27 |- style="background:#cfc" | 44 | January 24 | @ Miami | | Vince Williams Jr. (25) | John Konchar (7) | Jacob Gilyard (7) | Kaseya Center19,600 | 17–27 |- style="background:#cfc" | 45 | January 26 | Orlando | | Jaren Jackson Jr. (30) | David Roddy (10) | Luke Kennard (6) | FedExForum16,823 | 18–27 |- style="background:#fcc" | 46 | January 28 | @ Indiana | | Jaren Jackson Jr. (25) | Vince Williams Jr. (8) | J. Jackson, Konchar, Pippen Jr. (4) | Gainbridge Fieldhouse16,519 | 18–28 |- style="background:#fcc" | 47 | January 29 | Sacramento | | Jaren Jackson Jr. (22) | David Roddy (10) | Gilyard, Pippen Jr. (5) | FedExForum15,333 | 18–29
|- style="background:#fcc" | 48 | February 1 | Cleveland | | Jaren Jackson Jr. (25) | Santi Aldama (9) | Jacob Gilyard (6) | FedExForum15,505 | 18–30 |- style="background:#fcc" | 49 | February 2 | Golden State | | Jaren Jackson Jr. (27) | John Konchar (12) | Gilyard, Konchar (5) | FedExForum17,794 | 18–31 |- style="background:#fcc" | 50 | February 4 | @ Boston | | Scotty Pippen Jr. (19) | Tosan Evbuomwan (12) | Jacob Gilyard (6) | TD Garden19,156 | 18–32 |- style="background:#fcc" | 51 | February 6 | @ New York | | Vince Williams Jr. (19) | Trey Jemison (7) | Aldama, Konchar, V. Williams (5) | Madison Square Garden19,013 | 18–33 |- style="background:#fcc" | 52 | February 8 | Chicago | | Jaren Jackson Jr. (28) | Vince Williams Jr. (11) | Vince Williams Jr. (8) | FedExForum16,285 | 18–34 |- style="background:#fcc" | 53 | February 10