2016–17 Memphis Grizzlies season

2016–17 Memphis Grizzlies season
2016–17 Memphis Grizzlies season
Head coach	David Fizdale
General manager	Chris Wallace
Owners	Robert Pera
Arena	FedExForum
Results
Record	43–39 (.524)
Place	Division: 3rd (Southwest); Conference: 7th (Western)
Playoff finish	First Round; (lost to Spurs 2–4)
	Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	Fox Sports Tennessee; Fox Sports Southeast
Radio	WMFS-FM
< 2015–16	2017–18 >

The 2016–17 Memphis Grizzlies season was the 22nd season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). On May 7, 2016, the Memphis Grizzlies fired Dave Joerger after the team was swept in the first round of the playoffs.^[1] On May 29, 2016, David Fizdale was hired as the head coach.^[2]

The Grizzlies finished the regular season with a 43–39 record, securing the 7th seed. In the playoffs, they faced off against the San Antonio Spurs in the First Round, where they lost in six games. Following the season, Zach Randolph signed as a free agent with the Sacramento Kings, along with Vince Carter. Tony Allen also left the team following the season, signing with the New Orleans Pelicans as a free agent.

Until the 2020-21 NBA season, this marked the last time the Grizzlies made the playoffs.

Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College / Club
1	17	Wade Baldwin IV	PG	United States	Vanderbilt
2	57	Wang Zhelin	C	China	Fujian Sturgeons (China)

Roster

2016–17 Memphis Grizzlies roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Height	Weight	DOB	From
SG	9	Allen, Tony	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	213 lb (97 kg)	1982-01-11	Oklahoma State
PG	4	Baldwin, Wade	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	202 lb (92 kg)	1996-03-29	Vanderbilt
SF	15	Carter, Vince	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	1977-01-26	North Carolina
PG	11	Conley, Mike	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1987-10-11	Ohio State
SG	30	Daniels, Troy	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	1991-07-15	VCU
C	23	Davis, Deyonta	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	1996-12-02	Michigan State
SF	8	Ennis, James	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1990-07-01	Long Beach State
C	33	Gasol, Marc	7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	1985-01-29	Lausanne CS (TN)
PF	0	Green, JaMychal	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	227 lb (103 kg)	1990-06-21	Alabama
SG	5	Harrison, Andrew	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	213 lb (97 kg)	1994-10-28	Kentucky
PF	1	Martin, Jarell	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	239 lb (108 kg)	1994-05-24	LSU
SF	25	Parsons, Chandler	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	1988-10-25	Florida
PF	50	Randolph, Zach	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	260 lb (118 kg)	1981-07-16	Michigan State
SG	7	Selden, Wayne	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	1994-09-30	Kansas
PF	34	Wright, Brandan	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	1987-10-05	North Carolina

Head coach

David Fizdale

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(DP) Unsigned draft pick
(FA) Free agent
(S) Suspended
(DL) On assignment to D-League affiliate
Injured

Roster
Last transaction: 2017-04-03

Standings

Division

Southwest Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div	GP
y – San Antonio Spurs	61	21	.744	–	31‍–‍10	30‍–‍11	11–5	82
x – Houston Rockets	55	27	.671	6.0	30‍–‍11	25‍–‍16	10–6	82
x – Memphis Grizzlies	43	39	.524	18.0	24‍–‍17	19‍–‍22	8–8	82
New Orleans Pelicans	34	48	.415	27.0	21‍–‍20	13‍–‍28	6–10	82
Dallas Mavericks	33	49	.402	28.0	21‍–‍20	12‍–‍29	5–11	82

Conference

Western Conference
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	GP
1	z – Golden State Warriors *	67	15	.817	–	82
2	y – San Antonio Spurs *	61	21	.744	6.0	82
3	x – Houston Rockets	55	27	.671	12.0	82
4	x – Los Angeles Clippers	51	31	.622	16.0	82
5	y – Utah Jazz *	51	31	.622	16.0	82
6	x – Oklahoma City Thunder	47	35	.573	20.0	82
7	x – Memphis Grizzlies	43	39	.524	24.0	82
8	x – Portland Trail Blazers	41	41	.500	26.0	82

9	Denver Nuggets	40	42	.488	27.0	82
10	New Orleans Pelicans	34	48	.415	33.0	82
11	Dallas Mavericks	33	49	.402	34.0	82
12	Sacramento Kings	32	50	.390	35.0	82
13	Minnesota Timberwolves	31	51	.378	36.0	82
14	Los Angeles Lakers	26	56	.317	41.0	82
15	Phoenix Suns	24	58	.293	43.0	82

Game log

Pre-season

2016 pre-season game log
Total: 4–2 (home: 2–1; road: 2–1)

Pre-season: 4–2 (home: 2–1; road: 2–1)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
1	October 3	Orlando	W 102–97	Wade Baldwin IV (15)	Ennis, Randolph, Stephens (5)	Andrew Harrison (6)	FedExForum 18,119	1–0
2	October 6	Atlanta	L 83–104	Troy Williams (15)	D.J. Stephens (8)	Wade Baldwin IV (4)	FedExForum 13,246	1–1
3	October 11	Philadelphia	W 121–91	Troy Williams (21)	JaMychal Green (11)	Mike Conley Jr. (6)	FedExForum 14,248	2–1
4	October 13	@ Oklahoma City	W 110–94	Marc Gasol (21)	Zach Randolph (8)	Mike Conley Jr. (7)	Chesapeake Energy Arena 17,022	3–1
5	October 15	@ Houston	W 134–125 (2OT)	Troy Williams (23)	Vince Hunter (10)	Mike Conley Jr. (7)	Target Center 14,690	4–1
6	October 19	@ Minnesota	L 94–101	Wayne Selden Jr. (17)	Zach Randolph (9)	Crawford, Selden Jr. (3)	Toyota Center 9,594	4–2

2016–17 pre-season schedule

Regular season

2016–17 game log
Total: 43–39 (home: 24–17; road: 19–22)

October: 2–1 (home: 2–0; road: 0–1)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
1	October 26	Minnesota	W 102–98	Mike Conley Jr. (24)	Zach Randolph (11)	Wade Baldwin IV (6)	FedExForum 18,119	1–0
2	October 29	@ New York	L 104–111	Marc Gasol (20)	JaMychal Green (8)	Mike Conley Jr. (5)	Madison Square Garden 19,812	1–1
3	October 30	Washington	W 112–103 (OT)	Mike Conley Jr. (24)	James Ennis (12)	Mike Conley Jr. (11)	FedExForum 15,573	2–1

November: 9–7 (home: 3–4; road: 6–3)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
4	November 1	@ Minnesota	L 80–116	Deyonta Davis (17)	Deyonta Davis (6)	Andrew Harrison (5)	Target Center 14,774	2–2
5	November 2	New Orleans	W 89–83 (OT)	JaMychal Green (21)	Marc Gasol (10)	Marc Gasol (6)	FedExForum 15,881	3–2
6	November 4	L. A. Clippers	L 88–99	Mike Conley Jr. (30)	James Ennis (11)	Mike Conley Jr. (10)	FedExForum 17,115	3–3
7	November 6	Portland	L 94–100	Marc Gasol (21)	JaMychal Green (8)	Mike Conley Jr. (7)	FedExForum 16,233	3–4
8	November 8	Denver	W 108–107	Vince Carter (20)	Zach Randolph (8)	Mike Conley Jr. (7)	FedExForum 15,109	4–4
9	November 12	@ Milwaukee	L 96–106	Marc Gasol (18)	Zach Randolph (7)	Marc Gasol (6)	BMO Harris Bradley Center 14,327	4–5
10	November 14	@ Utah	W 102–96	Marc Gasol (22)	Zach Randolph (10)	Mike Conley Jr. (8)	Vivint Smart Home Arena 18,176	5–5
11	November 16	@ L.A. Clippers	W 111–107	Mike Conley Jr. (30)	JaMychal Green (10)	Mike Conley Jr. (8)	Staples Center 19,060	6–5
12	November 18	@ Dallas	W 80–64	Chandler Parsons (12)	JaMychal Green (12)	James Ennis (4)	American Airlines Center 19,715	7–5
13	November 19	Minnesota	W 93–71	JaMychal Green (19)	JaMychal Green (8)	Andrew Harrison (7)	FedExForum 17,112	8–5
14	November 21	@ Charlotte	W 106–94	Mike Conley Jr. (31)	Randolph, Gasol, Green (8)	Marc Gasol (9)	Spectrum Center 14,181	9–5
15	November 23	@ Philadelphia	W 104–99 (2OT)	Marc Gasol (27)	JaMychal Green (11)	Mike Conley Jr. (9)	Wells Fargo Center 15,880	10–5
16	November 25	Miami	L 81–90	Mike Conley Jr. (16)	Jarell Martin (12)	Andrew Harrison (7)	FedExForum 17,222	10–6
17	November 26	@ Miami	W 110–107	Marc Gasol (28)	Tony Allen (8)	Mike Conley Jr. (7)	American Airlines Arena 19,600	11–6
18	November 28	Charlotte	L 85–104	Marc Gasol (19)	Jarell Martin (12)	Mike Conley Jr. (5)	FedExForum 13,143	11–7
19	November 30	@ Toronto	L 105–120	Andrew Harrison (21)	Marc Gasol (8)	Andrew Harrison (4)	Air Canada Centre 19,800	11–8

December: 11–6 (home: 8–3; road: 3–3)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
20	December 1	Orlando	W 95–94	Marc Gasol (25)	Jarell Martin (10)	Andrew Harrison (8)	FedExForum 13,344	12–8
21	December 3	L. A. Lakers	W 103–100	Troy Daniels (31)	JaMychal Green (13)	Marc Gasol (8)	FedExForum 17,017	13–8
22	December 5	@ New Orleans	W 110–108 (2OT)	Troy Daniels (29)	JaMychal Green (15)	Marc Gasol (11)	Smoothie King Center 13,795	14–8
23	December 6	Philadelphia	W 96–91	Marc Gasol (26)	Zach Randolph (14)	Andrew Harrison (4)	FedEx Forum 13,521	15–8
24	December 8	Portland	W 88–86	Marc Gasol (36)	JaMychal Green (18)	Harrison, Douglas (3)	FedExForum 14,317	16–8
25	December 10	Golden State	W 110–89	Gasol, Allen (19)	JaMychal Green (10)	Marc Gasol (6)	FedExForum 18,119	17−8
26	December 13	@ Cleveland	L 86–103	Zach Randolph (18)	Jarell Martin (10)	Andrew Harrison (4)	Quicken Loans Arena 20,562	17–9
27	December 14	Cleveland	W 93–85	Troy Daniels (20)	Marc Gasol (11)	Toney Douglas (5)	FedEx Forum 17,449	18–9
28	December 16	Sacramento	L 92–96	Marc Gasol (20)	Allen, Randolph (9)	Mike Conley Jr. (6)	FedExForum 15,987	18–10
29	December 18	Utah	L 73–82	Mike Conley Jr. (14)	Green, Randolph (11)	Conley Jr., Gasol (4)	FedExForum 15,862	18–11
30	December 20	Boston	L 109–112 (OT)	Daniels, Gasol (24)	JaMychal Green (12)	Mike Conley Jr. (8)	FedExForum 16,519	18–12
31	December 21	@ Detroit	W 98–86	Marc Gasol (38)	JaMychal Green (9)	Andrew Harrison (6)	The Palace of Auburn Hills 16,033	19–12
32	December 23	Houston	W 115–109	Mike Conley Jr. (24)	Green, Gasol, Randolph (5)	Andrew Harrison (6)	FedExForum 17,454	20–12
33	December 26	@ Orlando	L 102–112	Mike Conley Jr. (17)	Jarell Martin (8)	Mike Conley Jr. (4)	Amway Center 17,104	20–13
34	December 27	@ Boston	L 103–113	Marc Gasol (26)	Zach Randolph (10)	Marc Gasol (9)	TD Garden 18,624	20–14
35	December 29	Oklahoma City	W 114–80	Marc Gasol (25)	Tony Allen (9)	Baldwin IV, Carter (4)	FedEx Forum 18,119	21–14
36	December 31	@ Sacramento	W 112–98	Mike Conley Jr. (22)	Mike Conley Jr. (8)	Andrew Harrison (6)	Golden 1 Center 17,608	22–14

January: 7–7 (home: 3–2; road: 4–5)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
37	January 3	@ L. A. Lakers	L 102–116	Marc Gasol (22)	Zach Randolph (9)	Marc Gasol (7)	Staples Center 18,997	22–15
38	January 4	@ L. A. Clippers	L 106–115	Marc Gasol (23)	Conley Jr., Carter (7)	Mike Conley Jr. (12)	Staples Center 19,060	22–16
39	January 6	@ Golden State	W 128–119 (OT)	Mike Conley Jr. (27)	Tony Allen (12)	Mike Conley Jr. (12)	Oracle Arena 19,596	23−16
40	January 8	Utah	W 88–79	Mike Conley Jr. (19)	Zach Randolph (11)	Mike Conley Jr. (9)	FedExForum 16,112	24−16
41	January 11	@ Oklahoma City	L 95–103	Mike Conley Jr. (22)	JaMychal Green (10)	Marc Gasol (7)	Chesapeake Energy Arena 11,765	24–17
42	January 13	@ Houston	W 110–105	Tony Allen (22)	Zach Randolph (12)	Mike Conley Jr. (9)	Toyota Center 18,055	25–17
43	January 15	Chicago	L 104–108	Mike Conley Jr. (28)	Zach Randolph (16)	Mike Conley Jr. (8)	FedExForum 18,119	25–18
44	January 18	@ Washington	L 101–104	Marc Gasol (28)	JaMychal Green (13)	Marc Gasol (7)	Verizon Center 15,079	25–19
45	January 20	Sacramento	W 107–91	Marc Gasol (28)	Allen, Randolph (10)	Mike Conley Jr. (8)	FedExForum 16,991	26–19
46	January 21	Houston	L 95–119	Marc Gasol (32)	JaMychal Green (9)	Mike Conley Jr. (6)	FedExForum 18,119	26–20
47	January 25	Toronto	W 101–99	Marc Gasol (42)	Tony Allen (11)	Mike Conley Jr. (5)	FedExForum 15,904	27–20
48	January 27	@ Portland	L 109–112	Marc Gasol (32)	Zach Randolph (13)	Mike Conley Jr. (10)	Moda Center 19,558	27–21
49	January 28	@ Utah	W 102–95	Zach Randolph (28)	Zach Randolph (9)	Marc Gasol (5)	Vivint Smart Home Arena 19,911	28–21
50	January 30	@ Phoenix	W 115–96	Mike Conley Jr. (38)	JaMychal Green (8)	Mike Conley Jr. (9)	Talking Stick Resort Arena 16,332	29–21

February: 7–4 (home: 3–2; road: 4–2)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
51	February 1	@ Denver	W 119–99	Marc Gasol (24)	JaMychal Green (8)	Andrew Harrison (6)	Pepsi Center 12,020	30–21
52	February 3	@ Oklahoma City	L 102–114	Marc Gasol (31)	Zach Randolph (10)	Marc Gasol (8)	Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203	30–22
53	February 4	@ Minnesota	W 107–99	JaMychal Green (29)	Zach Randolph (10)	Mike Conley Jr. (8)	Target Center 15,081	31–22
54	February 6	San Antonio	W 89–74	Gasol, Randolph (15)	Marc Gasol (8)	Mike Conley Jr. (9)	FedExForum 16,708	32–22
55	February 8	Phoenix	W 110–91	Mike Conley Jr. (23)	JaMychal Green (10)	Chandler Parsons (7)	FedExForum 16,044	33–22
56	February 10	Golden State	L 107–122	Mike Conley Jr. (20)	Zach Randolph (13)	Mike Conley Jr. (9)	FedExForum 18,119	33–23
57	February 13	@ Brooklyn	W 112–103	Mike Conley Jr. (32)	Marc Gasol (9)	Marc Gasol (8)	Barclays Center 13,597	34–23
58	February 15	New Orleans	L 91–95	Mike Conley Jr. (17)	Marc Gasol (12)	Marc Gasol (9)	FedExForum 16,145	34–24
59	February 24	@ Indiana	L 92–102	Troy Daniels (13)	Zach Randolph (8)	Mike Conley Jr. (7)	Bankers Life Fieldhouse 17,923	34–25
60	February 26	@ Denver	W 105–98	Mike Conley Jr. (31)	Zach Randolph (11)	Marc Gasol (6)	Pepsi Center 18,024	35–25
61	February 28	Phoenix	W 130–112	Mike Conley Jr. (29)	Zach Randolph (11)	Mike Conley Jr. (8)	FedExForum 15,871	36–25

March: 6–9 (home: 4–3; road: 2–6)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
62	March 3	@ Dallas	L 100–104	Mike Conley Jr. (30)	Zach Randolph (10)	Gasol, Conley Jr. (8)	American Airlines Center 19,480	36–26
63	March 4	@ Houston	L 108–123	Mike Conley Jr. (23)	JaMychal Green (10)	Gasol, Conley Jr. (7)	Toyota Center 18,055	36–27
64	March 6	Brooklyn	L 109–122	Mike Conley Jr. (32)	JaMychal Green (9)	Mike Conley Jr. (6)	FedExForum 15,505	36–28
65	March 9	L.A. Clippers	L 98–114	Marc Gasol (20)	Zach Randolph (11)	Marc Gasol (5)	FedExForum 16,721	36–29
66	March 11	Atlanta	L 90–107	JaMychal Green (20)	JaMychal Green (11)	Mike Conley Jr. (5)	FedExForum 17,523	36–30
67	March 13	Milwaukee	W 113–93	Vince Carter (24)	Gasol, Randolph (7)	Mike Conley Jr. (10)	FedExForum 16,770	37–30
68	March 15	@ Chicago	W 98–91	Gasol, Conley Jr. (27)	Randolph, Conley Jr. (9)	Gasol, Conley Jr. (7)	United Center 21,583	38–30
69	March 16	@ Atlanta	W 103–91	Mike Conley Jr. (22)	JaMychal Green (12)	Mike Conley Jr. (12)	Philips Arena 17,063	39–30
70	March 18	San Antonio	W 104–96	Mike Conley Jr. (19)	Allen, Randolph, Conley Jr. (7)	Marc Gasol (7)	FedExForum 18,119	40–30
71	March 21	@ New Orleans	L 82–95	Mike Conley Jr. (16)	Zach Randolph (10)	Gasol, Carter (4)	Smoothie King Center 15,973	40–31
72	March 23	@ San Antonio	L 90–97	Mike Conley Jr. (22)	Marc Gasol (10)	Mike Conley Jr. (6)	AT&T Center 18,418	40–32
73	March 26	@ Golden State	L 94–106	Mike Conley Jr. (29)	Randolph, Ennis (8)	Mike Conley Jr. (6)	Oracle Arena 19,596	40–33
74	March 27	@ Sacramento	L 90–91	Mike Conley Jr. (22)	Zach Randolph (15)	Mike Conley Jr. (9)	Golden 1 Center 17,608	40–34
75	March 29	Indiana	W 110–97	Mike Conley Jr. (36)	James Ennis (10)	Mike Conley Jr. (6)	FedExForum 16,367	41–34
76	March 31	Dallas	W 99–90	Mike Conley Jr. (28)	Zach Randolph (12)	Mike Conley Jr. (6)	FedExForum 17,317	42–34

April: 1–5 (home: 1–3; road: 0–2)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
77	April 2	@ L. A. Lakers	L 103–108	Conley Jr., Daniels (20)	Tony Allen (9)	Mike Conley Jr. (12)	Staples Center 18,997	42–35
78	April 4	@ San Antonio	L 89–95 (OT)	Mike Conley Jr. (19)	Zach Randolph (16)	Marc Gasol (7)	AT&T Center 18,418	42–36
79	April 5	Oklahoma City	L 100–103	Marc Gasol (23)	Zach Randolph (9)	Marc Gasol (5)	FedExForum 17,298	42–37
80	April 7	New York	W 101–88	Mike Conley Jr. (31)	Marc Gasol (10)	Mike Conley Jr. (6)	FedExForum 17,631	43–37
81	April 9	Detroit	L 90–103	Mike Conley Jr. (15)	JaMychal Green (7)	Harrison, Gasol (5)	FedExForum 16,521	43–38
82	April 12	Dallas	L 93–100	Conley Jr., Randolph (15)	Marc Gasol (8)	Carter, Gasol (4)	FedExForum 16,274	43–39

2016–17 season schedule

Playoffs

2017 playoff game log
Total: 2–4 (home: 2–1; road: 0–3)

First Round: 2–4 (home: 2–1; road: 0–3)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Series
1	April 15	@ San Antonio	L 82–111	Marc Gasol (32)	Conley, Gasol (5)	Mike Conley (7)	AT&T Center 18,418	0–1
2	April 17	@ San Antonio	L 82–96	Mike Conley Jr. (24)	Zach Randolph (10)	Mike Conley Jr. (8)	AT&T Center 18,418	0–2
3	April 20	San Antonio	W 105–94	Mike Conley Jr. (24)	Zach Randolph (8)	Mike Conley Jr. (8)	FedExForum 18,119	1–2
4	April 22	San Antonio	W 110–108 (OT)	Mike Conley Jr. (35)	Marc Gasol (12)	Mike Conley Jr. (8)	FedExForum 18,119	2–2
5	April 25	@ San Antonio	L 103–116	Mike Conley Jr. (26)	Zach Randolph (6)	Marc Gasol (7)	AT&T Center 18,418	2–3
6	April 27	San Antonio	L 96–103	Mike Conley Jr. (26)	Zach Randolph (11)	Marc Gasol (6)	FedExForum 18,119	2–4

2017 playoff schedule

Transactions

Trades

June 23, 2016	To Memphis Grizzlies Draft rights to Deyonta Davis^[3]^[4] Rade Zagorac	To Boston Celtics 2019 L.A. Clippers protected 1st round-pick
July 12, 2016	To Memphis Grizzlies Troy Daniels^[5] (sign and trade)	To Charlotte Hornets Cash considerations

Free agency

Re-signed

Player	Signed
Mike Conley Jr.^[6]	5-year contract worth $153 million

Additions

Player	Signed	Former team
Chandler Parsons^[7]	4-year contract worth $94.8 million	Dallas Mavericks
James Ennis^[8]	2-year contract worth $6 million	New Orleans Pelicans
Wayne Selden Jr.^[9]		Kansas
D. J. Stephens^[9]		Iowa Energy
Troy Williams^[9]		Indiana
Tony Wroten^[9]		New York Knicks

Subtractions

Player	Reason left	New team
Matt Barnes^[10]	2-year contract worth $12 million	Sacramento Kings

References

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