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| Memphis Grizzlies | ||||
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 2024–25 Memphis Grizzlies season | ||||
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| Conference | Western | |||
| Division | Southwest | |||
| Founded | 1995 | |||
| History | Vancouver Grizzlies 1995–2001 Memphis Grizzlies 2001–present[1][2] | |||
| Arena | FedExForum | |||
| Location | Memphis, Tennessee | |||
| Team colors | Beale Street blue, Memphis midnight blue, steel gray, gold[3][4] | |||
| Main sponsor | Robinhood[5] | |||
| President | Jason Wexler[6] | |||
| General manager | Zachary Kleiman[6] | |||
| Head coach | Taylor Jenkins[7] | |||
| Ownership | Memphis Basketball, LLC (Robert Pera, Chairman and Controlling Owner)[8] | |||
| Affiliation(s) | Memphis Hustle | |||
| Championships | 0 | |||
| Conference titles | 0 | |||
| Division titles | 2 (2022, 2023) | |||
| Retired numbers | 2 (33, 50) | |||
| Website | www | |||
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The Memphis Grizzlies (referred to locally as the Grizz) are an American professional basketball team based in Memphis, Tennessee. The Grizzlies compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Southwest Division of the Western Conference. The Grizzlies play their home games at FedExForum. The Grizzlies are currently the only team in the major professional North American sports leagues based in the city of Memphis, and the only professional basketball team in the state of Tennessee.
The team was originally established in Canada as the Vancouver Grizzlies in the city of Vancouver, British Columbia, an expansion team that joined the NBA for the 1995–96 season. After the 2000–01 season concluded, the Grizzlies left Vancouver and moved to Memphis.
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- ^ "Uniforms" (PDF). 2023–24 Memphis Grizzlies Media Guide. NBA Media Ventures, LLC. Archived (PDF) from the original on November 6, 2023. Retrieved November 7, 2023.
- ^ "Memphis Grizzlies Reproduction and Usage Guideline Sheet". NBA Properties, Inc. Archived from the original on June 27, 2018. Retrieved June 27, 2018.
- ^ "Memphis Grizzlies announce partnership with Robinhood". Grizzlies.com. NBA Media Ventures, LLC. September 19, 2024. Retrieved October 8, 2024.
- ^ a b "Memphis Grizzlies announce restructuring of basketball operations department". Grizzlies.com. NBA Media Ventures, LLC. April 11, 2019. Archived from the original on August 25, 2019. Retrieved June 1, 2019.
- ^ "Memphis Grizzlies name Taylor Jenkins head coach". Grizzlies.com. NBA Media Ventures, LLC. June 11, 2019. Archived from the original on April 9, 2023. Retrieved August 2, 2019.
- ^ "Report: Memphis Grizzlies controlling owner to buy out two partners". NBA.com. NBA Media Ventures, LLC. April 9, 2018. Archived from the original on April 12, 2023. Retrieved April 12, 2023.