Memphis Grizzlies Team Salary

Quick: Spent over the cap. Hard-capped via the Tyus Jones sign and trade.

Salary Cap: $109,140,000

Luxury Tax Threshold: $132,627,000

Hard Cap: $138,928,000

Projection for 2020-21 ($116 million cap): Up to $45.7 million in cap space, more if the Grizzlies’ first goes to the Boston Celtics.

Roster Count: 15 guaranteed, two two-ways

Depth Chart
PG: Ja Morant, Tyus Jones, De’Anthony Melton
SG: Dillon Brooks, Grayson Allen, Marko Guduric, Yuta Watanabe (two-way), John Konchar (two-way)
SF: Jae Crowder, Kyle Anderson, Solomon Hill, Bruno Caboclo, Andre Iguodala (not with team), Josh Jackson (not with team)
PF: Jaren Jackson Jr., Brandon Clarke
C: Jonas Valanciunas

Note: Teams often adjust their depth chart throughout the season, sometimes game by game.

Exceptions

Trade Exception (Shelvin Mack, expiring 2/7/20) — $1,512,601
Trade Exception (Garrett Temple, expiring 2/7/20) — $184,467
Trade Exception (Mike Conley, expiring 7/6/20) — $7,726,457
Trade Exception (C.J. Miles, expiring 7/6/20) — $3,126,308
Trade Exception (Kyle Korver, expiring 7/7/20) — $3,440,000
Trade Exception (Jevon Carter, expiring 7/7/20) — $1,416,852
Trade Exception (Delon Wright, expiring 7/8/20) — $4,736,842
Mid-Level Exception — $0 (Tyus Jones)
Bi-Annual Exception — $3,623,000

Waived Players: Avery Bradley, Dwight Howard, Matt Mooney, Dusty Hannahs, Ahmad Caver, Jarrod Uthoff, Shaq Buchanan, Ivan Rabb, Miles Plumlee, Bennie Boatwright

Traded Players: Mike Conley, C.J. Miles, Kyle Korver, Jevon Carter, Julian Washburn, Chandler Parsons

G-League Affiliate: Memphis Hustle (head coach Jason March)

Two-Way Contracts: Yuta Watanabe, John Konchar

Two-Way Daily Rate in NBA/G-League: TBD

Coaching Staff

Head Coach: Taylor Jenkins

Assistants: Niele Ivey, Brad Jones, David McClure, James “Scoonie” Penn, Vitaly Potapenko, Nevan Spahija

Trainers: David Crewe (head athletic trainer), Allen Gruver (medical director), Eric Oetter (director of performance)

Basketball Executives

Jason Wexler – president
Zachary Kleiman — executive vice president of basketball operations
Rich Cho — vice president of basketball strategy
Glen Grunwald — senior advisor
Tayshaun Prince — vice president of basketball affairs
Chantal Hassard — vice president of team operations and player programs
Chris Makris — director of player personnel

Pick Swaps

2019 — Owe first-rounder (top-eight protected, top-six in 2020 and unprotected in 2021) to Boston Celtics (Jeff Green).
2020 — Owed a first-rounder (8-14 range through 2021, top-six protected in 2022, top-three protected in 2023, top-one in 2024 otherwise converts to 2025 and 2026 second-rounders) from the Utah Jazz (Mike Conley).
2020 — Owe second-rounder to the Chicago Bulls (Justin Holiday), may go to the Washington Wizards or Houston Rockets (TBD).
2021 — Owed a second-rounder (31-35 range) from the Phoenix Suns (Josh Jackson).
2021 — Owed second-rounder from the Portland Trail Blazers (Rodney Hood, Kevin Porter Jr., Deividas Sirvydis, Delon Wright).
2021 — Owe second-rounder to Sacramento Kings (Ben McLemore).
2022 — Grizzlies have second-round swap rights with Detroit Pistons (James Ennis), may be Chicago Bulls second-rounder (Jameer Nelson).
2023 — Owed the lower second-rounder from the Miami HEAT or Dallas Mavericks (Delon Wright).
2024 — Owed a first-rounder (top-4 protected in 2024, top-1 protected in 2025 and unprotected in 2026) from the Golden State Warriors (Andre Iguodala).
2024 — Owed a second-rounder from the Toronto Raptors (Marc Gasol).
2024 — Owe a second-rounder to the Oklahoma City Thunder (Brandon Clarke).

Cash Paid ($5,617,000 max): $0

Cash Received ($5,617,000 max): $2 million from the Golden State Warriors (Andre Iguodala) — $3,617,000 remaining

Deadlines

2/7/20 — Shelvin Mack and Garrett Temple trade exceptions expire.
6/29/20 — Qualifying offer deadlines on Dillon Brooks and De’Anthony Melton.
7/6/20 — C.J. Miles trade exception expires.
7/7/20 — Kyle Korver and Jevon Carter trade exceptions expire.
7/8/20 — Delon Wright trade exception expires.
Before first day of 2020 season — Extension deadlines for Josh Jackson.
10/31/20 — Team options on Jaren Jackson Jr., Brandon Clarke and Grayson Allen.
6/29/21 — Qualifying offer deadline for Marko Guduric and Josh Jackson.
Before first day of 2021 season — Extension deadlines for Jaren Jackson Jr. and Grayson Allen.
10/31/20 — Team option on Brandon Clarke.
6/29/22 — Qualifying offer deadlines for Jaren Jackson Jr. and Grayson Allen.
Before first day of 2022 season — Extension deadline for Brandon Clarke.
6/29/23 — Qualifying offer deadlines for Brandon Clarke.

Teams and players can renegotiate guarantee dates. The NBA’s general cut-down date is January 10, although players need to clear 48 hours of waivers.

Transactions

4/11/19 — Fired coach J.B. Bickerstaff.
4/11/19 — General manager Chris Wallace demoted to scouting.
4/11/19 — Jason Wexler named president, Zachary Kleiman as executive vice president of basketball operations.
4/12/19 — C.J. Miles opted into the final year of his contract.
5/14/19 — Received the 2nd pick in the draft lottery.
6/11/19 — Hired Coach Taylor Jenkins.
6/20/19 — Drafted Ja Morant (2nd).
6/25/19 — Extended qualifying offer to Delon Wright.
6/27/19 — Declined to extend qualifying offer to Tyler Dorsey.
7/1/19 — Signed Ja Morant (2019-2nd) to a $39,619,480 rookie-scale contract.
7/5/19 — Dillon Brooks’ $1,618,520 guaranteed for 2019-20.
7/6/19 — Waived Avery Bradley.
7/6/19 — Traded Mike Conley to the Utah Jazz for Jae Crowder, Kyle Korver, Grayson Allen, the rights to Darius Bazley (23rd) and a protected 2020 first-rounder.
7/6/19 — Traded the rights to Darius Bazley (23rd) and a 2024 second-rounder to the Oklahoma City Thunder for the rights to Brandon Clarke (21st).
7/6/19 — Traded C.J. Miles to the Washington Wizards for Dwight Howard.
7/7/19 — Traded Kyle Korver and Jevon Carter to the Phoenix Suns for Josh Jackson, De’Anthony Melton and a second-rounder.
7/7/19 — Signed Brandon Clarke (2019-21st) to a $12,152,560 rookie-scale contract.
7/7/19 — Traded Julian Washburn to the Golden State Warriors for Andre Iguodala and a 2024 first-rounder.
7/7/19 — Traded Chandler Parsons to the Atlanta Hawks for Solomon Hill and Miles Plumlee.
7/7/19 — Signed John Konchar to a two-way contract.
7/7/19 — Signed Jonas Valanciunas to a three-year $45 million contract.
7/7/19 — Signed Tyus Jones to a three-year $26,451,429 contract (Minnesota Timberwolves unmatched offer sheet, incentives TBD).
7/8/19 — Traded Delon Wright (via sign and trade) on a three-year $30,149,000 contract (incentives TBD) to the Dallas Mavericks for the rights to Satnam Singh (2015-52nd), a 2021 Portland Trail Blazers second-rounder, a 2023 second-rounder (lower of the Miami HEAT and Mavericks).
7/10/19 — Bruno Caboclo’s 2019-20 salary guaranteed at $300,000.
7/17/19 — Deyonta Davis trade exception ($128,099) expired.
7/31/19 — Signed Marko Guduric to a two-year $5,375,000 contract.
8/24/19 — Waived Dwight Howard.
9/4/19 — Signed Matt Mooney to a non-guaranteed $898,310 minimum summer contract.
10/14/19 — Waived Matt Mooney.
10/14/19 — Signed Dusty Hannahs to a non-guaranteed $1,445,697 minimum summer contract.
10/15/19 — Waived Dusty Hannahs.
10/15/19 — Signed Ahmad Caver to a non-guaranteed $898,310 minimum summer contract.
10/16/19 — Waived Ahmad Caver.
10/16/19 — Signed Jarrod Uthoff to a non-guaranteed $1,445,697 minimum summer contract.
10/17/19 — Waived Jarrod Uthoff.
10/17/19 — Signed Shaq Buchanan to a non-guaranteed $898,310 minimum summer contract.
10/18/19 — Waived Shaq Buchanan.
10/18/19 — Signed Bennie Boatwright to a non-guaranteed $898,310 minimum summer contract.
10/19/19 — Waived Ivan Rabb, Miles Plumlee and Bennie Boatwright.
10/21/19 — Picked up Jaren Jackson Jr. and Grayson Allen’s third-year rookie-scale options.
10/31/19 — Declined Josh Jackson’s fourth-year rookie-scale option.
1/10/20 — Bruno Caboclo’s $1,845,301 guaranteed for 2019-20.