Memphis Grizzlies Team Salary

Quick: Over the cap and hard-capped by the John Konchar, Jontay Porter and Xavier Tillman Sr. contracts via the non-taxpayer mid-level exception.

Salary Cap: $109,140,000

Luxury Tax Threshold: $132,627,000

Hard Cap: $138,928,000

Projection for 2021-22 ($112,414,000 cap): Up to $20.8 million in cap space.

Roster Count: 15 guaranteed, two two-ways

Depth Chart
PG: Ja Morant, De’Anthony Melton, Tyus Jones, Tim Frazier
SG: Desmond Bane, Grayson Allen, John Konchar, Sean McDermott (two-way)
SF: Dillon Brooks, Justise Winslow (injured)
PF: Kyle Anderson, Xavier Tillman Sr, Jontay Porter, Jaren Jackson Jr (injured), Brandon Clarke (injured)
C: Jonas Valanciunas, Killian Tillie (two-way)

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

Exceptions

Mid-Level Exception — $3,958,000 (John Konchar, Jontay Porter, Xavier Tillman Sr.)

Waived Players: Mario Hezonja, Jahlil Tripp, Marko Guduric, Zhaire Smith, Christian Vital, Shaq Buchanan, Bennie Boatwright, Ahmad Caver, Gorgui Dieng

Traded Players: None

Expired 10-Day Contracts: Tim Frazier (two)

G-League Affiliate: Memphis Hustle (general manager Daniel Marcus, head coach Jason March)

Two-Way Contracts: Sean McDermott, Killian Tillie

Note: Two-Way Contracts pay $449,115 for the full 2020-21 season, pro-rated based on in-season signing date. Once a player reaches 50 games played, his salary will jump to the minimum for his years of service.

Governor: Robert Pera

Basketball Executives

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

Coaching Staff

Head Coach: Taylor Jenkins

Assistants: Blake Ahearn, Brad Jones, Darko Rajakovic, David McClure, James “Scoonie” Penn, Sonia Raman, Vitaly Potapenko

Trainers: Eric Oetter (director of sports medicine), Christopher Chase (director of performance), Michael Roncarati (director of rehabilitation), Jeff Deits (head athletic trainer)

Pick Swaps

2021 — Owed a first-rounder (8-14 range in 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).
2021 — Owed second-rounder from the Portland Trail Blazers (Rodney Hood, Kevin Porter Jr., Deividas Sirvydis, Delon Wright).
2021 — Owed a second-rounder (31-35 range) from the Phoenix Suns (Josh Jackson).
2021 — Owe second-rounder to Toronto Raptors (Ben McLemore, Terence Davis).
2024 — Owed a second-rounder from the Toronto Raptors (Marc Gasol).
2024 — Owe a second-rounder to the Washington Wizards (Brandon Clarke, Admiral Schofield).
2025 — Owe a second-rounder to the Boston Celtics (Desmond Bane).

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

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

Deadlines

6/22/21 — NBA Draft Lottery.
7/20/21 — Jontay Porter’s $1,950,000 guarantees for 2021-22.
7/29/21 — NBA Draft.
7/31/21 — Team option deadline for Justise Winslow.
Note: 2021-22 timing will still need revision with 2020-21 running late.
8/1/21 — Final Day of 2020-21 season.
8/2/21 — Start of 2021-22 season and moratorium.
Before first day of 2021-22 season — Extension deadlines for Jaren Jackson Jr. and Grayson Allen.
10/31/21 — Team options on Desmond Bane, Brandon Clarke and Ja Morant.
6/8/22 — Jontay Porter’s $2 million guarantees for 2022-23.
6/29/22 — Qualifying offer deadlines for Jaren Jackson Jr. and Grayson Allen.
7/3/22 — John Konchar’s $2.3 million guarantees for 2022-23.
Before first day of 2022-23 season — Extension deadlines for Brandon Clarke and Ja Morant
10/31/22 — Team option on Desmond Bane.
6/29/23 — Qualifying offer deadlines for Brandon Clarke.
6/29/23 — Team option on Xavier Tillman Sr.
7/3/23 — De’Anthony Melton’s $8 million guarantees for 2023-24.
7/3/23 — John Konchar’s $2.4 million guarantees for 2023-24.
Before first day of 2023-24 season — Extension deadline for Desmond Bane.
6/29/24 — Qualifying offer deadlines for Desmond Bane.

Teams and players can renegotiate guarantee dates but no later than January 7 each year.

Transactions

11/17/20 — Issued qualifying offers to De’Anthony Melton and John Konchar.
11/18/20 — Drafted Robert Woodard II (2020-40th).
11/19/20 — Declined to issue a qualifying offer to Yuta Watanabe.
11/19/20 — Declined the team option on Jontay Porter.
11/19/20 — Issued a qualifying offer to Jontay Porter.
11/19/20 — Traded the rights to Robert Woodard II (2020-40th) and a 2020 second-rounder (from the Chicago Bulls or Detroit Pistons) to the Sacramento Kings for the rights to Xavier Tillman Sr. (2020-35th).
11/20/20 — Traded a 2023 second-rounder (from the Dallas Mavericks, Houston Rockets or Miami HEAT) and a 2025 second-rounder to the Boston Celtics, and $1 million to the Portland Trail Blazers for Mario Hezonja from the Trail Blazers and the rights to Desmond Bane (2020-30th) from the Celtics.
11/22/20 — Re-signed De’Anthony Melton to a partially-guaranteed four-year $34,627,688 contract.
11/22/20 — Re-signed John Konchar to a partially-guaranteed four-year $9 million contract.
11/22/20 — Re-signed Jontay Porter to a partially-guaranteed three-year $5,850,000 contract.
11/22/20– C.J. Miles ($3,126,308) and Mike Conley ($7,726,567), trade exception expired.
11/23/20 — Kyle Korver ($3,440,000) and Jevon Carter ($1,416,852) trade exceptions expired.
11/24/20 — Delon Wright ($4,736,842) trade exception expired.
11/24/20 — Signed Sean McDermott to a two-year two-way contract ($50,000 guaranteed each season).
11/24/20 — Signed Killian Tillie to a two-way contract ($50,000 guaranteed).
11/25/20 — Signed Desmond Bane (2020-30th) to a $9,944,923 rookie-scale contract.
11/25/20 — Signed Jahlil Tripp to a non-guaranteed $898,310 minimum summer contract (Exhibits 9 and 10).
12/1/20 — Signed Xavier Tillman Sr. (2020-35th) to a four-year $6,531,283 contract, team option on the final season.
12/11/20 — Waived Mario Hezonja.
12/11/20 — Signed Ahmad Caver to an $898,310 minimum summer contract (Exhibits 9 and 10).
12/15/20 — Waived Jahlil Tripp and Marko Guduric.
12/15/20 — Signed Zhaire Smith to a non-guaranteed $1,620,564 minimum summer contract (Exhibits 9 and 10).
12/15/20 — Re-signed Bennie Boatwright to a non-guaranteed $898,310 minimum summer contract (Exhibits 9 and 10).
12/16/20 — Waived Zhaire Smith.
12/16/20 — Signed Christian Vital to a non-guaranteed $898,310 minimum summer contract (Exhibits 9 and 10).
12/16/20 — Waived Christian Vital.
12/16/20 — Signed Shaq Buchanan to a non-guaranteed $898,310 minimum summer contract (Exhibits 9 and 10).
12/16/20 — Picked up team options on Ja Morant, Jaren Jackson Jr., Brandon Clarke and Grayson Allen.
12/19/20 — Waived Shaq Buchanan, Bennie Boatwright and Ahmad Caver.
1/4/21 — Signed Tim Frazier to $138,945 10-day contract (hardship).
1/14/21 — Tim Frazier’s 10-day contract expired.
2/6/21 — Andre Iguodala ($4,185,185) and Bruno Caboclo ($1,845,301) trade exceptions expired.
3/26/21 — Waived Gorgui Dieng.
4/14/21 — Re-signed Tim Frazier to a second 10-day $138,945 10-day contract.
4/24/21 — Tim Frazier’s 10-day expired.
4/24/21 — Re-signed Tim Frazier for the rest of the season to a $319,573 minimum contract.