Memphis Grizzlies Salary Archive – 2020/21

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Name 2020-21
Gorgui Dieng (waived) $16,587,688
Jonas Valanciunas $15,000,000
Justise Winslow $13,000,000
Dion Waiters (waived) $12,650,000
Dillon Brooks $11,400,000
De’Anthony Melton $9,571,712
Kyle Anderson $9,505,100
Ja Morant $9,166,800
Tyus Jones $8,817,143
Jaren Jackson Jr $7,257,360
Marko Guduric (waived) $2,750,000
Brandon Clarke $2,602,920
Grayson Allen $2,545,320
John Konchar $2,100,000
Mario Hezonja (waived) $1,977,011
Desmond Bane $1,936,440
Jontay Porter $1,900,000
Xavier Tillman Sr $1,300,000
Dakari Johnson (stretched) $459,414
Tim Frazier $255,294
Tim Frazier (expired 10-day) $110,998
Tim Frazier (expired 10-day) $110,998
Sean McDermott (two-way)
Killian Tillie (two-way)
Total $131,004,198

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

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

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.

Trade Kickers

  • Kyle Anderson — 15 percent

Note: Players can waive their trade bonuses.

No-Trade: None

Qualifying Offers

  • None

Free Agents (with Cap Holds)

  • Early Bird: Tyler Dorsey**** ($1,620,564)

*** Cannot be included in a sign-and-trade

Unsigned Draft Picks

  • First-rounders: None
  • Second-rounders: Wang Zhelin (2016-57th), Tyler Harvey (2015-51st), Satnam Singh (2015-52nd)

Rookie-Scale Options

  • None

Non-Guaranteed Salaries — Next Cut-Down Date*

  • None

* Players and teams can agree to push back cut-down dates but not past January 7 each year.

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(Updated on 5/28/21)

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