2010–11 Memphis Grizzlies season
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The 2010–11
2010–11 NBA season
The 2010–11 NBA season was the 65th season of the National Basketball Association . The 2011 NBA All-Star Game was played on February 20, 2011 at Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. The Dallas Mavericks defeated the Miami Heat in six games, 4 games to 2, to win their first NBA title, and...

 Memphis Grizzlies
Memphis Grizzlies
The Memphis Grizzlies are a professional basketball team based in Memphis, Tennessee, USA. The team is part of the Southwest Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association . Along with the Toronto Raptors, the Grizzlies were established in 1995 as part of the NBA's...

 season
was the 16th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association
National Basketball Association
The National Basketball Association is the pre-eminent men's professional basketball league in North America. It consists of thirty franchised member clubs, of which twenty-nine are located in the United States and one in Canada...

 (NBA), and the tenth for the franchise in Memphis
Memphis, Tennessee
Memphis is a city in the southwestern corner of the U.S. state of Tennessee, and the county seat of Shelby County. The city is located on the 4th Chickasaw Bluff, south of the confluence of the Wolf and Mississippi rivers....

.

Key dates

  • June 24, 2010 - The 2010 NBA Draft
    2010 NBA Draft
    The 2010 NBA Draft was held on June 24, 2010 at the Theatre at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York. The draft, which started at 7:00 pm Eastern Daylight Time , was broadcast in the United States on ESPN. In this draft, National Basketball Association teams took turns selecting amateur...

     was held in New York City
    New York City
    New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...

    .
  • July 1, 2010 - The free agency
    Free agent
    In professional sports, a free agent is a player whose contract with a team has expired and who is thus eligible to sign with another club or franchise....

     period began.
  • February 24, 2011 - The Grizzlies trade Hasheem Thabeet
    Hasheem Thabeet
    Hasheem Thabeet is a Tanzanian professional basketball player. He currently plays for the Houston Rockets of the NBA. He was drafted as the 2nd pick overall by the Memphis Grizzlies in the 2009 NBA Draft after playing with the Connecticut Huskies...

    , DeMarre Carroll
    DeMarre Carroll
    DeMarre LaEdrick Carroll is an American professional basketball player who was drafted 27th overall by the Memphis Grizzlies of the National Basketball Association in the 2009 NBA Draft. Carroll formerly played for the University of Missouri and Vanderbilt University...

     and a future first-round draft pick to the Houston Rockets
    Houston Rockets
    The Houston Rockets are an American professional basketball team based in Houston, Texas. The team plays in the Southwest Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association . The team was established in 1967, and played in San Diego, California for four years, before being...

     for Shane Battier
    Shane Battier
    Shane Courtney Battier is an American professional basketball player . He most recently played with the Memphis Grizzlies of the National Basketball Association. He has also been a member of the U.S...

     and Ishmael Smith
    Ishmael Smith
    Ishmael Larry Smith is a professional basketball player for the Memphis Grizzlies of the NBA. He played college basketball at Wake Forest, then was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Houston Rockets on August 23, 2010. On January 17, 2011, he was assigned to Rio Grande Valley Vipers...

    . An attempted trade of O. J. Mayo
    O. J. Mayo
    Ovinton J'Anthony "O. J." Mayo , is an American basketball player currently playing with the Memphis Grizzlies of the NBA. He signed with the team on July 8, 2008. He played college basketball for the University of Southern California...

     to the Indiana Pacers
    Indiana Pacers
    The Indiana Pacers are a professional basketball team based in Indianapolis, Indiana. They are members of the Central Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Basketball Association...

     for Josh McRoberts
    Josh McRoberts
    Joshua Scott McRoberts is an American professional basketball player who last played for the NBA's Indiana Pacers. He was selected by the Portland Trail Blazers with the 37th overall pick in the 2007 NBA Draft...

     and a 2011 first-round draft pick did not make the trade deadline.
  • April 8, 2011 - The Grizzlies clinch a playoff berth after a victory over the Sacramento Kings
    Sacramento Kings
    The Sacramento Kings are a professional basketball team based in Sacramento, California, United States. They are currently members of the Western Conference of the National Basketball Association...

    .

Draft picks

Round Pick Player Position Nationality School
1 12 Guard Kansas  (Fr.
Freshman
A freshman or fresher is a first-year student in secondary school, high school, or college. The term first year can also be used as a noun, to describe the students themselves A freshman (US) or fresher (UK, India) (or sometimes fish, freshie, fresher; slang plural frosh or freshmeat) is a...

)
1 25 Guard USF
University of South Florida
The University of South Florida, also known as USF, is a member institution of the State University System of Florida, one of the state's three flagship universities for public research, and is located in Tampa, Florida, USA...

 (Jr.
Junior (education)
"Junior" is a term used in the United States to describe a student in their 3rd year of study . A Junior is considered an upperclassman...

)
1 28 Guard Maryland
Maryland Terrapins men's basketball
The Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team represents the University of Maryland in National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I competition...

 (Sr.
Senior (education)
Senior is a term used in the United States to describe a student in the 4th year of study .-High school:...

)

Roster

Depth chart

At the end of the season:
Pos. Starter Bench Reserve Inactive
C
Center (basketball)
The center, colloquially known as the five or the post, is one of the standard positions in a regulation basketball game. The center is normally the tallest player on the team, and often has a great deal of strength and body mass as well...

Marc Gasol
Marc Gasol
Marc Gasol i Sàez is a Spanish professional basketball player for the NBA's Memphis Grizzlies. He was drafted in the second round, 48th overall, by the Los Angeles Lakers in the 2007 NBA Draft...

Hamed Haddadi 
PF
Power forward (basketball)
Power forward is a position in the sport of basketball. The position is referred to in playbook terms as the four position and is commonly abbreviated "PF". It has also been referred to as the "post" position. Power forwards play a role similar to that of center in what is called the "post" or "low...

Zach Randolph
Zach Randolph
Zachary Randolph , nicknamed Z-Bo, is an American professional basketball player currently with the Memphis Grizzlies of the NBA...

Darrell Arthur
Darrell Arthur
Darrell Antwonne Arthur is 6'9", American professional basketball player for the Memphis Grizzlies of the NBA. He plays the power forward and small forward positions. Arthur played for the University of Kansas in college for two seasons, including the 2007–2008 national championship team...

 
Leon Powe
Leon Powe
Leon Powe, Jr. is an American professional basketball power forward who last played for the Memphis Grizzlies of the National Basketball Association . Drafted in 2006 by the Denver Nuggets, Powe grew up in Oakland, California and played college basketball at the University of California, Berkeley...

 
SF
Small forward
The small forward, or colloquially known as three, is one of the five positions in a regulation basketball game. Small forwards are typically somewhat shorter, quicker, and leaner than power forwards and centers, but on occasion are just as tall...

O. J. Mayo
O. J. Mayo
Ovinton J'Anthony "O. J." Mayo , is an American basketball player currently playing with the Memphis Grizzlies of the NBA. He signed with the team on July 8, 2008. He played college basketball for the University of Southern California...

Shane Battier
Shane Battier
Shane Courtney Battier is an American professional basketball player . He most recently played with the Memphis Grizzlies of the National Basketball Association. He has also been a member of the U.S...

 
Rudy Gay
Rudy Gay
Rudy Carlton Gay, Jr. is an American professional basketball player who is currently playing for the Memphis Grizzlies...

 
SG
Shooting guard
The shooting guard , also known as the two or off guard, is one of five traditional positions on a basketball team. Players of the position are often shorter, leaner, and quicker than forwards. A shooting guard's main objective is to score points for his team...

Tony Allen
Tony Allen (basketball)
Anthony Allen is an American professional basketball player with the Memphis Grizzlies of the NBA.-Early career:...

Sam Young  Xavier Henry
Xavier Henry
Xavier Henry is an American professional basketball shooting guard with the Memphis Grizzlies of the Xavier Henry is an American professional [[basketball]] [[shooting guard]] with the [[Memphis Grizzlies]] of the Xavier Henry is an American professional [[basketball]] [[shooting guard]] with...

 
PG
Point guard
Point guard , also called the play maker or "the ball-handler", is one of the standard positions in a regulation basketball game. A point guard has perhaps the most specialized role of any position – essentially, he is expected to run the team's offense by controlling the ball and making sure that...

Mike Conley
Mike Conley, Jr.
Michael Alex "Mike" Conley, Jr. is an American professional basketball player for the Memphis Grizzlies of the National Basketball Association.Conley is the son of Olympic gold and silver medalist triple jumper Mike Conley, Sr...

Greivis Vasquez
Greivis Vasquez
Greivis Vásquez is a Venezuelan basketball player with the Memphis Grizzlies, who selected him in the first round of the 2010 NBA Draft. He was chosen after a stellar U.S. college career with the University of Maryland men's basketball team...

 
Ish Smith
Ishmael Smith
Ishmael Larry Smith is a professional basketball player for the Memphis Grizzlies of the NBA. He played college basketball at Wake Forest, then was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Houston Rockets on August 23, 2010. On January 17, 2011, he was assigned to Rio Grande Valley Vipers...

 

Season

|- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor=""
| || 70 || 29 || 20.5 || .509 || .182 || .756 || 2.7 || 1.4 || style="background:#6082b6; color:#fc3;"| 1.80 || .59 || 8.9
|- style="text-align:center; background:#f0f0f0;"
| || 76 || 7 || 20.2 || .499 || .000 || .822 || 4.3 || 0.6 || .66 || .78 || 9.2
|- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor=""
| * || 19 || 0 || 24.1 || .390 || .294 || style="background:#6082b6; color:#fc3;"| .900 || 4.0 || 1.4 || .79 || .53 || 4.4
|- style="text-align:center; background:#f0f0f0;"
| * || 2 || 0 || 2.5 || .333 || .000 || .0 || 0.5 || 0.0 || .50 || .0 || 1.0
|- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor=""
| * || 7 || 0 || 5.6 || .444 || .0 || 1.000 || 1.1 || 0.3 || .14 || .14 || 1.4
|- style="text-align:center; background:#f0f0f0;"
| || style="background:#6082b6; color:#fc3;"| 78 || style="background:#6082b6; color:#fc3;"| 78 || 35.6 || .444 || .368 || .736 || 3.1 || style="background:#6082b6; color:#fc3;"| 6.6 || 1.77 || .23 || 13.8
|- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor=""
| || 77 || 77 || 32.1 || .528 || style="background:#6082b6; color:#fc3;"| .429 || .738 || 7.0 || 2.5 || .95 || style="background:#6082b6; color:#fc3;"| 1.65 || 11.6
|- style="text-align:center; background:#f0f0f0;"
| || 54 || 54 || style="background:#6082b6; color:#fc3;"| 39.9 || .471 || .396 || .805 || 6.2 || 2.8 || 1.69 || 1.07 || 19.8
|- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor=""
| || 27 || 0 || 4.1 || .512 || .000 || .500 || 1.8 || 0.1 || .04 || .37 || 1.7
|- style="text-align:center; background:#f0f0f0;"
| || 38 || 16 || 13.9 || .406 || .118 || .635 || 1.0 || 0.5 || .29 || .08 || 4.3
|- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor=""
| * || 11 || 0 || 8.5 || .158 || .000 || .600 || 1.0 || 1.3 || .36 || .0 || 1.1
|- style="text-align:center; background:#f0f0f0;"
| || 67 || 15 || 26.3 || .409 || .370 || .738 || 2.4 || 2.0 || 1.01 || .37 || 11.2
|- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor=""
| * || 12 || 0 || 8.9 || style="background:#6082b6; color:#fc3;"| .622 || .000 || .667 || 1.4 || 0.3 || .25 || .0 || 6.5
|- style="text-align:center; background:#f0f0f0;"
| || 73 || 72 || 36.4 || .502 || .190 || .759 || style="background:#6082b6; color:#fc3;"| 12.2 || 2.1 || .81 || .34 || style="background:#6082b6; color:#fc3;"| 20.0
|- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor=""
| * || 12 || 0 || 5.8 || .143 || .000 || .375 || 0.2 || 0.8 || .33 || .0 || 0.8
|- style="text-align:center; background:#f0f0f0;"
| * || 45 || 0 || 8.2 || .436 || .0 || .543 || 1.7 || 0.1 || .20 || .33 || 1.2
|- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor=""
| || 66 || 0 || 11.8 || .392 || .266 || .800 || 1.0 || 2.1 || .30 || .06 || 3.3
|- style="text-align:center; background:#f0f0f0;"
| * || 11 || 0 || 11.3 || .310 || .200 || .0 || 0.7 || 2.5 || .27 || .09 || 1.9
|- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor=""
| || 74 || 42 || 19.6 || .470 || .304 || .778 || 2.2 || 0.8 || .88 || .30 || 6.9
|}
As of April 7.

* - Stats with the Grizzlies.

Playoffs

Memphis won their first playoff series, first playoff game, and became only the second #8 seed team to defeat a #1 seed in a best of seven Playoff Series in the history of the NBA by defeating the San Antonio Spurs
San Antonio Spurs
The San Antonio Spurs are an American professional basketball team based in San Antonio, Texas. They are part of the Southwest Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association ....

 in six games.

Week/Month

Week Player Ref.
Jan. 3 – Jan. 9 Zach Randolph
Zach Randolph
Zachary Randolph , nicknamed Z-Bo, is an American professional basketball player currently with the Memphis Grizzlies of the NBA...

Jan. 24 – Jan. 30 Zach Randolph
Zach Randolph
Zachary Randolph , nicknamed Z-Bo, is an American professional basketball player currently with the Memphis Grizzlies of the NBA...

Mar. 28 – Apr. 3 Zach Randolph
Zach Randolph
Zachary Randolph , nicknamed Z-Bo, is an American professional basketball player currently with the Memphis Grizzlies of the NBA...


Month Player Ref.
January Zach Randolph
Zach Randolph
Zachary Randolph , nicknamed Z-Bo, is an American professional basketball player currently with the Memphis Grizzlies of the NBA...


Season

  • Zach Randolph
    Zach Randolph
    Zachary Randolph , nicknamed Z-Bo, is an American professional basketball player currently with the Memphis Grizzlies of the NBA...

     was named to the All-NBA Third Team
    All-NBA Team
    The All-NBA Team is an annual National Basketball Association honor bestowed on the best players in the league following every NBA season. The voting is conducted by a panel of sportswriters and broadcasters throughout the United States and Canada. The team has been selected in every season of the...

    . It was his first All-NBA selection.

  • Tony Allen
    Tony Allen (basketball)
    Anthony Allen is an American professional basketball player with the Memphis Grizzlies of the NBA.-Early career:...

     was named to the All-Defensive Second Team
    NBA All-Defensive Team
    The NBA All-Defensive Team is an annual National Basketball Association honor given since the 1968–69 NBA season to the best defensive players during the regular season. Voting is conducted by the NBA head coaches; the coaches are not allowed to vote for players on their own team...

    . It was his first All-Defensive selection.

Milestones

  • The Grizzlies won the first playoff game in franchise history with a victory over the San Antonio Spurs
    San Antonio Spurs
    The San Antonio Spurs are an American professional basketball team based in San Antonio, Texas. They are part of the Southwest Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association ....

     in game 1 of their first round
    2011 NBA Playoffs
    The 2011 NBA Playoffs was the postseason for the National Basketball Association's 2010–11 season. Eight teams from each of the league's two conferences qualified for the playoffs, all seeded 1 to 8 in a tournament bracket, with all rounds in a best-of-seven format. The 2011 NBA Playoffs began on...

     series.

  • The Grizzlies won the first home playoff game in franchise history with a victory over the San Antonio Spurs in game 3 of their first round series.

  • The Grizzlies won the first playoff series in franchise history with a victory over the San Antonio Spurs in game 6 of their first round series. It was also only the fourth time in NBA history an eighth-seeded team defeated a first-seeded team, and only the second time in a best-of-seven series.

Injuries and surgeries

  • Rudy Gay
    Rudy Gay
    Rudy Carlton Gay, Jr. is an American professional basketball player who is currently playing for the Memphis Grizzlies...

     suffered a dislocated left shoulder during a February 15 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers
    Philadelphia 76ers
    The Philadelphia 76ers are a professional basketball team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They play in the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Basketball Association . Originally known as the Syracuse Nationals, they are one of the oldest franchises in the NBA...

    . Gay underwent surgery on March 25 and missed the remainder of the season.

  • Xavier Henry
    Xavier Henry
    Xavier Henry is an American professional basketball shooting guard with the Memphis Grizzlies of the Xavier Henry is an American professional [[basketball]] [[shooting guard]] with the [[Memphis Grizzlies]] of the Xavier Henry is an American professional [[basketball]] [[shooting guard]] with...

     missed much of the season with a knee sprain. He declined knee surgery.

Trades

June 24, 2010
To Dallas Mavericks
Dallas Mavericks
The Dallas Mavericks are a professional basketball team based in Dallas, Texas. They are members of the Southwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Basketball Association , and the reigning NBA champions, having defeated the Miami Heat in the 2011 NBA Finals.According to a 2011...


  • No. 25 pick (Dominique Jones
    Dominique Jones
    Dominique O'Neal Jones is an American basketball player for the Dallas Mavericks. A noted scorer in college, Jones led the Big East conference in scoring average in 2009–2010.-Freshman:...

    )
To Memphis Grizzlies
Memphis Grizzlies
The Memphis Grizzlies are a professional basketball team based in Memphis, Tennessee, USA. The team is part of the Southwest Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association . Along with the Toronto Raptors, the Grizzlies were established in 1995 as part of the NBA's...


  • Cash considerations
  • February 24, 2011
    To Houston Rockets
    Houston Rockets
    The Houston Rockets are an American professional basketball team based in Houston, Texas. The team plays in the Southwest Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association . The team was established in 1967, and played in San Diego, California for four years, before being...


    Hasheem Thabeet
    Hasheem Thabeet
    Hasheem Thabeet is a Tanzanian professional basketball player. He currently plays for the Houston Rockets of the NBA. He was drafted as the 2nd pick overall by the Memphis Grizzlies in the 2009 NBA Draft after playing with the Connecticut Huskies...

     DeMarre Carroll
    DeMarre Carroll
    DeMarre LaEdrick Carroll is an American professional basketball player who was drafted 27th overall by the Memphis Grizzlies of the National Basketball Association in the 2009 NBA Draft. Carroll formerly played for the University of Missouri and Vanderbilt University...

  • Future first-round pick
  • To Memphis Grizzlies
    Memphis Grizzlies
    The Memphis Grizzlies are a professional basketball team based in Memphis, Tennessee, USA. The team is part of the Southwest Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association . Along with the Toronto Raptors, the Grizzlies were established in 1995 as part of the NBA's...


    Shane Battier
    Shane Battier
    Shane Courtney Battier is an American professional basketball player . He most recently played with the Memphis Grizzlies of the National Basketball Association. He has also been a member of the U.S...

     Ishmael Smith
    Ishmael Smith
    Ishmael Larry Smith is a professional basketball player for the Memphis Grizzlies of the NBA. He played college basketball at Wake Forest, then was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Houston Rockets on August 23, 2010. On January 17, 2011, he was assigned to Rio Grande Valley Vipers...


    Additions

    Player Signed Former Team
    Rudy Gay
    Rudy Gay
    Rudy Carlton Gay, Jr. is an American professional basketball player who is currently playing for the Memphis Grizzlies...

    Signed 5 year contract for $82 Million Memphis Grizzlies
    Memphis Grizzlies
    The Memphis Grizzlies are a professional basketball team based in Memphis, Tennessee, USA. The team is part of the Southwest Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association . Along with the Toronto Raptors, the Grizzlies were established in 1995 as part of the NBA's...

    Tony Allen
    Tony Allen (basketball)
    Anthony Allen is an American professional basketball player with the Memphis Grizzlies of the NBA.-Early career:...

    Signed 3 year contract for $10 Million Boston Celtics
    Boston Celtics
    The Boston Celtics are a National Basketball Association team based in Boston, Massachusetts. They play in the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference. Founded in 1946, the team is currently owned by Boston Basketball Partners LLC. The Celtics play their home games at the TD Garden, which...

    Rodney Carney
    Rodney Carney
    Rodney Dion Carney is an American professional basketball player. He played college basketball at the University of Memphis and was selected in the 2006 NBA Draft by the Chicago Bulls and shortly afterwards traded to the Philadelphia 76ers.-Early college career:Carney made the Conference USA...

    Signed 10-day contract Golden State Warriors
    Golden State Warriors
    The Golden State Warriors are an American professional basketball team based in Oakland, California. They are part of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association...


    Subtractions

    Player Reason Left New Team
    Lester Hudson
    Lester Hudson
    Lester Hudson is an American basketball guard. In the 2007–08 season, Hudson recorded the only quadruple-double in NCAA history. At the conclusion of the season, he declared himself for the 2008 NBA Draft, but later withdrew. Hudson was drafted by the Boston Celtics with the 58th pick of the...

    Waived N/A
    Ronnie Brewer
    Ronnie Brewer
    Ronnie Brewer is an American professional basketball player, currently playing for the Chicago Bulls. The Utah Jazz selected him with the 14th pick of the 2006 NBA Draft. Brewer played collegiately at the University of Arkansas, where his father Ron Brewer was a star in the late 1970s...

    Free agent Chicago Bulls
    Chicago Bulls
    The Chicago Bulls are an American professional basketball team based in Chicago, Illinois, playing in the Central Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association . The team was founded in 1966. They play their home games at the United Center...

    Jason Williams Retired n/a
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