Grizzlies 25: As franchise’s first All-Star, Pau Gasol did it all
The Grizzlies’ first star may still be the franchise’s most under-appreciated one.
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March 2026
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Grizzlies 25: Tony Allen was a spectacle, but also a special defender
Tony Allen wasn’t just a Grizzlies legend. On the defensive end of the floor, he was one of the greats.
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February 2026
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Grizzlies 25: Desmond Bane wasn’t drafted to be a star. He became one anyway.
As this Grizzlies 25 countdown has moved into the Top 10, there are four players left on the list who were drafted by the Grizzlies or whose rights were acquired through the draft.
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Grizzlies 25: Shane Battier was the first true Memphis Grizzly and authored the franchise’s greatest encore
The Memphis Grizzlies had never won a playoff game until Shane Battier’s second run with the franchise. Then he buried that burden with one big shot.
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Grizzlies 25: Rudy Gay may have been the best big-shot maker in Grizzlies history
Before the Memphis Grizzlies called “12,” they called “22.”
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Grizzlies 25: Mike Miller’s jump shot was one version of basketball beauty
Mike Miller averaged 14 points off the bench for the 49-win 2005-2006 Grizzlies, winning the NBA’s Sixth Man of the Year award, one of only five Grizzlies to receive one of the NBA’s major annual awards.
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January 2026
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Grizzlies 25: Jason Williams was basketball chaos, for good or ill, on the court or in the postgame locker room
Williams might sail an eye-popping pass through the defense for a lay-up no-one else could see was possible, or he might swipe a reporter’s pen.
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Grizzlies 25: James Posey defined the franchise’s first good team
Although James Posey wasn’t technically a single-season player for the Memphis Grizzlies, he’s the best single-season story in franchise history.
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Grizzlies 25: Dillon Brooks always put on a show, to sometimes mixed reviews
Dillon Brooks was many things. But mostly, he was just a lot.
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Grizzlies 25: O.J. Mayo rained jumpers for four drama-filled Memphis seasons
A once heralded prep prospect, O.J. Mayo arrived in the NBA with a compact, high-elevation jumper that’s among the smoothest FedExForum has ever seen.
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December 2025
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Grizzlies 25: Brandon Clarke is perhaps the team’s all-time top ‘sixth man’
If you can’t be the man, it’s good to complement the man. Brandon Clarke’s has meshed well with the top players of his Grizzlies era.
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Grizzlies 25: Tyus Jones was a needed old soul on a brash, young team
Ja Morant was instantly the engine of the Grizzlies, and Tyus Jones was something more than just his caddy. Only 23 years old when he signed with the team, Jones was already a four-year vet and a noted “old soul.”
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Grizzlies 25: Stromile Swift was a blast but grounded by ‘Strotential’
The Stro Show started fewer than 100 games in his NBA career, never averaged a dozen points in a season, but still ranks in the top 20 in franchise history in points, rebounds, steals and blocks.
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Grizzlies 25: Jonas Valanciunas had a big personality to match his big game
At his best, Jonas Valanciunas had a Zach Randolph game in a Marc Gasol package: a walking, talking Ga-Z-Bo.
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November 2025
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Grizzlies 25: For 10 momentous playoff minutes, Darrell Arthur found basketball perfection
Some players pile up great moments throughout their career and some are remembered for rising up and just having one.
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Grizzlies 25: Kyle Anderson played with his own style, at his own speed
It should come as no surprise that the man dubbed “Slow Mo” is one of nine players in Grizzlies history among the franchise’s top 20 in rebounds, assists, steals and blocks.
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Grizzlies 25: Courtney Lee cast a ‘tiny’ shadow but made big shots
Courtney Lee may have been the most anonymous good player in Memphis Grizzlies history. But one Lee moment, at least, was unforgettable.
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October 2025
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Grizzlies 25: Santi Aldama brought familiar Spanish spice to team’s new recipe
Santi Aldama is perhaps the truest embodiment of the team’s penchant for the unexpected move up for an unexpected target.
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Grizzlies 25: Steven Adams was a Grizzly for a good time, not a long time
No Memphis Grizzlies player has ever made as big an impact while scoring so little.
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Grizzlies 25: Celebrating the best players in Memphis Grizzlies history
To commemorate the 25th season of Grizzlies basketball, we’re counting down the 25 greatest players in franchise history. To find moments from players’ time in Memphis or aspects of their games or personalities to ponder.
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