The 2015–16 Memphis Grizzlies season was the 21st season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA).[1] While the team was able to make the postseason, they were affected by several injuries and were swept by the San Antonio Spurs in the First Round, the team that also swept them in the First Round of the 2004 Playoffs and the Western Conference finals of the 2013 Playoffs.
2015–16 Memphis Grizzlies season | |
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Head coach | Dave Joerger |
General manager | Chris Wallace |
Owners | Robert Pera |
Arena | FedExForum |
Results | |
Record | 42–40 (.512) |
Place | Division: 3rd (Southwest) Conference: 7th (Western) |
Playoff finish | First Round (lost to Spurs 0–4) |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Local media | |
Television | Fox Sports Tennessee Fox Sports Southeast |
Radio | WMFS-FM |
Dave Joerger was fired immediately after the end of the series, hearing of his firing after a tearful press conference.
Draft
editRound | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | School |
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1 | 25 | Jarell Martin | PF | United States | LSU |
Roster
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Game log
editPreseason
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Pre-season: 6–1 (home: 4–0; road: 2–1)
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2015–16 pre-season schedule |
Regular season game log
editStandings
editSouthwest Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | GP |
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y – San Antonio Spurs | 67 | 15 | .817 | – | 40–1 | 27–14 | 15–1 | 82 |
x – Dallas Mavericks | 42 | 40 | .512 | 25.0 | 23–18 | 19–22 | 7–9 | 82 |
x – Memphis Grizzlies | 42 | 40 | .512 | 25.0 | 26–15 | 16–25 | 7–9 | 82 |
x – Houston Rockets | 41 | 41 | .500 | 26.0 | 23–18 | 18–23 | 8–8 | 82 |
New Orleans Pelicans | 30 | 52 | .366 | 37.0 | 21–20 | 9–32 | 4–12 | 82 |
By Conference
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# | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | GP |
1 | z – Golden State Warriors * | 73 | 9 | .890 | – | 82 |
2 | y – San Antonio Spurs * | 67 | 15 | .817 | 6.0 | 82 |
3 | y – Oklahoma City Thunder * | 55 | 27 | .671 | 18.0 | 82 |
4 | x – Los Angeles Clippers | 53 | 29 | .646 | 20.0 | 82 |
5 | x – Portland Trail Blazers | 44 | 38 | .537 | 29.0 | 82 |
6 | x – Dallas Mavericks | 42 | 40 | .512 | 31.0 | 82 |
7 | x – Memphis Grizzlies | 42 | 40 | .512 | 31.0 | 82 |
8 | x – Houston Rockets | 41 | 41 | .500 | 32.0 | 82 |
9 | Utah Jazz | 40 | 42 | .488 | 33.0 | 82 |
10 | Sacramento Kings | 33 | 49 | .402 | 40.0 | 82 |
11 | Denver Nuggets | 33 | 49 | .402 | 40.0 | 82 |
12 | New Orleans Pelicans | 30 | 52 | .366 | 43.0 | 82 |
13 | Minnesota Timberwolves | 29 | 53 | .354 | 44.0 | 82 |
14 | Phoenix Suns | 23 | 59 | .280 | 50.0 | 82 |
15 | Los Angeles Lakers | 17 | 65 | .207 | 56.0 | 82 |
Playoffs
editGame log
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First Round: 0–4 (home: 0–2; road: 0–2)
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2016 playoff schedule |
Player statistics
editRagular season
editPlayer | POS | GP | GS | MP | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | MPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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JaMychal Green | PF | 78 | 15 | 1,446 | 373 | 67 | 46 | 33 | 578 | 18.5 | 4.8 | .9 | .6 | .4 | 7.4 |
Matt Barnes | SF | 76 | 45 | 2,190 | 420 | 163 | 78 | 57 | 758 | 28.8 | 5.5 | 2.1 | 1.0 | .8 | 10.0 |
Zach Randolph | PF | 68 | 53 | 2,016 | 529 | 142 | 43 | 13 | 1,040 | 29.6 | 7.8 | 2.1 | .6 | .2 | 15.3 |
Tony Allen | SG | 64 | 57 | 1,620 | 296 | 70 | 110 | 18 | 535 | 25.3 | 4.6 | 1.1 | 1.7 | .3 | 8.4 |
Vince Carter | SG | 60 | 3 | 1,005 | 146 | 56 | 38 | 16 | 395 | 16.8 | 2.4 | .9 | .6 | .3 | 6.6 |
Mike Conley Jr. | PG | 56 | 56 | 1,761 | 164 | 342 | 67 | 16 | 857 | 31.4 | 2.9 | 6.1 | 1.2 | .3 | 15.3 |
Mario Chalmers† | PG | 55 | 7 | 1,253 | 143 | 211 | 80 | 12 | 595 | 22.8 | 2.6 | 3.8 | 1.5 | .2 | 10.8 |
Jeff Green† | SF | 53 | 31 | 1,544 | 241 | 98 | 40 | 19 | 646 | 29.1 | 4.5 | 1.8 | .8 | .4 | 12.2 |
Marc Gasol | C | 52 | 52 | 1,791 | 362 | 196 | 50 | 70 | 861 | 34.4 | 7.0 | 3.8 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 16.6 |
Courtney Lee† | SG | 51 | 37 | 1,489 | 118 | 76 | 52 | 16 | 511 | 29.2 | 2.3 | 1.5 | 1.0 | .3 | 10.0 |
Ryan Hollins† | C | 32 | 9 | 412 | 87 | 10 | 6 | 20 | 116 | 12.9 | 2.7 | .3 | .2 | .6 | 3.6 |
Jarell Martin | PF | 27 | 0 | 380 | 86 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 153 | 14.1 | 3.2 | .6 | .3 | .3 | 5.7 |
Lance Stephenson† | SF | 26 | 3 | 692 | 115 | 73 | 19 | 6 | 369 | 26.6 | 4.4 | 2.8 | .7 | .2 | 14.2 |
Chris Andersen† | C | 20 | 14 | 366 | 89 | 9 | 14 | 10 | 92 | 18.3 | 4.5 | .5 | .7 | .5 | 4.6 |
P. J. Hairston† | SF | 18 | 9 | 375 | 46 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 124 | 20.8 | 2.6 | .5 | .4 | .2 | 6.9 |
Russ Smith | PG | 15 | 0 | 66 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 23 | 4.4 | .6 | .7 | .3 | .1 | 1.5 |
Xavier Munford | SG | 14 | 0 | 244 | 31 | 22 | 13 | 3 | 80 | 17.4 | 2.2 | 1.6 | .9 | .2 | 5.7 |
Jordan Farmar | PG | 12 | 10 | 291 | 25 | 37 | 15 | 2 | 110 | 24.3 | 2.1 | 3.1 | 1.3 | .2 | 9.2 |
Brandan Wright | PF | 12 | 2 | 212 | 43 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 83 | 17.7 | 3.6 | .5 | .4 | 1.3 | 6.9 |
Ray McCallum Jr.† | PG | 10 | 3 | 219 | 16 | 27 | 7 | 3 | 69 | 21.9 | 1.6 | 2.7 | .7 | .3 | 6.9 |
James Ennis III† | SF | 10 | 0 | 40 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 4.0 | .7 | .2 | .4 | .2 | 1.6 |
Beno Udrih† | PG | 8 | 0 | 120 | 9 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 47 | 15.0 | 1.1 | 3.3 | .4 | .1 | 5.9 |
Brianté Weber† | PG | 6 | 4 | 166 | 24 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 29 | 27.7 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 1.5 | .5 | 4.8 |
Elliot Williams | PG | 5 | 0 | 45 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 9.0 | .8 | .8 | .0 | .0 | 1.6 |
Bryce Cotton† | PG | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1.2 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .8 |
Alex Stepheson† | PF | 4 | 0 | 61 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 15.3 | 6.5 | .5 | .3 | .8 | 5.0 |
Jordan Adams | SG | 2 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 7.5 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | .0 | 3.5 |
Jarnell Stokes† | C | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 |
- † Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Grizzlies only.
Playoffs
editPlayer | POS | GP | GS | MP | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | MPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Matt Barnes | SF | 4 | 4 | 139 | 29 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 43 | 34.8 | 7.3 | 2.8 | 1.0 | .3 | 10.8 |
Zach Randolph | PF | 4 | 4 | 120 | 35 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 52 | 30.0 | 8.8 | 1.8 | .3 | .0 | 13.0 |
Jordan Farmar | PG | 4 | 4 | 113 | 6 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 27 | 28.3 | 1.5 | 4.0 | .8 | .3 | 6.8 |
Vince Carter | SG | 4 | 4 | 91 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 45 | 22.8 | 3.8 | 1.3 | .5 | .3 | 11.3 |
Tony Allen | SG | 4 | 2 | 94 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 30 | 23.5 | 2.8 | .8 | 1.3 | .5 | 7.5 |
Chris Andersen | C | 4 | 2 | 79 | 31 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 19.8 | 7.8 | .8 | .5 | .8 | 3.8 |
Lance Stephenson | SF | 4 | 0 | 95 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 52 | 23.8 | 1.5 | 1.8 | .3 | .0 | 13.0 |
Xavier Munford | SG | 4 | 0 | 89 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 22.3 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 1.5 | .8 | 4.8 |
JaMychal Green | PF | 4 | 0 | 72 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 27 | 18.0 | 3.8 | .8 | .8 | 1.3 | 6.8 |
Jarell Martin | PF | 2 | 0 | 46 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 23.0 | 3.5 | .5 | 1.5 | .0 | 4.5 |
P. J. Hairston | SF | 2 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 11.0 | .0 | .0 | .5 | .0 | 2.5 |