No. 9
DOUNOBALL Team History
Memphis Grizzlies
The franchise story: championships, record holders, retired jerseys, identities and the seasons that shaped it.
All NBA teams
1995
Archive begins
0
Championships
3
Retired jerseys
In the rafters
Retired jerseys
The numbers and people permanently honoured by this franchise.
League-wide honour
Retired across the NBA
League-wide retired numbers are shown separately from this franchise's own rafters.
No. 6
Bill Russell
Franchise record book
All-time leaders
Regular-season totals credited to this franchise in the DOUNOBALL stats archive. Historical categories begin when the NBA officially started recording that statistic.
PTS
Points
Mike Conley
Franchise #1
11,733
REB
Rebounds
Marc Gasol
Franchise #1
5,942
AST
Assists
Mike Conley
Franchise #1
4,509
STL
Steals
Official NBA steals have been recorded since 1973–74.
Mike Conley
Franchise #1
1,161
BLK
Blocks
Official NBA blocks have been recorded since 1973–74.
Marc Gasol
Franchise #1
1,135
3PM
Three-pointers made
The NBA introduced the three-point line in 1979–80.
Mike Conley
Franchise #1
1,086
GP
Games played
Mike Conley
Franchise #1
788
Team names
Through the years
Franchise archive
History timeline
1995
Franchise origin
Vancouver Grizzlies founded
Earliest canonical team identity season currently recorded for this franchise is 1995.
1995
Team identity
Vancouver Grizzlies era begins
Team identity era begins in 1995-96. Runs through 2000-01. Abbreviation: VAN.
2001
Name change
Memphis Grizzlies era begins
Team identity era begins in 2001-02. Runs through 2026-27. Abbreviation: MEM.