2010–11 Memphis Grizzlies season

However, the Grizzlies' season ended with a seven-game loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder in the Semifinals.

Key dates

• June 24, 2010 – The 2010 NBA draft was held in New York City.
• July 1, 2010 – The free agency period began.
• February 8, 2011 – Tony Allen was inserted into the starting lineup in a game against Oklahoma City, in place of an injured Rudy Gay and suspended O. J. Mayo. Allen produced 27 points, five steals and three blocks while spending most of the contest guarding Kevin Durant and in a postgame interview, coined the phrase "Grit. Grind." that became part of Memphis' team identity going forward.^[1]
• February 24, 2011 – The Grizzlies trade
  Ishmael Smith. An attempted trade of O. J. Mayo to the Indiana Pacers for Josh McRoberts
  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.

Draft picks

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	School
1	12	Xavier Henry	Guard	United States	Kansas (Fr.)
1	25	Dominique Jones	Guard	United States	USF (Jr.)
1	28	Greivis Vásquez	Guard	Venezuela	Maryland (Sr.)

Roster

2010–11 Memphis Grizzlies roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From SG 9 Allen, Tony 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 213 lb (97 kg) Oklahoma State F 00 Arthur, Darrell 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Kansas G/F 31 Battier, Shane 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Duke PG 11 Conley Jr., Mike 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Ohio State C 33 Gasol, Marc 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 265 lb (120 kg) Spain SF 22 Gay, Rudy  (C, IN) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Connecticut C 15 Haddadi, Hamed 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 265 lb (120 kg) Iran SG 13 Henry, Xavier  (IN) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Kansas SG 32 Mayo, O. J. 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) USC F 7 Powe, Leon 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) California PF 50 Randolph, Zach (C) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 260 lb (118 kg) Michigan State G 5 Smith, Ishmael 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Wake Forest PG 21 Vasquez, Greivis 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 211 lb (96 kg) Maryland SF 4 Young, Sam 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Pittsburgh	Head coach Lionel Hollins Assistant coach(es) Johnny Davis Henry Bibby Berry Hecker Dave Joerger Damon Stoudamire Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured

Pre-season

Game log

Regular season

Standings

Game log

Playoffs

Game log

Player statistics

Season

As of April 7.^[2]
* – 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 in six games.

Awards, records and milestones

Awards

Week/Month

Season

• All-NBA Third Team. It was his first All-NBA selection.^[7]
• NBA All-Defensive Second Team. It was his first All-Defensive selection.^[8]

• The Grizzlies won the first playoff game in franchise history with a victory over the
  first round series.^[9]
• 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.[10]
• 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.^[11]

Injuries and surgeries

• Rudy Gay suffered a dislocated left shoulder during a February 15 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers. Gay underwent surgery on March 25 and missed the remainder of the season.^[12]
• Xavier Henry missed much of the season with a knee sprain. He declined knee surgery.^[13]

Transactions

Trades

Free agents

Additions

Subtractions

References