MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES 07-08 SCHEDULE Date Opponent Time/Result 10/31 SAN ANTONIO L, 101-104 11/3 INDIANA L, 111-121 11/7 at Seattle W, 105-98 11/9 at Portland L. 98-110 11/10 at Utah L, 94-118 11/13 HOUSTON W, 105-99 11/14 at Milwaukee L, 99-102 11/16 NEW ORLEANS L, 118-120 ot 11/17 at Dallas L, 105-108 11/19 SEATTLE W, 125-108 11/21 TORONTO L, 89-95 11/23 at San Antonio L, 88-101 11/24 WASHINGTON W, 124-118 11/27 at New Jersey W, 110-103 11/28 at Toronto L, 91-103 12/1 MINNESOTA W, 109-80 12/3 PORTLAND L, 105-106 12/5 at Houston L, 92-105 12/7 at New Orleans L, 116-118 ot 12/8 at Atlanta L, 78-86 12/11 DETROIT L, 103-113 12/14 LA CLIPPERS L, 91-98 12/15 at Orlando W, 123-119 12/17 GOLDEN STATE L, 117-125 12/19 SAN ANTONIO W, 88-85 12/21 at Detroit L, 67-94 12/22 PHILADELPHIA L, 97-99 12/26 NEW ORLEANS L, 98-116 12/28 HOUSTON L, 83-103 12/30 at San Antonio L, 87-111 1/2 at Indiana W, 90-72 1/4 at Boston L, 96-100 1/6 MIAMI W, 101-94 1/8 LA LAKERS L, 101-117 1/10 at Sacramento L, 113-116 1/11 at Golden State 9:30 PM 1/13 at LA Lakers 8:30 PM 1/15 CLEVELAND 7:00 PM 1/18 SEATTLE 7:00 PM 1/19 at Charlotte 6:00 PM 1/21 CHICAGO 4:30 PM 1/23 ORLANDO 7:00 PM 1/25 at Washington 6:00 PM 1/26 LA CLIPPERS 7:00 PM 1/28 DALLAS 7:00 PM 1/30 DENVER 7:00 PM 2/2 UTAH 7:00 PM 2/5 MILWAUKEE 7:00 PM 2/8 at Dallas 7:30 PM 2/9 at New Orleans 7:00 PM 2/12 SACRAMENTO 7:00 PM 2/13 at Philadelphia 6:00 PM 2/19 at Seattle 9:00 PM 2/20 at LA Clippers 9:30 PM 2/22 DALLAS 7:00 PM 2/24 at Cleveland 5:00 PM 2/26 PHOENIX 7:00 PM 2/29 at Houston 7:30 PM 3/1 UTAH 7:00 PM 3/4 at Chicago 7:30 PM 3/5 NEW JERSEY 7:00 PM 3/8 BOSTON 7:00 PM 3/11 at Phoenix 9:00 PM 3/12 at Denver 8:00 PM 3/15 at Golden State 9:30 PM 3/17 CHARLOTTE 7:00 PM 3/19 at Minnesota 7:00 PM 3/21 at New York 6:30 PM 3/22 SACRAMENTO 7:00 PM 3/24 DENVER 7:00 PM 3/26 at Sacramento 9:00 PM 3/28 at LA Lakers 9:00 PM 3/29 at LA Clippers 9:30 PM 3/31 ATLANTA 7:00 PM 4/2 NEW YORK 7:00 PM 4/4 GOLDEN STATE 7:00 PM 4/6 at Minnesota 5:30 PM 4/8 PHOENIX 7:00 PM 4/11 at Miami 6:30 PM 4/12 MINNESOTA 7:00 PM 4/15 at Portland 9:00 PM 4/16 at Denver 8:00 PM Memphis Grizzlies (10-25) vs. Golden State Warriors (20-16) Regular Season Game #36; Road Game #18 The Arena in Oakland; Oakland, CA January 11, 2008 at 9:30 PM (CST) Radio: 103.5 FM TV: FSN South 1 PROBABLE STARTERS RUDY GAY #22 F 6-9 220 2 ND NBA SEASON One of the leading candidates for the NBA s Most Improved Player Award... Leads all NBA sophomores in scoring (team-high 19.6 points) in 2007-08 On pace to become the first player other than Pau Gasol to lead the Grizzlies in scoring in the last seven seasons (Shareef Abdur-Rahim, 2000-01) Ranks ninth in the NBA in dunks (54) 2006-07 All-Rookie NBA First Team Placed third in NBA Rookie of the Year voting after averaging 10.8 points and 4.5 rebounds in rookie campaign Named Western Conference Rookie of the Month for November 2006. PAU GASOL #16 F 7-0 260 7 TH NBA SEASON Leads team in rebounds (8.3) for the third consecutive year and is shooting a career-high.836 from the free throw line (prev..748 in 2006-07) Entering the 2007-08 season, was already the franchise leader in 12 statistical categories, including points (8,228), rebounds (3,754) and blocks (821) Posted career highs in scoring (20.8), field goal percentage (.538), rebounds (9.8) and tied a career high in blocks (2.1) in 2006-07 2006 NBA All-Star and the only Grizzly in club history to play in the All-Star Game Won a gold medal with Spain at the 2006 FIBA World Championships 2001-02 NBA Rookie of the Year. DARKO MILICIC #31 C 7-0 275 5 TH NBA SEASON Posting 6.8 points, a career-high 6.0 rebounds and a career-high 2.00 blocks in first season with the Grizzlies Originally selected by Detroit with the second overall pick in the 2003 NBA Draft Ranked 14 th in the NBA with 1.8 blocks last season with Orlando and posted career highs in scoring (8.0) and rebounding (5.5). MIKE MILLER #33 G 6-8 218 8 TH NBA SEASON Leads club in three-point field goals made (76), three-point field goal percentage (career-high.437) and minutes played (37.7) in 2007-08 Shooting a career-high.518 field goal percentage One of only four NBA players this season shooting above 50 percent FG, 40 percent 3FG and 80 percent FTs 2005-06 NBA Sixth Man of the Year and 2000-01 NBA Rookie of the Year Seven-year NBA veteran recorded career highs in scoring (18.5), assists (4.3), three-point field goals made (202) and tied a career high in rebounds (5.4) in 2006-07 Recently became the 43 rd player in NBA history to reach 1,000 career threepointers made Has shot 40 percent or better from three-point range in each of the last three seasons (2004-05 -- 2006-07). MIKE CONLEY #11 G 6-1 180 1 ST NBA SEASON Would lead all rookies in assists (4.5) but falls short of NBA qualifiers among first-year players Helped lead Ohio State to a 35-4 record and the national championship game in his only season in college Named First Team All-Big Ten by the media and Second Team All-Big Ten by the coaches after averaging 11.3 points, 6.1 assists and 3.4 rebounds per game for the Buckeyes in 2006-07 Had 20 points, six assists and four steals in the championship game against Florida. INJURY REPORT None LAST GAME INACTIVES Brian Cardinal and Casey Jacobsen PRONUNCIATIONS Pau Gasol (POW Ga-Sol) Head Coach Marc Iavaroni (eye-vuh-rone-ee) Darko Milicic (DAR-ko MILL-a-chich) Assistant Coach Gordon Chiesa (chee-a-zuh)
2007-08 RECORD BREAKDOWN Record Home Road Overtime Overall 10-25 (.286) 6-12 (.333) 4-13 (.235) 0-2 (.000) Eastern 5-9 (.357) 2-4 (.333) 3-5 (.375) - Western 5-16 (.238) 4-8 (.333) 1-8 (.111) 0-2 (.000) REGULAR SEASON STREAKS Overall: Lost 2 Home: Lost 1 Road: Lost 2 RECENT TRANSACTIONS 1/10: Signed free agent Bobby Jones 1/7: Waived Jeremy Richardson 12/20: Signed free agent Jeremy Richardson 12/18: Waived Tarence Kinsey 10/25: Waived Dontell Jefferson; Picked up the 2008-09 options for Rudy Gay, Kyle Lowry and Hakim Warrick 10/5: Waived Kasib Powell 9/29: Signed free agents Dontell Jefferson and Kasib Powell 8/17: Acquired the draft rights to Juan Carlos Navarro from Washington in exchange for a future protected first-round draft 7/30: Signed Mike Conley to a multi-year contract 7/24: Signed free agent Casey Jacobsen 7/20: Signed free agent Andre Brown 7/13: Signed free agent Darko Milicic to a multi-year contract 6/28: Selected Mike Conley in the first round (4 th overall) in the 2007 NBA Draft. UPCOMING REGULAR SEASON SCHEDULE DATE OPPONENT SITE TIME TV Radio Jan. 13 Los Angeles Lakers Staples Center 8:30 PM FSN South HD 103.5 FM Jan. 15 Cleveland Cavaliers FedExForum 7:00 PM FSN South 103.5 FM Jan. 18 Seattle Supersonics FedExForum 7:00 PM FSN South 103.5 FM Jan. 19 Charlotte Bobcats Charlotte Bobcats Arena 6:00 PM SportSouth 103.5 FM Jan. 21 Chicago Bulls FedExForum 4:30 PM TNT 103.5 FM LAST GAME Kings 116, Grizzlies 113 1/10/08 at ARCO Arena SACRAMENTO, CA The Grizzlies suffered an 18 th -consecutive defeat at ARCO Arena in heartbreaking fashion, as the Kings used a 10-2 run late in the fourth quarter to get back into the game and then took their first second half lead off of Francisco Garcia s three-pointer with 7.9 seconds remaining Memphis was led by Rudy Gay s 31 points (9-of-13 FG), one shy of his career high, and seven rebounds Pau Gasol had 19 points (8-of-16 FG), and Mike Miller, who hit his first six shots, chipped in with 18 (7-of-9 FG) The Kings John Salmons filled up the stat sheet with 28 points (12-of-21 FG) to go with 11 rebounds and seven assists Beno Udrih had 25 points (10- of-17 FG) while Brad Miller and Garcia had 22 each Brad Miller also grabbed 10 rebounds and dished out five assists The Grizzlies made 13 three-pointers (13-of-28 3FG), their highest total since making 13 vs. Portland on Dec. 3. PREVIOUS GAME Lakers 117, Grizzlies 101 1/8/08 at FedExForum MEMPHIS, TN The Lakers jumped out to an early 7-0 lead in the first quarter and never looked back, leading by as much as 26 in the first half After a 16-4 Memphis run going into halftime, Los Angeles then scored the first nine points of the second half to put the game away Pau Gasol had his 10 th -straight double-double against the Lakers (12 th overall in 2007-08) with 18 points (6-of-14 FG) and 12 rebounds while Mike Miller led the team in scoring with 19 points (8-of-16 FG) Darko Milicic contributed his third double-double of the season with 12 points (6-of-9 FG) and 11 rebounds to go along with four blocks Derek Fisher led the Lakers in scoring for the first time in 2007-08 with a season-high 26 points (10-of-11 FG, 5-of-5 3FG) It was Fisher s highest total since putting up 27 points at San Antonio on March 21, 2006 and just the sixth time this season that Kobe Bryant did not lead the Lakers in scoring Bryant had 25 points (8-of-22 FG) The 16-point deficit (23-39) was the Grizzlies steepest at the end of the first quarter this season The Lakers shot over 50 percent from the field (48-of-91 FG, 52.7 percent) for the fourth time in six games. 2
TONIGHT S OPPONENT: at Golden State Warriors January 11, 2008 9:30 PM (CST) The Arena in Oakland SERIES HISTORY: The Grizzlies are 21-26 all-time against the Warriors, having lost the last four games after winning eight of the previous nine Last season, Memphis set a franchise record for points in a single game in a 144-135 barnburner against Golden State on Jan. 3, 2007 at the FedExForum Both teams reached the century mark in every game from the 2006-07 season series, which Golden State won (3-1) for the first time since the 2001-02 season The Grizzlies are 9-13 on the road against Golden State. NOTABLES: Grizzlies guard/forward Mike Miller set a franchise record for scoring in a single game with a career-high 45 points at Golden State on Feb. 21, 2007 Miller averaged 39.0 points and 9.0 3FGM in two games vs. Golden State last season, setting and then tying a club-high in three-pointers made in a single game (nine) Grizzlies shooting coach Mark Price played for the Warriors during the 1996-97 season, averaging 11.3 points, 2.6 rebounds and 4.9 assists in 70 games (49 starts) Grizzlies forward Brian Cardinal enjoyed his best statistical season in his lone season with the Warriors in 2003-04 when he posted career highs in scoring (9.6), rebounds (4.2) and games played (76) Warriors forward Matt Barnes was originally drafted by Memphis (46 th overall) in the 2002 NBA Draft and traded in a draftday deal along with Nick Anderson to the Cleveland Cavaliers in exchange for Wesley Person Grizzlies swingman Casey Jacobsen is from Glendora, Calif. and finished his collegiate career ranked third on Stanford University's all-time scoring list with 1,723 points. 2007-08 MEMPHIS VS. GOLDEN STATE GRIZZLIES 0 WINS, WARRIORS 1 WIN Warriors 125, Grizzlies 117 12/17/07 at FedExForum 2007-08 Series vs. GSW: 12/17 @ MEM, L 117-125 1/11 @ GSW, 9:30 p.m. 3/15 @ GSW, 9:30 p.m. 4/4 @ MEM, 7:00 p.m. MEMPHIS, TN The Grizzlies allowed a season-high 125 points to the Golden State Warriors and lost their fourth consecutive home game, 125-117 One game after setting a new career high with 32 points at Orlando, Rudy Gay tied the mark with 32 points (11-of-18 FG) and four rebounds against the Warriors Gay is now averaging 23.9 points through eight games in December The Warriors improved to 13-5 with Stephen Jackson in the lineup and have won 11 of their last 15 after losing their first six games of the season Jackson led the way for Golden State with 28 points (11-of-22 FG) and a season-high 12 rebounds, marking his first double-double of the season Memphis nailed eight three-pointers in the fourth quarter on 13 attempts, both franchise records for makes and attempts in a single quarter The Warriors improved to 7-6 on the road this season Last season, the club did not earn its seventh win away from the Bay Area until its 32 nd road game (March 5, 2007 at Detroit). Current Streaks vs. GSW: Overall: GSW, 4 wins Home: GSW, 2 wins Road: GSW, 2 wins All-Time vs. GSW: Overall: 21-26 Home: 12-13 Road: 9-13 2006-07 Series vs. GSW: 1/3 @ MEM, W 144-135 2/21 @ GSW, L 115-118 (ot) 4/1 @ GSW, L 117-122 4/6 @ MEM, L 104-116 NEXT OPPONENT: at Los Angeles Lakers January 13, 2008 8:30 PM (CST) Staples Center SERIES HISTORY: The two teams have traded wins in the last six games Before the Lakers Jan. 8 win at Memphis, the Grizzlies were a league-best 8-3 against the Lake Show since Shaquille O Neal was traded to Miami The Grizzlies are 11-13 against the Lakers since moving to Memphis The franchise had gone 1-22 in Vancouver. NOTABLES: Lakers guard Kobe Bryant scored a Grizzly opponent season-high 60 points (20-of-37 FG) in a 121-119 Laker win last season on March 22, 2007 Grizzlies Head Coach Marc Iavaroni was an assistant coach on a Phoenix Suns team that defeated the Los Angeles Lakers in the first round of the NBA Playoffs in 2006 and 2007 Grizzlies forward Pau Gasol has recorded 15 career doubledoubles against the Lakers, his most vs. any NBA team, and has had one in each of the last 10 meetings Memphis point guard Damon Stoudamire and Laker forward Luke Walton attended the University of Arizona Grizzly center Darko Milicic and Laker forward Vladimir Radmanovic both hail from Serbia Little Rock, Arkansas native and Lakers guard Derek Fisher concluded his collegiate career at Arkansas-Little Rock ranked second among all-time Trojan leaders in points (1,393), assists (472) and steals (189) and attended Park View High School in Little Rock. 3
2007-08 MEMPHIS VS. LA LAKERS GRIZZLIES 0 WINS, LAKERS 1 WIN Lakers 117, Grizzlies 101 1/8/08 at FedExForum 2007-08 Series vs. LAL: 1/8 @ MEM, L 101-117 1/13 @ LAL, 8:30 p.m. 3/28 @ LAL, 9:30 p.m. MEMPHIS, TN The Lakers jumped out to an early 7-0 lead in the first quarter and never looked back, leading by as much as 26 in the first half After a 16-4 Memphis run going into halftime, Los Angeles then scored the first nine points of the second half to put the game away Pau Gasol had his 10 th -straight double-double against the Lakers (12 th overall in 2007-08) with 18 points (6-of-14 FG) and 12 rebounds while Mike Miller led the team in scoring with 19 points (8-of-16 FG) Darko Milicic contributed his third double-double of the season with 12 points (6-of-9 FG) and 11 rebounds to go along with four blocks Derek Fisher led the Lakers in scoring for the first time in 2007-08 with a season-high 26 points (10-of-11 FG, 5-of-5 3FG) It was Fisher s highest total since putting up 27 points at San Antonio on March 21, 2006 and just the sixth time this season that Kobe Bryant did not lead the Lakers in scoring Bryant had 25 points (8-of-22 FG) The 16-point deficit (23-39) was the Grizzlies steepest at the end of the first quarter this season The Lakers shot over 50 percent from the field (48-of-91 FG, 52.7 percent) for the fourth time in six games. Current Streaks vs. LAL: Overall: LAL, 2 win Home: LAL, 2 win Road: MEM, 1 win All-Time vs. LAL: Overall: 12-35 Home: 8-16 Road: 4-19 2006-07 Series vs. LAL: 11/12 @ LAL L, 81-91 1/9 @ MEM W, 128-118 3/22 @ MEM L, 119-121 3/27 @ LAL W, 88-86 2007-08 TEAM NOTES JUST THE QUICK FACTS Memphis is searching for its first win against a Pacific Division opponent (0-4) this season and also looking to end a four-game losing streak to Golden State. The Grizzlies are 2-4 this season on the second night of a back-to-back. Mike Miller is averaging a career-best 43.7 percent from downtown this season and is shooting over 40 percent from three-point range for the third-consecutive season Only Phoenix s Steve Nash and Dallas Jason Terry have shot better than 40 percent from beyond the arc in each of the last three seasons (including 2007-08). Grizzlies rookie Mike Conley has set or tied his career high in points in each of the last four contests Conley is averaging 11.8 points, 3.3 rebounds, 5.0 assists and 1.5 steals in those four games. OFF TO THE RACES Grizzlies Head Coach Marc Iavaroni promised to bring a high-scoring, fast-paced offensive system to Memphis, much like he did in his five previous seasons with the Phoenix Suns (including the last three-and-a-half as Mike D Antoni s lead assistant) and so far has done little to disappoint The Grizzlies are averaging 100.5 points per game, one point behind last season s club record 101.6 scoring average In the franchise s 12-year history, the Grizzlies have ranked as one of the NBA s 10 best scoring teams just four times and have never cracked the top five... Here is a look at the Grizzlies best-scoring seasons. HIGHEST SCORING OFFENSES IN FRANCHISE HISTORY YEAR POINTS PER GAME NBA RANK Memphis Grizzlies 2006-07 101.6 6 th Memphis Grizzlies 2007-08 100.5 9 th Memphis Grizzlies 2002-03 97.5 8 th Memphis Grizzlies 2003-04 96.7 7 th BEHIND THE ARC The Memphis Grizzlies have relied heavily on the three-point shot this season, and it has proven to be one of the club s most reliable weapons The Grizzlies rank in the top 10 in three-point field goal percentage (.367, 7 th ) and three-point field goals made (franchise-best 7.91, 6 th ) Memphis is 6-5 when it has made 10 or more 3-pointers and 4-20 when it doesn t In 10 wins, the Grizzlies are shooting.387 from long range as opposed to.359 in 25 losses. 4
HIGHEST THREE-POINT PERCENTAGES IN FRANCHISE HISTORY YEAR 3FG% RANK Memphis Grizzlies 2005-06.374 8 th Memphis Grizzlies 2007-08.367 7 th CLOSE BUT NO CIGAR The Grizzlies have had very few favorable bounces in close games this season Memphis is the only NBA team to lose eight games by three points or less (1-8) No other NBA club has lost more than five The Sacramento Kings (2-5) and the Miami Heat (2-5) are the only other NBA teams to have lost more than four The Grizzlies suffered their eighth loss by three points or less this season following a 113-116 loss to the Sacramento Kings on Jan. 10 Memphis also lost its season opener vs. San Antonio (104-101) on Oct. 31, at Milwaukee (102-99) on Nov. 14, in overtime vs. New Orleans (120-118) on Nov. 16, at Dallas (108-105) on Nov. 17, vs. Portland (106-105) on Dec. 3, in overtime again at New Orleans (118-116) on Dec. 7 and vs. Philadelphia (99-97) on Dec. 22. 2007-08 PLAYER NOTES HAPPY NEW YEAR! Rudy Gay has kicked off the year 2008 right where he left off in 2007 In five games in January, Gay is averaging 22.6 points, 6.0 rebounds, 3.2 assists and 2.0 steals while shooting 51.2 percent from the field in 40.0 minutes per game Last month, Gay averaged 21.0 points, 6.0 rebounds, 1.9 assists, 1.3 steals and 1.0 blocks, while shooting 49.0 percent from the floor in 38.3 minutes Gay ranked 25 th in the NBA in scoring in the month of December and set a new career high in scoring with 32 points on Dec. 15 at Orlando before matching it the very next game against Golden State on Dec. 17 Gay followed up those two performances by vanquishing the NBA Champion San Antonio Spurs, 88-85, with a game-winning three-pointer over Tim Duncan Gay had seven 20-point games in December after going over 20 eight times total in his rookie season and was held under double figures just once Here s a look at Gay s development from his rookie season to the beginning of his sophomore season to the month of December. RUDY S PROGRESSION GAMES MPG PPG RPG APG SPG FG% 20+ POINT GAMES Jan. 2008 5 40.0 22.6 6.0 3.2 2.0.512 4 Dec. 2007 15 38.7 21.0 6.0 1.9 1.3.490 7 Oct.-Nov. 2007 15 33.5 17.1 4.9 1.3 1.3.444 5 Rookie year (2006-07) 78 27.0 10.8 4.5 1.3 0.9.422 8 A RUD-Y AWAKENING Rudy Gay has broken out in a big way in his sophomore season The versatile second-year player is nearly doubling his scoring output (team-high 19.6) from his rookie season and has surpassed his rookie averages in nearly every category, including points per game (10.8), rebounds per game (4.5), assists per game (1.3), field goal percentage (.422), steals per game (0.9) and minutes per game (27.0) Gay already has made more three-pointers (59) than he made in his rookie season (52) Gay currently leads all NBA sophomores in scoring and has scored over 20 points 16 times already this season after going over 20 just eight times in his first year Here s a look at the highest point-per-game increases in the NBA this season. HIGHEST POINT INCREASES FROM 2006-07 TO 2007-08 Player Current Team 06-07 07-08 PPG Difference Beno Udrih Sacramento Kings 4.7 14.1 9.4 LaMarcus Aldridge Portland Trail Blazers 9.0 18.1 9.1 Rudy Gay Memphis Grizzlies 10.8 19.6 8.8 John Salmons Sacramento Kings 8.5 17.2 8.7 Richard Jefferson New Jersey Nets 16.3 24.6 8.3 Ronnie Brewer Utah Jazz 4.6 12.7 8.1 Chris Kaman Los Angeles Clippers 10.1 18.0 7.9 *Players who played in 50 percent of possible games this year and in 2006-07. FROM DOWNTOWN! In knocking down two treys on Jan. 4 against the Boston Celtics, Grizzlies sharpshooter Mike Miller became the 43 rd player in NBA history to reach 1,000 3FGM The eight-year veteran is the 18 th active player in the club (joining teammate Damon Stoudamire) Miller ranks 9 th this season in treys made (76) and 12 th among all NBA qualifiers in three-point percentage (career-high.437). 5
ALL-TIME THREE-POINT LEADERS RANK PLAYER YEARS PRO 3FGM 3FGA 3FG% 39 Lindsey Hunter* 15 1056 2915.362 40 Nick Anderson 13 1055 2964.356 41 Cuttino Mobley* 10 1035 2718.381 42 Mike Miller* 8 1009 2516.401 43 Danny Ainge 14 1002 2651.378 *Active player SHOOTING STAR Grizzlies marksman Mike Miller has consistently been regarded as one of the NBA s top shooters, but this season he s achieving a career first shooting at least at least 50 percent from the field (a career-high.518), 40 percent from three-point range (.437) and 80 percent from the free throw line (.824) Steve Nash, Caron Butler and John Salmons are the only other players in the NBA shooting 50 FG%, 40 3FG% and 80 FT% AND meets all the statistical minimums to qualify among the league leaders in 2007-08. MIKE MILLER S TOP FG%, 3FG% AND FT% SEASONS SEASON TEAM FG% 3FG% FT% 2007-08 Memphis.518*.437*.824 2005-06 Memphis.466.407.800 2004-05 Memphis.505.433.720 2002-03 Orlando/Memphis.434.363.839* * career high CAREER AVERAGES (PRIOR TO 2007-08).454.398.771 GAY SHINES AMONG 2006 DRAFT CLASS Averaging a team-high 19.6 points per contest, Grizzlies sophomore forward Rudy Gay leads all 2006 draftees in scoring, significantly upping his scoring output from his rookie season (10.8 in 2006-07) Gay scored a career-high 32 points (13-of-21 FG) vs. the Orlando Magic on Dec. 15 and matched it the next game vs. Golden State on Dec. 17 He has recorded double-figures in 31 games this season, 20-plus points 16 times and has surpassed 30 points six times He finished with 20-plus in eight games total in 78 appearances during his rookie year, with one game of 30 or more. SECOND-YEAR SCORING LEADERS PLAYER TEAM DRAFT POSITION 07-08 SCORING AVG. 06-07 SCORING AVG. Rudy Gay Memphis Grizzlies No. 8 19.6 10.8 Brandon Roy Portland Trail Blazers No. 6 18.7 16.8 LaMarcus Aldridge Portland Trail Blazers No. 2 18.1 9.0 Ronnie Brewer Utah Jazz No. 14 12.7 4.6 Daniel Gibson Cleveland Cavaliers No. 42 12.3 4.6 LA BOMBA Nicknamed La Bomba for his high-arching floaters, Grizzlies rookie Juan Carlos Navarro is dazzling NBA fans and opponents with his crafty passes, gritty play and deadly shooting ability Navarro currently ranks in the top 5 among all rookies in scoring average (9.7, 3 rd ), three-point field goals made (62, 1 st ), three-point field goal percentage (.376, 1 st ), assists (2.1, 2 nd ) and free throw percentage (.865, 2 nd ) He tied an NBA rookie record with eight three-point field goals (on nine attempts) vs. New Orleans on Nov. 16 The only other first-year players to make eight treys in a single game are current New Jersey Nets guard Jason Kidd and Chicago Bulls guard Chris Duhon The Spanish guard s breakout game included 28 points in 34 minutes vs. the Hornets after totaling 30 points in his first 91 minutes played in the club s first seven games His eight three-pointers were also one shy of Mike Miller s club record (nine, twice). 6
MOST THREE-POINTERS MADE BY NBA ROOKIE, SINGLE GAME PLAYER 3FG-3FGA PERCENTAGE TEAM OPPONENT DATE Juan Carlos Navarro 8-9.889 Memphis vs. New Orleans 11/16/07 Chris Duhon 8-9.889 Chicago @ Atlanta 4/16/05 Jason Kidd 8-12.667 Dallas @ Houston 4/11/95 IN STARTS SEASONAL AVERAGES G PPG FG% RPG APG G PPG FG% RPG APG 10 16.1.451 3.9 3.3 35 9.7.415 2.0 2.1 LA BOMBA, PT. II Spanish guard Juan Carlos Navarro is averaging 1.77 three-point field goals made, which puts him on pace to finish with 145 three-point field goals made and finish among the all-time rookie three-point leaders Kerry Kittles, who holds the NBA rookie record with 158 made in the 1996-97 season, set the mark when the three-point line was a uniform 22 feet, rather than its current distance of 23 feet, 9 inches at the top of the arc and 22 feet at the corners In addition, Navarro should easily shatter Shane Battier s franchise rookie record for threepointers Battier made 103 treys in 78 games (all starts) for Memphis during the 2001-02 season, dwarfing Chris Robinson s old record of 34. MOST THREE-POINTERS BY A GRIZZLY IN ROOKIE SEASON PLAYER 3FGM SEASON Shane Battier 103 2001-02 Juan Carlos Navarro 62 2007-08 INSTANT OFFENSE Grizzlies guard Juan Carlos Navarro is vying to become just the ninth rookie in franchise history to average over 10 points per game (9.7) Forward Rudy Gay is the last rookie to do so, averaging 10.8 points last season. HIGHEST ROOKIE SCORING AVERAGES IN FRANCHISE HISTORY PLAYER PPG SEASON TEAM Shareef Abdur-Rahim 18.7 1996-97 Vancouver Pau Gasol 17.6 2001-02 Memphis Shane Battier 14.4 2001-02 Memphis Bryant Reeves 13.3 1995-96 Vancouver Mike Bibby 13.2 1998-99 Vancouver Drew Gooden 12.1 2002-03 Memphis Gordan Giricek 11.2 2002-03 Memphis Rudy Gay 10.8 2006-07 Memphis Juan Carlos Navarro 9.7 2007-08 Memphis 7
Head Coach Marc Iavaroni 1 st NBA SEASON/HEAD COACH IAVARONI S CAREER YEAR-BY-YEAR COACHING RECORD REGULAR SEASON PLAYOFFS Year Team W L Pct. W L Pct 2007-08 Memphis 10 25.286 - - - Won back-to-back games vs. Washington on Nov. 24 and then at New Jersey on Nov. 27 The 2006-07 Grizzlies did not earn consecutive victories until after 73 games played. Earned his first coaching victory at Seattle on Nov. 7 with a 105-98 victory. Nearly upset the defending NBA Champion San Antonio Spurs on Opening Night in his NBA coaching debut with a 104-101 defeat on Oct. 31 #44 Andre Brown F HEIGHT 6-9 WEIGHT 245 BIRTHDATE 5/12/81 COLLEGE DePAUL NBA EXPERIENCE 2nd Year 1/2 @ IND 1 0 0.000 0 0.000 0 0.000 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1/4 @ BOS DNP (Coach s Decision) 1/6 vs. MIA DNP (Coach s Decision) 1/8 vs. LAL 2 0 0.000 0 0.000 0 0.000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1/10 @ SAC DNP (Coach s Decision) 2007-08 SEASON AVERAGES GP/S: 19/0 PPG: 1.8 RPG: 1.5 APG: 0.2 FG%:.565 BLKS: 0.11 MINS: 5.3 07-08 SEASON NOTES: Responded with seven points, a career-high seven rebounds and a career-high two assists in a career-high tying 22 minutes at Orlando on Dec. 15 in first significant action of the season Prior to that game, had logged only 48 minutes played in the club s first 22 games Inactive six times... DNP (Coach s Decision) 10 times Signed by Memphis as a free agent on July 20, 2007 and became the second member of the SuperSonics organization to join the Grizzlies this past offseason (assistant coach Gordon Chiesa). TRENDS: Points 7 @ ORL, 12/15 12 vs. DAL, 4/18/07 FGM 3 Twice 6 vs. DAL, 4/18/07 Rebounds 7 Twice 7 Twice Assists 2 @ ORL, 12/15 2 @ ORL, 12/15/07 Steals 1 @ ORL, 12/15 2 @ IND, 2/7/07 Blocks 1 Twice 1 6times Minutes 22 @ ORL, 12/15 22 Twice Prior to playing his rookie NBA season with the Seattle SuperSonics in 2006-07, had played in CBA, Italy (Euro Roseto in 2004-05), Serbia (BC Buducnost Podgorica in 2004-05), the Philippines (Barangay Ginebra Kings in summer 2005), South Korea (Daegu Orions and the Inchon ET Land Black Slammer in 2005-06) and the NBA D-League (Sioux Falls Skyforce in 2006-07). 8
#35 Brian Cardinal F HEIGHT 6-8 WEIGHT 245 BIRTHDATE 5/2/77 FROM PURDUE NBA EXPERIENCE 8 th Year 1/2 @ IND Inactive 1/4 @ BOS Inactive 1/6 vs. MIA Inactive 1/8 vs. LAL DNP (Coach s Decision) 1/10 @ SAC Inactive 2007-08 SEASON AVERAGES GP/S: 7/0 PPG: 2.4 RPG: 2.1 APG: 0.9 STLS: 0.14 3FG%:.500 MINS: 7.9 07-08 SEASON NOTES: Has not played in the last 11 games (due to DNP- CD / Inactive) since logging two minutes on Dec. 17 vs. Golden State Inactive 16 times DNP (Coach s Decision) 13 times. Enters fourth NBA season with the Grizzlies after playing first four seasons with Detroit (2000-02), Washington (2002-03) and Golden State (2003-04), where he posted career highs of 9.6 points and 4.2 rebounds, while ranking sixth in the NBA in free throw percentage (.878) and third in three-point field goal percentage (.444). Points 7 @ UTA, 11/10 32 vs. PHO, 2/11/04 FGM 2 Twice 10 3 times 3FGM 2 @ UTA, 11/10 5 vs. DEN, 2/25/05 Rebounds 5 @ SEA, 11/7 14 @ CHI, 2/28/04 Assists 3 @ TOR, 11/28 7 @ MIN, 4/19/06 Steals 1 @ UTA, 11/10 5 @ SEA, 1/22/04 Blocks 2 4 times Minutes 13 Twice 45 vs. PHO, 2/11/04 #11 Mike Conley G HEIGHT 6-1 WEIGHT 180 BIRTHDATE 10/11/87 COLLEGE OHIO STATE NBA EXPERIENCE ROOKIE 1/2 @ IND 35 3 7.429 0 2.000 1 2.500 0 6 6 8 2 3 1 0 7 1/4 @ BOS 35 4 9.444 1 3.333 1 2.500 0 2 2 4 1 1 2 0 10 1/6 vs. MIA 35 4 8.500 0 1.000 3 4.750 1 4 5 7 0 2 4 0 11 1/8 vs. LAL 38 5 15.333 1 2.500 0 0.000 2 3 5 6 2 2 2 0 11 1/10 @ SAC 30 5 9.556 2 5.400 3 4.750 0 1 1 3 1 1 4 0 15 2007-08 SEASON AVERAGES GP/S: 11/5 PPG: 8.0 RPG: 2.5 APG: 4.5 FG%:.451 STLS: 1.00 MINS: 24.0 07-08 SEASON NOTES: Would lead all rookies in assists (4.5) but has not played in enough games to qualify among first-year players Missed 20 games (Nov. 19-Dec. 28) due to a posterior labral tear in his right shoulder In first career start, had seven points, six rebounds, eight assists and a seasonhigh three steals Scored in double figures five times, including a career-high 15 points at Sacramento on Jan. 10 Had a personal-best nine assists (the most by any Grizzly this season) at Utah on Nov. 10 DNP (Coach s Decision) four times Selected with the fourth overall pick by the Grizzlies in 2007 NBA Draft after helping lead Ohio State to the national championship game in his freshman season Signed a multi-year contract on July 30, 2007. Points 15 @ SAC, 1/10 15 @ SAC, 1/10 FGM 5 Twice 5 Twice 3FGM 2 @ SAC, 1/10 2 @ SAC, 1/10 Rebounds 6 @ IND, 1/2 6 @ IND, 1/2 Assists 9 @ UTA, 11/10 9 @ UTA, 11/10 Steals 3 @ IND, 1/2 3 @ IND, 1/2 Blocks Minutes 38 Vs. LAL, 1/8 38 Vs. LAL, 1/8 TRENDS: Averaging 10.8 points, 3.8 rebounds and 5.6 assists on 43.8 percent shooting (21-of-48 FG) in 34.6 minutes in five games since being named starting point guard (2-3 record) Has set or tied his career high in scoring in each of the last four games Averaging 10.0 points, 3.7 rebounds and 4.7 assists on 44.2 percent shooting (23-of-52 FG) in 32.2 minutes in last six games since returning from a 20-game absence due to a posterior labral tear in his right shoulder. STARTS VS. BENCH: Averaging 10.8 points, 3.8 rebounds, 5.6 assists and 2.00 steals on 43.8 percent shooting in 34.6 minutes in five starts this season vs. 5.7 points, 1.3 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 0.3 steals on 47.8 percent shooting in 15.3 minutes in six games off the bench. PERSONAL Wants to be referred to as Mike Conley Father is Mike Conley Sr., a 1992 Olympic Gold Medalist in the triple jump and silver medalist in 1984 Was a high school and college teammate of 2007 top overall pick Greg Oden of the Portland Trail Blazers Enjoys playing video games and is currently playing Madden 08, NBA Live 08 and NBA 2K8. 9
#16 Pau Gasol F/C HEIGHT 7-0 WEIGHT 260 BIRTHDATE 7/6/80 FROM SPAIN NBA EXPERIENCE 7 th Year 1/2 @ IND 40 11 19.579 0 1.000 8 10.800 3 9 12 2 1 1 1 0 30 1/4 @ BOS 40 3 13.231 0 1.000 6 8.750 4 4 8 5 2 0 0 3 12 1/6 vs. MIA 45 10 21.476 0 1.000 8 9.889 4 9 13 0 3 0 1 1 28 1/8 vs. LAL 33 6 14.429 0 0.000 6 8.750 6 6 12 2 0 1 2 2 18 1/10 @ SAC 38 8 16.500 0 0.000 3 4.750 0 5 5 0 5 0 1 2 19 2007-08 SEASON AVERAGES GP/S: 31/31 PPG: 18.1 RPG: 8.3 APG: 2.6 FG%:.481 BLKS: 1.29 MINS: 36.2 07-08 SEASON NOTES: Leads the team in rebounding (8.3) for the third consecutive year Shooting a career-high.836 from the free throw line one year after averaging a career-best.748 Scored 10-plus points 30 times, 20- plus points 11 times (6-5 record) and 30-plus points twice (1-1 record), including a season-high 31 points vs. Philadelphia on Dec. 22 Has posted 12 double-doubles (4-8 record) Grabbed 10-plus rebounds 12 times, including a season-high 15 rebounds vs. Portland on Dec. 3 Swatted a Grizzly season-high seven shots vs. Seattle on Nov. 19, his most blocks since recording a career-high eight blocks vs. Sacramento on Jan. 29, 2007 Missed four games due to jammed right big toe suffered during practice on Dec. 13. Points 31 vs. PHI, 12/22 44 vs. SEA, 3/28/06 FGM 13 vs. PHI, 12/22 17 Twice 3FGM 1 3 times 2 Twice Rebounds 15 vs. POR, 12/3 18 3 times Assists 7 @ NO, 12/7 12 Twice Steals 3 @ SA, 12/30 4 @ SEA, 3/8/06 Blocks 7 vs. SEA, 11/19 8 Twice Minutes 47 @ NO, 12/7 56 vs. DET, 12/19/05 TRENDS: Averaging 21.4 points, 10.0 rebounds and 1.8 assists in 39.2 minutes in last five games (2-3 record) Averaging 19.5 points and 9.9 rebounds in the last 15 games after averaging 16.8 points and 6.7 rebounds in the first 16 games of the season. HOME VS. AWAY: In 15 home games, is averaging 19.3 points and 8.9 rebounds on 49.3 percent shooting in 37.7 minutes In 16 road games, is averaging 16.9 points and 7.6 rebounds on 47.0 percent shooting in 34.8 minutes. Entering the 2007-08 season, is the franchise leader in 12 statistical categories, including points (8,228), rebounds (3,754) and blocks (821) Played in the 2006 NBA All-Star Game, the first time in team history a Grizzly had played in the game Missed the first 22 games of the 2006-07 season with a foot injury, then returned and posted career highs in scoring (20.8), rebounding (9.8) and field goal percentage (.538) and tied a career high in blocks (2.1) Won a gold medal with Spain at the 2006 World Championships, and was named MVP of the tournament despite missing the final due to a foot injury suffered in the semifinals game Was the 2001-02 NBA Rookie of the Year after averaging 17.6 points and 8.9 rebounds in 82 games. 10
#22 Rudy Gay F HEIGHT 6-9 WEIGHT 220 BIRTHDATE 8/17/86 COLLEGE CONNECTICUT NBA EXPERIENCE 2 nd Year 1/2 @ IND 44 10 20.500 4 7.571 0 0.000 2 4 6 5 0 2 3 1 24 1/4 @ BOS 38 10 21.476 1 7.143 0 0.000 1 4 5 3 2 3 2 1 21 1/6 vs. MIA 38 10 17.588 2 5.400 0 2.000 1 6 7 5 4 2 0 0 22 1/8 vs. LAL 40 5 15.333 2 4.500 3 4.750 2 3 5 1 4 1 5 0 15 1/10 @ SAC 40 9 13.692 4 7.571 9 10.900 1 6 7 2 4 2 3 0 31 2007-08 SEASON AVERAGES GP/S: 35/35 PPG: 19.6 RPG: 5.6 APG: 1.8 FG%:.477 STLS: 1.40 MINS: 36.5 07-08 SEASON NOTES: Ranks first in scoring (team-high 19.6) among all second-year NBA players On pace to become the first player other than Pau Gasol to lead the club in scoring since Shareef Abdur-Rahim (20.5 points in 2000-01) Ranks 9 th in the league in dunks (54) Has surpassed his rookie averages in nearly every category, including points per game (10.8), rebounds per game (4.5), assists per game (1.3), field goal percentage (.422), steals per game (0.9) and minutes per game (27.0) Has already made more three-pointers (59) than he did in his rookie season (52) Scored 10-plus points 31 times and 20-plus points 16 times (7-9 record) after scoring 20-plus points eight times in his rookie season Has scored 30-plus points six times (1-5 record), including a Points 32 Twice 32 Twice FGM 13 Twice 13 3 times 3FGM 4 4times 4 4times Rebounds 11 @ ATL, 12/8 13 @ LA Lakers, 3/27/07 Assists 5 Twice 5 3 times Steals 3 3 times 4 vs. PHI, 1/17/07 Blocks 3 3 times 4 3 times Minutes 46 @ NO, 12/7 47 @ GSW, 2/21/07 career-high 32 points in consecutive games at Orlando on Dec. 15 and vs. Golden State on Dec. 17 Along with Mike Miller, is the only Grizzly to start every game this season and one of four players to play in every game Grabbed 10-plus rebounds three times (1-2 record), including a season-high 11 boards at Atlanta on Dec. 8 Has three double-doubles (1-2 record) Connected on two of his career-high tying four three-point field goals in final 7.9 seconds of regulation vs. New Orleans on Nov. 16 to force overtime Hit a game-winning three-pointer at the buzzer to beat the defending NBA Champion San Antonio Spurs on Dec. 19. TRENDS: Averaging 22.6 points, 6.0 rebounds, 3.2 assists and 2.0 steals in five games in January after averaging 21.0 points, 6.0 rebounds, 1.9 assists, 1.3 steals and 1.0 blocks on 49.0 percent shooting in 38.3 minutes in the month of December (15 games) Has made a threepointer in 13 consecutive games, the longest stretch of any Grizzly this season. KEY STAT: Has already scored 20 or more points 16 times this season, doubling his total of eight in his rookie season (2006-07). Named to the NBA s All-Rookie First Team and finished third in NBA Rookie of the Year voting behind Toronto s Andrea Bargnani and Portland s Brandon Roy, who won the award Ranked third among NBA rookies in blocks (0.95), fourth in points (10.8) and minutes (27.0), fifth in steals (0.91) and sixth in rebounds (4.5). 11
#23 Casey Jacobsen G/F HEIGHT 6-6 WEIGHT 198 BIRTHDATE 3/19/81 COLLEGE STANFORD NBA EXPERIENCE 4 th Year 1/2 @ IND 13 0 4.000 0 2.000 0 0.000 0 3 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 1/4 @ BOS 18 1 3.333 1 3.333 0 0.000 1 3 4 0 2 0 0 0 3 1/6 vs. MIA 17 0 3.000 0 2.000 0 0.000 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1/8 vs. LAL DNP (Coach s Decision) 1/10 @ SAC Inactive 2007-08 SEASON AVERAGES GP/S: 30/0 PPG: 2.3 RPG: 1.5 FG:.319 3FG%:.245 STLS: 0.13 MINS: 12.2 07-08 SEASON NOTES: Scored 10-plus points once including a season-high 12 points vs. Indiana on Nov. 3 DNP (Coach s Decision) four times Inactive once Signed by the Grizzlies as a free agent on July 24, 2007. TRENDS: Has been held scoreless in six of last eight games played. Returns to the NBA after spending the last two seasons overseas with the Brose Baskets in Germany (2006-07) and TAU Victoria in Spain (2005-06) Originally selected by Phoenix in the first round of the 2002 NBA Draft (22 nd overall) and played two and a half seasons with the Suns before a midseason Points 12 vs. IND, 11/3 27 @ SEA, 11/28/04 FGM 3 vs. IND, 11/3 10 @ SEA, 11/28/04 3FGM 2 Twice 6 Twice Rebounds 7 @ TOR, 11/28 12 vs. ORL, 11/20/04 Assists 2 @ NJ, 11/27 5 vs. NOK, 4/17/06 Steals 1 4 times 3 5 times Blocks 1 @ IND, 1/2 4 vs. MEM, 2/8/06 Minutes 27 @ TOR, 11/28 47 Vs. DAL, 11/1/05 trade to New Orleans on Jan. 21, 2005 Became the first Suns player since Rodney Rogers (1999-2000) to rank in the top 10 in the NBA three-point field goal percentage (.417, ninth) in 2003-04. #6 Bobby Jones G/F HEIGHT 6-7 WEIGHT 215 BIRTHDATE 1/9/84 COLLEGE WASHINGTON NBA EXPERIENCE 2 nd Year 1/10 @ SAC DNP (Coach s Decision) 2007-08 SEASON AVERAGES GP/S: 0/0 PPG: 0.0 RPG: 0.0 FG:.000 3FG%:.000 STLS:.000 MINS: 0.0 07-08 SEASON NOTES: DNP-Coach s Decision once Signed with the Grizzlies on Jan. 10 after averaging 3.3 points and 1.4 rebounds in 23 games with the Denver Nuggets this season. Played rookie season with the Philadelphia 76ers, where he averaged 2.5 points and 1.3 rebounds in 44 games (five starts) Traded by Philadelphia along with Steven Hunter to Denver in exchange for Reggie Evans and the draft rights to Ricky Sanchez on 9/10/07 Averaged 13.7 points and 8.0 rebounds in three games for the NBA D-League s Forth Worth Flyers during the 2006-07 season. Points 11 @ WAS, 11/9 14 @ TOR, 4/18/07 FGM 3 4 times 6 Twice 3FGM 3 @ BOS, 11/7 3 @ BOS, 11/7/07 Rebounds 8 Vs. NYK,11/17 8 Vs. NYK, 11/17/07 Assists 4 Vs. NYK, 11/17 4 vs. NYK, 11/17/07 Steals 1 5 times 2 3times Blocks 1 @ SA, 12/15 1 2 times Minutes 23 Vs. CLE, 11/12 35 @ DET, 4/15/07 12
#1 Kyle Lowry G HEIGHT 6-0 WEIGHT 175 BIRTHDATE 3/25/86 COLLEGE VILLANOVA NBA EXPERIENCE 2 nd Year 1/2 @ IND 13 0 4.000 0 2.000 0 0.000 1 1 2 3 2 0 1 1 0 1/4 @ BOS 13 1 3.333 0 1.000 2 2 1.000 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 4 1/6 vs. MIA 13 0 3.000 0 3.000 0 0.000 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1/8 vs. LAL 10 1 4.250 0 1.000 0 0.000 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 1/10 @ SAC 19 2 4.500 1 3.333 3 3 1.000 1 1 2 6 1 2 1 0 8 2007-08 SEASON AVERAGES GP/S: 35/1 PPG: 8.6 RPG: 3.6 APG: 3.4 STLS: 0.94 BLKS: 0.31 MINS: 24.0 07-08 SEASON NOTES: Ranks third among NBA sophomore in assists (3.4), trailing only Portland s Brandon Roy and Boston s Rajon Rondo One of four Grizzlies to appear in every game this season Scored 10-plus points 14 times, including a career-high 19 points to go along with six assists, three rebounds and two steals vs. Indiana on Nov. 3 In first career start, nearly reached a triple-double with 14 points, nine rebounds and a career-high nine assists in a career-high 50 minutes at New Orleans on Dec. 7 Set new career highs in free throws made (13) and attempted (14) vs. Washington on Nov. 24 Recorded a new career-high in minutes played (50) against the New Orleans Hornets on Dec. 7. Points 19 vs. IND, 11/3 19 vs. IND, 11/3/07 FGM 6 3 times 6 4times 3FGM 2 4times 2 4times Rebounds 9 @ NO, 12/7 10 vs. NYK, 11/01/06 Assists 9 @ NO, 12/7 9 @ NO, 12/7/07 Steals 4 @ TOR, 11/28 5 vs. ORL, 11/20/06 Blocks 1 10 times 1 10 times Minutes 50 @ NO, 12/7 50 @ NO, 12/7/07 TRENDS: Enters second season after appearing in only 10 games as a rookie in 2006-07 and averaged 5.6 points, 3.2 assists, 3.1 rebounds and 1.4 steals per game Suffered a fractured left wrist at Cleveland on Nov. 21, 2006 that sidelined him for the rest of the season. 13
#31 Darko Milicic F/C HEIGHT 7-0 WEIGHT 275 BIRTHDATE 6/20/85 FROM SERBIA NBA EXPERIENCE 5 th Year 1/2 @ IND 20 2 6.333 0 0.000 1 2.500 0 4 4 0 4 0 0 3 5 1/4 @ BOS 26 3 10.300 0 1.000 0 0.000 0 8 8 1 2 0 4 4 6 1/6 vs. MIA 25 4 5.800 0 0.000 0 0.000 2 3 5 1 4 0 2 2 8 1/8 vs. LAL 27 6 9.667 0 0.000 0 0.000 3 8 11 4 3 0 2 4 12 1/10 @ SAC 31 3 6.500 0 0.000 0 4.000 1 6 7 1 2 2 4 3 6 2007-08 SEASON AVERAGES GP/S: 27/25 PPG: 6.8 RPG: 6.0 APG: 1.1 FG%:.437 BLKS: 2.00 MINS: 25.3 07-08 SEASON NOTES: Leads team with a career-high 2.00 blocks despite missing time due to left thumb and left ankle sprains In first season with Memphis, is posting 6.8 points and a career-high 6.0 rebounds Scored 10- plus points seven times, including a season-high 20 points vs. Houston on Nov. 13 Grabbed 10-plus rebounds five times, including a season-high 13 boards at Milwaukee on Nov. 14 Blocked three or more shots 11 times, including a career-high-tying five blocks vs. Minnesota on Dec. 1 In his first game back from a sprained left thumb, matched a career-high with five blocks on Dec. 1 vs. Minnesota Posted 10 rebounds at Seattle on Nov. 7 and at Points 20 vs. HOU, 11/13 21 vs. POR, 2/14/07 FGM 9 vs. HOU, 11/13 9 vs. HOU, 11/13/07 Rebounds 13 @ MIL, 11/14 16 @ CHI, 2/26/07 Assists 3 Twice 5 @ CHA, 12/14/06 Steals 3 vs. LAC, 12/14 3 Twice Blocks 5 vs. MIN, 12/1 5 4 times Minutes 44 @ NO, 12/7 44 @ NO, 12/7 Portland on Nov. 9, marking the first time in his career that he s grabbed double figures in rebounds in consecutive games Has three doubledoubles (1-2 record) Signed a multi-year contract with the Grizzlies on July 13, 2007 Missed seven games due to a sprained left thumb that occurred Nov. 16 vs. New Orleans Missed one game due to a sprained left ankle that occurred Dec. 3 vs. Portland. TRENDS: Has blocked three or more shots in five of the last six games (3.2 bpg) Averaging 8.6 points, 6.9 rebounds and 2.9 blocks on 47.5 percent shooting (28-of-59 FG) in 26.3 minutes in seven games since being re-inserted into the starting lineup Was averaging 2.0 points, 3.2 rebounds and 1.40 blocks on 35.0 percent shooting (7-of-20 FG) in 17.0 minutes in five previous games. KEY STAT: Ranks 11 th in the NBA in blocks per game (2.00) and seventh among all qualifiers in blocks per 48 minutes (3.79). Originally selected by Detroit with the second overall pick of the 2003 NBA Draft Was a member of the Detroit s 2004 NBA Championship team Appeared in 80 contests for the Magic, averaging 8.0 points, 5.5 rebounds, 1.1 assists and 1.75 blocks per game (14 th in the NBA). 14
#33 Mike Miller G/F HEIGHT 6-8 WEIGHT 218 BIRTHDATE 2/19/80 COLLEGE FLORIDA NBA EXPERIENCE 8 th Year 1/2 @ IND 39 8 12.667 2 4.500 1 1 1.000 0 11 11 4 1 2 4 0 19 1/4 @ BOS 43 6 10.600 2 5.400 2 3.667 0 8 8 3 6 0 1 0 16 1/6 vs. MIA 34 5 11.455 3 7.429 12 13.923 2 6 8 6 3 1 4 0 25 1/8 vs. LAL 42 8 16.500 2 6.333 1 1 1.000 1 7 8 6 1 1 4 1 19 1/10 @ SAC 32 7 9.778 4 5.800 0 0.000 0 3 3 4 4 1 2 0 18 2007-08 SEASON AVERAGES GP/S: 35/35 PPG: 16.3 RPG: 7.0 APG: 4.0 FG%:.518 3FG:.437 MINS: 37.7 07-08 SEASON NOTES: One of only four NBA players (Steve Nash, Caron Butler, John Salmons) shooting at least 50 percent from the field (careerhigh.518; prev..505 in 2004-05), 40-plus percent from three-point range (career-high.437; prev..433 in 2004-05) and 80 percent from the free throw line (.824) AND meets all statistical minimums to qualify among the league leaders Leads the club in minutes played (37.7), three-pointers made (76) and three-point field percentage Ranks 9 th in the NBA in three-pointers made Along with Rudy Gay, is the only Grizzly to start every game this season and one of four players to play in every game Scored 10-plus points 28 times, 20-plus points nine times (3-5 record) and 30-plus points twice (1-1 record), including a season-high 31 points vs. San Antonio on Dec. 19 Points 31 vs. SA, 12/19 45 @ GSW, 2/21/07 FGM 12 vs. SA, 12/19 16 @ GSW, 2/21/07 3FGM 6 Twice 9 Twice Rebounds 14 Twice 19 vs. MIA, 11/24/02 Assists 9 @ NJ, 11/27 14 Twice Steals 2 vs. HOU, 11/13 4 3 times Blocks 2 @ ORL, 12/15 3 vs. IND, 12/26/01 Minutes 45 vs. GS, 12/17 53 vs. SEA, 12/18/06 Became the 43 rd player (18 th active) in NBA history to reach 1,000 3FGM on Jan. 4 vs. Boston Has five double-doubles (2-3 record) Grabbed 10-plus rebounds seven times, including a season-high 14 boards twice Set a franchise record with two four-point plays in a single game vs. the Los Angeles Clippers on Dec. 14 Tied two Grizzly franchise records (previously set by Shareef Abdur-Rahim on Nov. 24, 1999 at Charlotte) with eight defensive rebounds in the first quarter and 11 defensive rebounds in the first half vs. Minnesota on Dec. 1 Set new career highs in free throws made (12) and attempted (13) on Jan. 6 vs. Miami. TRENDS: Averaging 19.4 points, 7.6 rebounds and 4.6 assists on 58.6 percent shooting (34-of-58 FG) in 38.0 minutes in the last five games (2-3 record) since being held to eight points and four rebounds on Dec. 30 at San Antonio Has shot.500 or better in all five games in January Has made two or more three-pointers in 12 of the last 14 games. WINS VS. LOSSES: In 10 wins this season, Miller averages 20.4 points and makes 3.2 threes (50.0 percent 3FG) as opposed to just 14.6 points and 1.8 threes (40.0 percent 3FG) in 25 losses. KEY STAT: The Grizzlies are 10-10 when Miller scores 17 or more points and 0-15 when he is held under 17 The Grizzlies are 1-7 when Miller is held to fewer than 10 shot attempts. Has averaged at least 11 points per game in first seven NBA seasons, including a career-best 18.5 points in 2006-07 One of the NBA s top three-point shooters, has shot 40 percent or better in three-straight seasons (2004-07) Named the NBA s Sixth Man of the Year in 2005-06 with Memphis and Rookie of the Year in 2000-01 with Orlando Entering the 2007-08 season, owns the Grizzlies all-time record for career three-pointers (582) and three-point percentage (41.0%) and his 202 three-pointers made last season were a club record. 15
#2 Juan Carlos Navarro G HEIGHT 6-3 WEIGHT 170 BIRTHDATE 6/13/80 FROM SPAIN NBA EXPERIENCE ROOKIE 1/2 @ IND 9 0 0.000 0 0.000 0 0.000 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 1/4 @ BOS 17 7 9.778 3 3 1.000 3 4.750 1 1 2 2 2 0 2 0 20 1/6 vs. MIA 17 0 3.000 0 3.000 3 4.750 0 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 3 1/8 vs. LAL 13 1 6.167 1 4.250 0 0.000 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 1/10 @ SAC 36 2 13.154 2 8.250 4 5.800 0 2 2 6 2 1 0 0 10 2007-08 SEASON AVERAGES GP/S: 35/10 PPG: 9.7 RPG: 2.0 APG: 2.1 FG%:.415 3FG%:.376 MINS: 22.9 07-08 SEASON NOTES: Ranks in the top five among NBA rookies in scoring average (9.7, 3 rd ), three-point field goals made (62, 1 st ), three-point field goal percentage (.376, 1 st ), assists (2.1, 2 nd ) and free throw percentage (.865, 2 nd ) Tied an NBA rookie record with eight three-pointers (nine attempts) and scored a season-high 28 points (10-of-16 FG) vs. New Orleans on Nov. 16 Prior to that game, had recorded a total of 30 points in first 91 minutes played One of four Grizzlies to appear in every game this season Scored 10-plus points 15 times, and 20-plus points four times, including a season-high 28 points vs. New Orleans on Nov. 16 and vs. Washington on Nov. 24 Recorded his first career double-double with 16 Points 28 Twice 28 Twice FGM 10 Twice 10 Twice 3FGM 8 vs. NO, 11/16 8 vs. NO, 11/16/07 Rebounds 11 @ NJ, 11/27 11 @ NJ, 11/27/07 Assists 7 @ SA, 12/30 7 @ SA, 12/30/07 Steals 3 vs. SA, 12/19 3 vs. SA, 12/19/07 Blocks Minutes 42 vs. SA, 12/19 42 vs. SA, 12/19/07 points and a career-high 11 rebounds at New Jersey on Nov. 27 In first career start, tallied 14 points (4-of-8 FG), four rebounds and four assists in 32 minutes at Dallas on Nov. 17 Scored nine points (3-of-6 FG) in 17 minutes in NBA debut against the San Antonio Spurs on Oct. 31. TRENDS: Averaging 5.3 points, 1.3 rebounds and 2.3 assists on 13.6 percent shooting (3-of-22 FG) in three games since scoring 20 points (7- of-9 FG) at Boston on Jan. 4. STARTS VS. BENCH: Averaging 16.1 points, 3.9 rebounds and 3.3 assists on 45.1 percent shooting in 35.9 minutes in 10 starts this season vs. 7.2 points on 39.0 percent shooting in 25 games off the bench. HOME VS. AWAY: Averaging 10.2 points on 44.1 percent shooting in 18 home games and 9.3 points on 38.8 percent shooting in 17 road games. Enters his first NBA season after completing 10 professional seasons with F.C. Barcelona Originally selected by the Washington Wizards with the 40 th overall pick in the second round of the 2002 NBA Draft His draft rights were traded to Memphis on Aug. 17, 2007 for a future protected first-round draft pick In 289 games in ACB play in Spain, averaged 12.5 points and 2.1 assists per game. Played key role on the Spanish National Team that won the 2006 FIBA World Championship Began playing professionally at age 17. 16