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Memphis Grizzlies history · NBA regular season

The 25 Greatest Memphis Grizzlies of All Time

Marc Gasol ranks No. 1 after producing 2,564.3 Franchise Value across 11 seasons for this franchise and its included historical identities. Mike Conley, Pau Gasol, Shane Battier, and Shareef Abdur-Rahim complete the top five. This ranking covers 1995–96 through 2025–26.

25 ranked players1995–96 through 2025–26 franchise coverage1,000 minimum minutesRegular season only
See the full top 25How the ranking works

The answer at a glance

The top five

Franchise Value estimates how many regular-season points above a replacement-level player someone produced for this franchise. It rewards both strong seasons and staying power.

  1. No. 1

    Marc Gasol

    2,564.3Franchise Value

    11 seasons · 769 games
    15.2 PPG · 7.7 RPG · 3.4 APG

  2. No. 2

    Mike Conley

    2,347.2Franchise Value

    12 seasons · 788 games
    14.9 PPG · 3 RPG · 5.7 APG

  3. No. 3

    Pau Gasol

    1,765.4Franchise Value

    7 seasons · 476 games
    18.8 PPG · 8.6 RPG · 3.1 APG

  4. No. 4

    Shane Battier

    1,110.8Franchise Value

    6 seasons · 419 games
    10.2 PPG · 4.8 RPG · 1.7 APG

  5. No. 5

    Shareef Abdur-Rahim

    1,023.0Franchise Value

    5 seasons · 375 games
    20.8 PPG · 8.2 RPG · 2.9 APG

The full list

The full top 25

Every name links to a full career profile. The best-season rank is the player’s leaguewide Impact Rate rank for that season.

  1. 1

    Marc Gasol

    2,564.3 value · 11 seasons · best: 2016–17

    2,564.3Franchise Value
    11 seasons2008–09 to 2018–19
    2016–17Impact Rate No. 15
    15.2 / 7.7 / 3.4PPG / RPG / APG
  2. 2

    Mike Conley

    2,347.2 value · 12 seasons · best: 2016–17

    2,347.2Franchise Value
    12 seasons2007–08 to 2018–19
    2016–17Impact Rate No. 10
    14.9 / 3 / 5.7PPG / RPG / APG
  3. 3

    Pau Gasol

    1,765.4 value · 7 seasons · best: 2005–06

    1,765.4Franchise Value
    7 seasons2001–02 to 2007–08
    2005–06Impact Rate No. 14
    18.8 / 8.6 / 3.1PPG / RPG / APG
  4. 4

    Shane Battier

    1,110.8 value · 6 seasons · best: 2005–06

    1,110.8Franchise Value
    6 seasons2001–02 to 2010–11
    2005–06Impact Rate No. 36
    10.2 / 4.8 / 1.7PPG / RPG / APG
  5. 5

    Shareef Abdur-Rahim

    1,023.0 value · 5 seasons · best: 1999–00

    1,023.0Franchise Value
    5 seasons1996–97 to 2000–01
    1999–00Impact Rate No. 45
    20.8 / 8.2 / 2.9PPG / RPG / APG
  6. 6

    Ja Morant

    952.8 value · 7 seasons · best: 2021–22

    952.8Franchise Value
    7 seasons2019–20 to 2025–26
    2021–22Impact Rate No. 8
    22.4 / 4.6 / 7.4PPG / RPG / APG
  7. 7

    Mike Miller

    892.3 value · 7 seasons · best: 2005–06

    892.3Franchise Value
    7 seasons2002–03 to 2013–14
    2005–06Impact Rate No. 31
    13.2 / 4.5 / 3PPG / RPG / APG
  8. 8

    Zach Randolph

    887.8 value · 8 seasons · best: 2010–11

    887.8Franchise Value
    8 seasons2009–10 to 2016–17
    2010–11Impact Rate No. 39
    16.8 / 10.2 / 2PPG / RPG / APG
  9. 9

    Desmond Bane

    880.5 value · 5 seasons · best: 2021–22

    880.5Franchise Value
    5 seasons2020–21 to 2024–25
    2021–22Impact Rate No. 38
    17.8 / 4.6 / 3.8PPG / RPG / APG
  10. 10

    Jaren Jackson Jr.

    809.5 value · 8 seasons · best: 2022–23

    809.5Franchise Value
    8 seasons2018–19 to 2025–26
    2022–23Impact Rate No. 33
    18.5 / 5.6 / 1.5PPG / RPG / APG
  11. 11

    Tony Allen

    733.1 value · 7 seasons · best: 2010–11

    733.1Franchise Value
    7 seasons2010–11 to 2016–17
    2010–11Impact Rate No. 13
    8.9 / 4.3 / 1.4PPG / RPG / APG
  12. 12

    Rudy Gay

    703.9 value · 7 seasons · best: 2010–11

    703.9Franchise Value
    7 seasons2006–07 to 2012–13
    2010–11Impact Rate No. 45
    17.9 / 5.8 / 2PPG / RPG / APG
  13. 13

    Jason Williams

    593.9 value · 5 seasons · best: 2003–04

    593.9Franchise Value
    5 seasons2001–02 to 2010–11
    2003–04Impact Rate No. 50
    11.5 / 2.3 / 7PPG / RPG / APG
  14. 14

    Brandon Clarke

    576.9 value · 7 seasons · best: 2021–22

    576.9Franchise Value
    7 seasons2019–20 to 2025–26
    2021–22Impact Rate No. 14
    10.2 / 5.5 / 1.3PPG / RPG / APG
  15. 15

    Kyle Anderson

    502.4 value · 5 seasons · best: 2020–21

    502.4Franchise Value
    5 seasons2018–19 to 2025–26
    2020–21Impact Rate No. 23
    8.5 / 5.2 / 2.9PPG / RPG / APG
  16. 16

    Greg Anthony

    469.1 value · 2 seasons · best: 1995–96

    469.1Franchise Value
    2 seasons1995–96 to 1996–97
    1995–96Impact Rate No. 15
    11.8 / 2.7 / 6.6PPG / RPG / APG
  17. 17

    Jonas Valančiūnas

    437.1 value · 3 seasons · best: 2019–20

    437.1Franchise Value
    3 seasons2018–19 to 2020–21
    2019–20Impact Rate No. 32
    16.4 / 11.7 / 1.9PPG / RPG / APG
  18. 18

    Tyus Jones

    426.4 value · 4 seasons · best: 2022–23

    426.4Franchise Value
    4 seasons2019–20 to 2022–23
    2022–23Impact Rate No. 67
    8.3 / 2.1 / 4.5PPG / RPG / APG
  19. 19

    Mike Bibby

    403.4 value · 3 seasons · best: 2000–01

    403.4Franchise Value
    3 seasons1998–99 to 2000–01
    2000–01Impact Rate No. 65
    14.7 / 3.5 / 7.8PPG / RPG / APG
  20. 20

    Santi Aldama

    402.7 value · 5 seasons · best: 2024–25

    402.7Franchise Value
    5 seasons2021–22 to 2025–26
    2024–25Impact Rate No. 70
    10.4 / 5.4 / 2.1PPG / RPG / APG
  21. 21

    John Konchar

    398.8 value · 7 seasons · best: 2021–22

    398.8Franchise Value
    7 seasons2019–20 to 2025–26
    2021–22Impact Rate No. 67
    4.1 / 3.9 / 1.4PPG / RPG / APG
  22. 22

    James Posey

    320.1 value · 2 seasons · best: 2003–04

    320.1Franchise Value
    2 seasons2003–04 to 2004–05
    2003–04Impact Rate No. 11
    11.6 / 4.7 / 1.6PPG / RPG / APG
  23. 23

    De'Anthony Melton

    310.5 value · 3 seasons · best: 2021–22

    310.5Franchise Value
    3 seasons2019–20 to 2021–22
    2021–22Impact Rate No. 53
    9.3 / 3.8 / 2.7PPG / RPG / APG
  24. 24

    O.J. Mayo

    276.4 value · 4 seasons · best: 2011–12

    276.4Franchise Value
    4 seasons2008–09 to 2011–12
    2011–12Impact Rate No. 102
    15.2 / 3.3 / 2.7PPG / RPG / APG
  25. 25

    Xavier Tillman Sr.

    232.2 value · 4 seasons · best: 2022–23

    232.2Franchise Value
    4 seasons2020–21 to 2023–24
    2022–23Impact Rate No. 49
    6.2 / 4.3 / 1.4PPG / RPG / APG

What separates the list

Peak and staying power

The main order uses total Franchise Value. These views show who supplied the biggest single seasons and who contributed across the most seasons.

Why No. 1

Why Marc Gasol leads

Marc Gasol produced 2,564.3 Franchise Value, 217.1 more than Mike Conley. His best team season was 2016–17, when he ranked No. 15 in leaguewide Impact Rate.

If you put more weight on playoff moments, championships, or awards, your order may differ. This list does not quietly fold those judgments into the number.

Most seasons among the top 25

Mike Conley · 12 seasons

Mike Conley logged 788 games and 25,700 regular-season minutes across 2007–08 to 2018–19.

Best individual seasons

  1. 1
    Pau Gasol2005–06 · Impact Rate No. 14
    425.3
  2. 2
    Mike Conley2016–17 · Impact Rate No. 10
    398.6
  3. 3
    Marc Gasol2016–17 · Impact Rate No. 15
    358.0
  4. 4
    Marc Gasol2012–13 · Impact Rate No. 6
    353.4
  5. 5
    Marc Gasol2014–15 · Impact Rate No. 11
    352.7

Franchise Value leaders by decade

  1. 1990s
    Shareef Abdur-RahimMost value in the decade
    777.5
  2. 2000s
    Pau GasolMost value in the decade
    1,765.4
  3. 2010s
    Marc GasolMost value in the decade
    2,247.4
  4. 2020s
    Desmond BaneMost value in the decade
    880.5

Just outside the list

Nos. 26–30

  1. No. 26Eddie Jones232.2
  2. No. 27Steven Adams222.4
  3. No. 28Tyreke Evans220.2
  4. No. 29Stromile Swift194.0
  5. No. 30Cam Spencer183.3

Method and limits

What this ranking measures

This is a model ranking, not a claim that one number settles every argument about franchise greatness.

01

Count only team value

We add the player’s hussEyquation Season Value only while he belonged to this franchise. A player needs at least 1,000 franchise minutes to qualify.

02

Split traded seasons

When a player changed teams, his season value is divided by the minutes played at each stop. In 1950–51, when minutes were not recorded, games are used instead.

03

Use one clear order

Higher total Franchise Value ranks first. Ties are broken by the player’s best leaguewide Impact Rate rank, then franchise minutes. Peak seasons and per-game stats are context, not hidden inputs.

04

Know what is missing

The model covers NBA regular seasons from 1950–51 onward. Playoffs, championships, awards, cultural importance, and ABA seasons are not inputs.

Sources and historical estimates: Team stints and conventional totals come from Basketball Reference; Franchise Value comes from the hussEyquation model. The site reconstructs missing box-score inputs through 1972–73. Exact Raw BPM inputs begin in 1973–74. In a traded season, the model has one combined season impact estimate; only the value allocation is split by team workload. Data were checked for this release on September 14, 2026. Read the full methodology.

Quick answers

Memphis Grizzlies ranking FAQ

Who is the greatest Memphis Grizzlies player of all time?

Within this NBA regular-season ranking, which begins in 1995–96, Marc Gasol ranks first with 2,564.3 Franchise Value produced for this franchise.

Who had the best single season in this ranking?

Pau Gasol has the highest team-season value in this dataset: 425.3 in 2005–06. He ranked No. 14 in leaguewide Impact Rate that season.

How are the top 25 ranked?

The order is total regular-season Franchise Value, which adds up value above replacement produced for this franchise. More value ranks higher.

Which earlier team names and locations are included?

Includes the Vancouver Grizzlies.

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