The 2008–09 Memphis Grizzlies season was their 14th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Memphis Grizzlies finished 2 games ahead of their 2007–08 output, and finished 12th in the Western Conference as opposed to 14th. Key dates June 26: The 2008 NBA draft took place in New York City. July 1: The free agency period started. Draft picks Roster Regular season Standings Game log |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 1 | October 29 | @ Houston | | Rudy Gay (20) | Darrell Arthur (15) | Mike Conley, Jr., Kyle Lowry (3) | Toyota Center18,196 | 0–1 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 2 | October 31 | Orlando | | Rudy Gay (29) | Darrell Arthur (10) | Kyle Lowry (4) | FedExForum16,139 | 1–1 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 3 | November 1 | @ Chicago | | Rudy Gay (20) | Darko Miličić (9) | Kyle Lowry (4) | United Center21,785 | 1–2 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 4 | November 3 | Golden State | | Marc Gasol (27) | Marc Gasol (16) | Mike Conley, Jr. (7) | FedExForum10,121 | 2–2 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 5 | November 5 | @ Sacramento | | O. J. Mayo (28) | Rudy Gay, Kyle Lowry, Marc Gasol (6) | Kyle Lowry (7) | ARCO Arena13,685 | 2–3 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 6 | November 7 | @ Golden State | | Rudy Gay (23) | Darrell Arthur (12) | Mike Conley, Jr. (6) | Oracle Arena18,744 | 3–3 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 7 | November 9 | @ Denver | | O. J. Mayo (31) | Marc Gasol, O. J. Mayo (8) | Mike Conley, Jr., Rudy Gay (4) | Pepsi Center14,359 | 3–4 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 8 | November 10 | @ Phoenix | | O. J. Mayo (33) | Rudy Gay, Darrell Arthur (7) | O. J. Mayo (5) | US Airways Center18,422 | 3–5 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 9 | November 12 | New York | | Rudy Gay (20) | Hakim Warrick (8) | Marko Jarić, Kyle Lowry (4) | FedExForum10,129 | 3–6 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 10 | November 14 | Milwaukee | | O. J. Mayo (25) | Hakim Warrick (10) | Mike Conley, Jr., Kyle Lowry (4) | FedExForum11,308 | 3–7 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 11 | November 18 | Sacramento | | Rudy Gay (22) | Hakim Warrick (10) | Mike Conley, Jr. (7) | FedExForum10,834 | 4–7 |-