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The Memphis Grizzlies have re-signed forward Santi Aldama to a multi-year contract.

Aldama (6-11, 224) appeared in 65 games (16 starts) and set career highs by averaging 12.5 points, 6.4 rebounds and 2.9 assists in 25.5 minutes while shooting 48.3 percent from the field and 36.8 percent from 3-point range with the Grizzlies last season. He has increased his scoring, rebounding and assist averages year-over-year in all four seasons since he was acquired by the Grizzlies with the 30th overall pick in the 2021 NBA Draft.

The 24-year-old scored at least 20 points 10 times last season, including a career-high 29 points on January 17, 2025, at San Antonio. He also posted single-game career highs with 17 rebounds on November 25, 2024, vs. Portland and 11 assists on March 1, 2025, vs. San Antonio. His 10 double-doubles set a single-season career best, and his six double-doubles off the bench tied the third-most by an NBA reserve last season.

The Memphis Grizzlies have signed center Jock Landale.

Landale (6-11, 255) has appeared in 221 games (11 starts) and has averaged 5.4 points, 3.3 rebounds and 1.0 assists in 12.8 minutes in four seasons with the San Antonio Spurs, Phoenix Suns and Houston Rockets. He also has competed in eight postseason games for the Suns and Rockets. He played 42 games (three starts) and averaged 4.8 points and 3.3 rebounds in 11.9 minutes for Houston last season.

The 29-year-old went unselected in the 2018 NBA Draft following a four-year collegiate career at Saint Mary’s, where he was named the 2017-18 West Coast Conference Player of the Year after leading the conference in scoring, rebounding and field goal percentage. He played professionally in Serbia, Lithuania and his native Australia before making his NBA debut with the Spurs during the 2021-22 season.

Landale helped Australia earn bronze, the country’s first Olympic men’s basketball medal, at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. He was the team’s second-leading scorer with 12.8 points.

The Memphis Grizzlies have signed guard Ty Jerome to a multi-year contract.

Jerome (6-5, 200) finished third in the NBA Sixth Man of the Year voting last season after averaging a career-high 12.5 points, 2.5 rebounds, 3.4 assists and 1.1 steals in 19.9 minutes in 70 games (three starts) for the Cleveland Cavaliers. He averaged 11.7 points, 2.4 rebounds and 3.6 assists in nine playoff games during the Cavaliers’ run to the Eastern Conference Semifinals and scored 28 points (10-15 FG, 5-8 3P) in his postseason debut in Game 1 of the First Round against the Miami Heat.

The 28-year-old shot 51.6 percent from the field and 43.9 percent from 3-point range – both career bests – and made 87.2 percent of his free throw attempts. He ranked fourth in the NBA in 3-point percentage and was the NBA’s only qualifying player during the 2024-25 regular season to post a 50-40-87 shooting split.

The Memphis Grizzlies have re-signed guard Cam Spencer to a multi-year contract.

Spencer (6-3, 201) appeared in 25 games (one start) as a rookie for Memphis last season and averaged 4.2 points, 1.2 rebounds and 1.4 assists in 10.1 minutes. He set career highs with 23 points and seven assists in 37 minutes in his lone start on April 13 vs. Dallas.

The 25-year-old Maryland native also started eight NBA G League games for the Memphis Hustle during the Tip-Off Tournament and regular season and averaged 23.5 points, 3.6 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 1.1 steals in 32.2 minutes while shooting 53.8 percent from the field, 49.3 percent from 3-point range and 76.5 percent from the free throw line. He scored 51 points (18-24 FG, 12-15 3P, 1-1 FT) in a Tip-Off Tournament contest on December 2 vs. Birmingham.

The Memphis Grizzlies have named Tuomas Iisalo (twa-mas EE-za-low) as head coach.

“I have full confidence in Tuomas serving as head coach of the Memphis Grizzlies going forward,” said Grizzlies President and General Manager of Basketball Operations Zachary Z. Kleiman. “Tuomas’ teams at every level have been disciplined, tenacious and connected on both ends of the floor, consistently exceeding expectations. We look forward to the same in Memphis.”

Iisalo was appointed interim head coach on March 28, 2025, and guided the Grizzlies to the NBA Playoffs as the eighth seed in the Western Conference. He originally was hired by Memphis on July 7, 2024, as the lead assistant coach following a decorated coaching career in Europe.

Before coming to Memphis, Iisalo captured the 2023-24 EuroCup championship and EuroCup Coach of the Year award in his first season as head coach of Paris Basketball. The architect of the top offense in competition history, Iisalo led Paris to a 20-1 record and the title in the club’s second EuroCup season.

Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant has been fined $75,000 for twice making an inappropriate gesture on the playing court, it was announced today by Joe Dumars, Executive Vice President, Head of Basketball Operations. Morant was previously warned by the league office that this gesture could be interpreted in a negative light.

The gestures were made by Morant during the Grizzlies’110-108 victory over the Miami Heat on April 3 at Kaseya Center.

The Memphis Grizzlies today announced the team has named Tuomas Iisalo interim head coach for the remainder of the 2024-25 season.

Iisalo joined the Grizzlies as lead assistant coach prior to the start of the 2024-25 season following serving as a head coach in Europe with Paris Basketball (2023-24), Telekom Baskets Bonn (2021-23) and Crailsheim Merlins (2016-21).

The Memphis Grizzlies today announced the following medical update for forward/center Brandon Clarke:

Clarke has been diagnosed with a high-grade PCL sprain in his right knee, which he sustained during a fall to the floor in the first quarter of the Grizzlies’ game against the Portland Trail Blazers on March 19.

Per the Memphis Commercial Appeal, “Clarke, who has appeared in 64 games this season, has been one of the Grizzlies’ best interior players. His defensive versatility and rim-running ability on offense led to averages of 8.3 points, 5.1 rebounds and 62.1% shooting from the field in a career-low 18.9 minutes per game.”

Clarke is expected to miss the remainder of the 2024-25 season, and further updates will be provided after a treatment plan and timeline are set.

The Memphis Grizzlies have signed forward Lamar Stevens for the remainder of the 2024-25 season.

Stevens (6-6, 230) has come off the bench in six games for the Grizzlies this season and has averaged 4.0 points and 3.0 rebounds in 9.9 minutes after signing the first of consecutive 10-day contracts on February 21. He scored a season-high 13 points, including a career-high four 3-pointers, in a win on March 10 vs. Phoenix.

The Grizzlies signed the 27-year-old as a Call-Up from the NBA G League’s Motor City Cruise, where he played 29 games and averaged 17.8 points, 7.5 rebounds, 2.7 assists, 1.2 steals and 1.4 blocks in 34.1 minutes.

Unselected in the 2020 NBA Draft out of Penn State, Stevens has competed in 209 games (41 starts) and has averaged 5.6 points and 2.9 rebounds in 15.6 minutes in five seasons with the Cleveland Cavaliers, Boston Celtics and Grizzlies. He appeared in 19 games (two starts) for Memphis last season following a trade from Boston and averaged 11.5 points and 5.1 rebounds in 23.0 minutes.

The Memphis Grizzlies have signed forward Lamar Stevens to a second 10-day contract.

Stevens (6-6, 230), who signed his first 10-day contract with the Grizzlies on February 21 as a Call-Up from the NBA G League’s Motor City Cruise, recorded six points and four rebounds in 16 minutes in his season debut on March 1 vs. San Antonio. He started all 29 of his appearances with the Cruise this season and averaged 17.8 points, 7.5 rebounds, 2.7 assists, 1.2 steals and 1.4 blocks in 34.1 minutes.

Unselected in the 2020 NBA Draft out of Penn State, the 27-year-old has competed in 204 games (41 starts) and has averaged 5.7 points and 2.9 rebounds in 15.7 minutes in five seasons with the Cleveland Cavaliers, Boston Celtics and Grizzlies.