The Memphis Grizzlies held a first round pick for the 2019 NBA Draft that coming into it had possible lottery implications. Before the night of the
NBA draft lottery, the Grizzlies risked losing the selection if it fell outside of the top 8 due to a prior trade with the
Boston Celtics. However, their sole first round pick rose up six spots in the draft to go from the already safe #8 selection to the second overall pick of the draft. On the night before the
2019 NBA draft began, the Grizzlies agreed to trade mainstay
Mike Conley to the
Utah Jazz in exchange for
Grayson Allen,
Jae Crowder,
Kyle Korver, a future first round pick, and the Jazz's first round pick that year at #23, although the trade would not be completed until July 6 due to salary cap reasons. With the second pick of the draft, the Grizzlies selected point guard
Ja Morant from
Murray State University. The Grizzlies also received Canadian power forward
Brandon Clarke after he was selected by the
Oklahoma City Thunder out of
Gonzaga with the 21st pick and immediately traded to the Grizzlies for the 23rd pick (via the
Utah Jazz), and the Grizzlies' 2024 second round pick. ==Roster==