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Sold to Michael Heisley – Move to Memphis
Instead, John McCaw sold the team to Chicago-based Michael Heisley for US$160 million. At the time he stated that he intended to keep the team in Vancouver but immediately started a process to find a suitable relocation city in the US. Cities considered for relocation of the team included Memphis, Nashville, Las Vegas, New Orleans, St. Louis, Anaheim, San Diego, ... -
Grizzlies Relocate to Memphis
The Vancouver Grizzlies relocation to Memphis was a successful effort by the ownership group of the Vancouver Grizzlies to move the basketball team from the Canadian city of Vancouver, British Columbia, to the U.S. city of Memphis, Tennessee. The team began to play as the Memphis Grizzlies in the 2001 – 2002 season. It was the first of three National ... -
FedExForum Opens
FedExForum is an arena located in downtown Memphis, Tennessee. It is the home of the Memphis Grizzlies of the NBA, who previously played home games at the Pyramid Arena. The arena officially opened in September 2004 after much debate and also a derecho wind storm on July 22, 2003, that nearly brought down the cranes that were building it near ... -
Robert Pera Gains Control of the Grizzlies
On June 11, 2012, sources told ESPN.com that Michael Heisley had an agreement in principle to sell the Memphis Grizzlies to Robert Pera. The official sale of the Memphis Grizzlies to Pera was approved on October 25, 2012. Building on the successes of his predecessor, Michael Heisley, Pera has made significant investments into the Grizzlies, bolstering it’s business and basketball ...
The Memphis Grizzlies are an American professional basketball team based in Memphis, Tennessee. The Grizzlies compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member team of the league’s Western Conference Southwest Division. The Grizzlies play their home games at FedExForum. The team is owned by Robert Pera. The Grizzlies are the only team in the major professional North American sports leagues based in the city of Memphis.
The team was originally established as the Vancouver Grizzlies, an expansion team that joined the NBA for the 1995 – 1996 season. After the 2000 – 2001 NBA season concluded, the Grizzlies moved to Memphis.
Established
1995
City
Vancouver – Memphis
League History
1995 – Present / National Basketball Association
Team History
2001 – Present / Memphis Grizzlies
1995 – 2001 / Vancouver Grizzlies
Nickname
Grizzlies – When the team relocated to Memphis before the 2002 – 2003 season, FedEx was prepared to offer the Grizzlies $120 million to rename the team the Express, but the NBA rejected the proposal. The Grizzlies name continued from the relocation city of Vancouver.
Championship
NBA Championships 0
Arena
2004 – Present / FedExForum
2001 – 2004 / Pyramid Arena
*Vancouver*
1995 – 2001 / General Motors Place
Owner
2012 – Present / Robert J. Pera
2000 – 2012 / Michael Heisley
1995 – 2000 / Orca Bay Sports and Entertainment
Retired Number
*Blue is this team’s history