The 2007–08

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season was their 13th season in the National Basketball Association and seventh in Memphis. The Memphis Grizzlies failed to qualify for the Playoffs for the second straight season. They finished 14th in the Western Conference with an awful record of 22-60, being only marginally better than the 20-62 Seattle SuperSonics. In February, Pau Gasol was traded to the Los Angeles Lakers for his younger brother, Marc who would play the following season. Key dates prior to the start of the season: *The 2007 NBA draft took place in New York City on June 28. *The

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period begins in July.

Draft picks

Roster

Standings

Record vs. opponents

Game log

October

Record: 0–1; Home: 0–1; Road: 0–0

November

Record: 5–9; Home: 3–3; Road: 2–6

December

Record: 3–12; Home: 2–7; Road: 1–5

January

Record: 5–11; Home: 4–5; Road: 1–6

February

Record: 1–11; Home: 1–4; Road: 0–7

March

Record: 5–11; Home: 3–4; Road: 2–7

April

Record: 3–5; Home: 1–3; Road: 2–2 *Green background indicates win. *Red background indicates loss.

Player stats

*Total for entire season including previous team(s)

Awards and records

Awards

* Juan Carlos Navarro,

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2nd Team

Records

Milestones

Transactions

On July 27, the Memphis Grizzlies signed unrestricted free agent

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. This is the third team Darko has played for in the past 4 years. The Grizzlies biggest transaction this season has been trading their All Star center,

Pau Gasol Pau Gasol Sáez (, ; born July 6, 1980) is a Spanish former professional basketball player. He was a six-time NBA All-Star and a four-time All-NBA team selection, twice on the second team and twice on the third team. Gasol won two NBA champion ...

to the

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. The trade gave the Lakers some strength in the front court and gave the Grizzlies some draft picks and prospects and it opened up room in their Salary Cap

Trades

On February 1, 2008, the struggling

, traded away their All-Star center

and a future second round draft pick to the

, for center

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, rookie point guard

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, the draft rights to Pau's brother,

Marc Gasol Marc Gasol Sáez (, ; born January 29, 1985) is a Spanish professional basketball player for Bàsquet Girona of the Liga ACB. The center is a two-time All-NBA Team member and a three-time NBA All-Star. He was named the NBA Defensive Player of ...

, along with two future first round draft picks. It's been the first time ever in league history that a player has been traded for their brother.In dire need of frontcourt help, Lakers acquire Gasol from Grizzlies
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Free agents

References

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