BREAKING: Grizzlies Part Ways With Head Coach Taylor Jenkins

03/28/2025 01:28 PM

In a shock move, the Memphis Grizzlies announced that they are parting ways with head coach Taylor Jenkins.

The move comes after a lopsided 125-104 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder last night. The loss was the fourth double-digit defeat the Grizzlies suffered in their past five games of action.

“This was a difficult decision, given the consistent and tangible development of our players and overall success under Taylor’s leadership. I wish Taylor the very best moving forward,” Grizzlies president and general manager Zach Kleiman said in a press release.

The Grizzlies currently sit tied for fourth place in the Western Conference with the Lakers with a 44-29 record and are in contention for a higher seeding in the playoffs. This season has been a bounce-back from last year’s injury-riddled squad that posted a 27-55 record.

Despite the strong record, the Grizzlies have regressed from their previous playoff teams. The team’s scoring defense has plummeted to 24th in the league, a major dip in defensive production from last year’s 11th-ranked scoring-defense. Even with former DPOY Jaren Jackson Jr. and rookie paint presence Zach Edey in the starting lineup, the team still allows close to 117 points per game.

In his six seasons in Memphis, Jenkins posted a 250-214 record with three playoff appearances from 2020-2023. Jenkins has a career 9-14 record in the postseason, including a shock first-round exit in 2023 to the seventh-seeded Lakers. He has one career playoff series win—a first-round victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves in the 2022 Playoffs.

An interim head coach has not been named yet by the organization ahead of the team’s next game tomorrow night against the Lakers.

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