Arena Pyramid Arena Playoff finish DNQ | Record 28–54 (.341) | |
Head coach Sidney LoweHubie Brown | ||
The 2002–03 season was the Grizzlies second season in Memphis and the eighth being a team in the National Basketball Association (NBA). In their second season in Memphis, the Grizzlies got off to a rocky start losing their first eight games as head coach Sidney Lowe was fired and replaced with 69-year old Hubie Brown, who last coached the New York Knicks midway through the 1986–87 season. The Grizzlies continued to struggle under Brown losing their next five games. This would lead to a 13-game losing streak before defeating the Washington Wizards 85–74 on November 23. At midseason, the team traded top draft pick Drew Gooden to the Orlando Magic for Mike Miller. The Grizzlies finished sixth in the Midwest Division with a 28–54 record. Despite their awful season, the Grizzlies would lose their chance to pick second in the 2003 NBA draft to the Detroit Pistons, who had lost in the Eastern Conference Finals to the New Jersey Nets.