{"id":118713,"date":"2026-04-23T03:40:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-23T03:40:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/basketball.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/23\/adam-silver-shuts-down-memphis-grizzlies-relocation-talk\/"},"modified":"2026-04-23T03:40:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T03:40:08","slug":"adam-silver-shuts-down-memphis-grizzlies-relocation-talk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/basketball.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/23\/adam-silver-shuts-down-memphis-grizzlies-relocation-talk\/","title":{"rendered":"Adam Silver Shuts Down Memphis Grizzlies\u2019 Relocation Talk"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Adam Silver has silenced the noise and made it clear that the league has no intention of relocating the Memphis Grizzlies.<\/p>\n<p>Silver doubled down on Memphis as a long-term NBA city while also floating a creative way to expand the team\u2019s reach across Tennessee, speaking on the \u201cPardon My Take\u201d podcast.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c[Memphis] has been a great market historically for the NBA, and there is amazing history in that city and amazing culture,\u201d Silver <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com.au\/nba\/story\/_\/id\/48564281\/silver-nba-committed-memphis-suggests-nashville-games\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a>. \u201cThere\u2019s no reason why the Memphis Grizzlies can\u2019t be successful.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The commissioner also addressed speculation surrounding ownership intentions, particularly with recent outside comments adding fuel to the conversation.<\/p>\n<p>Silver made it clear there\u2019s no internal push to move the franchise.<\/p>\n<p>He noted that Grizzlies owner Robert Pera \u201chas no interest in moving the team out of Memphis, he\u2019s made that clear.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Instead of relocation, Silver suggested a middle-ground approach that could benefit both Memphis and nearby Nashville, one of the fastest-growing sports markets in the United States.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNashville is a city on the rise; there\u2019s incredible things happening there,\u201d Silver said. \u201cIf it were up to me, I would love for them to play a few games a year in Nashville and sort of be Tennessee\u2019s team, to the extent that they can.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While the Grizzlies have already built some presence in Nashville through training camps in recent years, they have yet to host an official regular-season game there. The idea mirrors what the San Antonio Spurs have done by playing select home games in Austin.<\/p>\n<p>Silver also pushed back on long-standing perceptions about Memphis as a destination for players, particularly concerns that have surfaced over the years.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPlayers I talk to all the time like playing in Memphis,\u201d Silver said. \u201cI have never heard that issue of players not wanting to be in Memphis.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Looking ahead, the franchise\u2019s future in Memphis appears stable, with discussions ongoing about extending their lease at FedExForum beyond 2029. A major arena renovation plan, reportedly valued at around $550 million, is also in development with support from multiple funding sources.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/foreverbet.com\/en-us\/sportsbook?utm_source=basketballforever&amp;utm_medium=sitearticle&amp;utm_ca%5B%E2%80%A6%5Dn=basketballforever500ph&amp;utm_term=SilverGrizzliesRelocation&amp;lid=j0ytdho0wlyd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-68922\" src=\"https:\/\/basketballforever.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/ForeverBet-BF-promotional-banner-var2-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"730\" height=\"175\"\/><\/noscript><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>READ MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/basketballforever.com\/2026\/04\/21\/rui-hachimura-reveals-impact-of-having-luka-doncic-back-with-the-lakers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rui Hachimura Reveals Impact of Having Luka Doncic Back With Lakers<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/basketballforever.com\/2026\/04\/22\/adam-silver-shuts-down-memphis-grizzlies-relocation-talk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Adam Silver has silenced the noise and made it clear that the league has no intention of relocating the Memphis Grizzlies. Silver doubled down on Memphis as a long-term NBA city while also floating a creative way to expand the team\u2019s reach across Tennessee, speaking on the \u201cPardon My Take\u201d podcast. \u201c[Memphis] has been a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":118714,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[7],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/basketball.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/118713"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/basketball.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/basketball.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/basketball.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/basketball.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=118713"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/basketball.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/118713\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/basketball.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/118714"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/basketball.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=118713"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/basketball.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=118713"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/basketball.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=118713"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}