Vancouver Grizzlies

The Vancouver Grizzlies were a professional basketball team in the National Basketball Association, based out of Vancouver, British Columbia. The team joined the league in 1995 with the Toronto Raptors as a part of the league's expansion into Canada. However, unlike the Raptors, the Grizzlies relocated the team after the 2000-2001 NBA season to Memphis, Tennessee, and currently play in the league as the Memphis Grizzlies.

The Vancouver Grizzlies struggled a lot during their years in the NBA, including finishing last in their division for 5 out of their 6 seasons, never making the playoffs, and finishing the 6 seasons with a record of 101 wins and 359 losses. Despite earning high draft picks, their record hardly improved with the additions. One of their first round picks, Steve Francis, even refused to play for the team and had to be traded away. After the 1998 season, the owner Orca Bay Sports and Entertainment, began to lose money due to low attendance, and after the 2000-2001 season, sold the team to Michael Heisley who moved the team to Memphis.