The Memphis Grizzlies are headed back to Nashville for another preseason training camp, with Belmont University set to host the team from Sept. 29-Oct. 2 ahead of the 2026-27 season.
It will be the third straight year the Grizzlies have staged camp in Nashville. Memphis worked at The Ensworth School in 2024 while FedExForum was being renovated, then returned to the city in 2025 for camp at Belmont.
The team’s schedule after camp is already lined up: Memphis will hold its open practice at FedExForum on Oct. 4, then open preseason play on the road against the Atlanta Hawks on Oct. 5.
Practices will not be open to fans.
The Grizzlies are hardly alone in using Nashville as a temporary home. The New Orleans Pelicans practiced at Belmont in 2024, and the Atlanta Hawks will be at Vanderbilt basketball’s practice facility from Sept.
29-Oct. 2.
The team’s connection to Nashville has been a frequent talking point this year. LeBron James suggested the Grizzlies should move to Nashville, and while some NBA players agreed that Memphis is not their favorite place to play, others came to the city’s defense.
NBA commissioner Adam Silver dismissed the idea of the Grizzlies relocating in April, but he said he would “like to see” the team play some games in Nashville. On the Pardon My Take Podcast, Silver said, “Obviously, Nashville is a city on the rise," Silver said on the.
Pardon My Take Podcast. "There are incredible things happening there.
If it were up to me, I would like to see (the Grizzlies) play a few games a year in Nashville and sort of be Tennessee’s team, to the extent that they can. Memphis has been a great market historically for the NBA, and there is amazing history in that city and amazing culture.
It’s a big country. So, as I look out at our 30 teams, we want teams to be able to do well everywhere.
We have a revenue sharing system, etc. But, from my standpoint, there’s no reason why the Memphis Grizzlies can’t be successful.”
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