For the third straight year, the Grizzlies had the second overall pick in the 2000 NBA draft, which they used to select Stromile Swift out of Louisiana State University.
[2][3][4][5][6] During the off-season, the team acquired Isaac Austin from the Washington Wizards,[7][8] re-acquired Tony Massenburg after one season with the Houston Rockets,[9] and signed free agent Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf.
[13] On February 19, 2001, the Grizzlies were in last place in the Midwest Division with a record of 17–36, and Heisley traveled to Memphis, Tennessee to discuss a deal between the city and the team.
Other city candidates for the team's relocation included Louisville, Kentucky, Anaheim, California and New Orleans, Louisiana.
[20][21] In their final game on April 18 as the "Vancouver Grizzlies", the club played the Golden State Warriors in Oakland.