Ranking the 10 greatest Memphis Grizzlies players of all time

10. Shane Battier, SF (2001-06, 2011)

The Grizzlies selected Battier with the sixth overall pick in 2001, and he played at least 78 games in each of his first five seasons with the team. He averaged 10.2 points and 4.8 rebounds while receiving all-defensive team votes twice in Memphis. Battier remains among the top 10 in the franchise record books in steals, blocks and games played. 

On this day in 2001, the Grizzlies drafted Shane Battier out of Duke University with the 6th overall pick (1/3). pic.twitter.com/FcHRK5WMip

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