Taj Gibson

Memphis Grizzlies · #67

C6'9"232 lbage 4117 yrs expUSCBrooklyn, NY

A 41-year-old elder statesman and consummate pro, kept around for veteran leadership and locker-room presence more than minutes. There's no meaningful 2025-26 sample to rate — at this stage his contributions are mentorship and the occasional spot-duty foul to give.

No qualifying 2025-26 NBA stats yet — an NBA rating populates once he logs a full season.

Career

2009-10 to 2025-26 · 17 seasons

8.3

PPG

5.7

RPG

0.9

APG

1,012

GAMES

Points 8,431Win Shares 60.5Starts 462Best season 2017-18 · 12.2 ppg

Games played, last three seasons27%

AMONG CURRENT PLAYERS

20th in games played

Regular season, 2003-04 onward (Basketball-Reference). Averages are weighted by games played; honours count awards won, not finishes. “Current players” means the 802 who played in the last three seasons.

Contract

2026-27

—Minimum

Runs through—

Est. market value$1,500,000 /yr

Surplus+$1,500,000

FAIR VALUEpaid about what he is worth

Market value is an estimate, not a reported figure: what his play is forecast to fetch on the open market in 2026-27 — his current rating, a year older. Cap thresholds are projected for 2026-27 until the league sets them.

2026-27 off-season

2 moves

Sep 8
WAIVEDNOPOFFICIAL
New Orleans Pelicans waived forward Taj Gibson.
Sep 8
TRADEMEM→NOPOFFICIAL
Traded from Memphis Grizzlies to New Orleans Pelicans
via @ShamsCharania, @TheSteinLine, @JakeLFischeron the wire →

OFFICIAL means the league’s own records carry the move; AGREED means a trusted insider reported it and the league has not processed it yet. Terms and attribution come from the wire, which is the only source that carries them.