Kira Lewis Jr. is off the Memphis Grizzlies' roster as of Sunday, September 27, with no injury report or contract details on file. Memphis's payroll sits at $161.1 million for 2026-27, well under the salary cap, tax line and both aprons.
The move
Kira Lewis Jr., a 25-year-old guard entering his fifth season, is off the Memphis Grizzlies' roster as of Sunday, September 27, per the team's official roster. No injury report had logged him beforehand, and no report preceded the move. The transaction was detected directly from the roster listing rather than from any announced trade or waiver news, leaving Memphis at 21 players on the roster.
The money
Lewis Jr.'s contract is not on file yet; public salary data can lag a signing or departure by a day, so his cap number is unknown for now. Memphis carries a $161.1 million payroll across 22 contracts for 2026-27, under the $165.0 million salary cap. The Grizzlies sit well below the $200.4 million luxury tax line, the $209.0 million first apron and the $221.7 million second apron.
The fit
Lewis Jr. has no NBA line on record from last season. Memphis's returning rotation includes Ja Morant at 28.4 minutes and 19.4 points, Jaren Jackson Jr. at 30.7 minutes and 19.2 points, and guards Lucas Williamson (32.0 minutes, 10.4 points), Rayan Rupert (30.9 minutes, 12.2 points) and Adama Bal (30.2 minutes, 10.4 points) also logging heavy minutes. The Grizzlies now list 21 players on their roster, against a standard limit of 15 plus three two-way spots.
Did an injury report precede the move?
No, none was logged before Kira Lewis Jr. left the roster.
What is Kira Lewis Jr.'s new contract?
It is not on file yet; public salary data can lag a signing or departure by a day.
Where do the Grizzlies stand against the salary cap?
Memphis carries a $161.1 million payroll across 22 contracts for 2026-27, under the $165.0 million cap, with the tax line at $200.4 million, the first apron at $209.0 million and the second apron at $221.7 million.
How many players are on the Grizzlies' roster now?
21, against a standard limit of 15 plus three two-way spots.