Carson Cooper is on the Memphis Grizzlies' roster as of the official update on Monday, Sept. 28, arriving from free agency after being on no roster before. The 22-year-old rookie has no NBA line from last season and no report logged ahead of the move.
The move
Carson Cooper, 22, is on the Memphis Grizzlies' roster, per the official roster update on Monday, Sept. 28. He arrives from free agency, having been on no roster before the move. No report preceded it; none is on file connecting Cooper to Memphis ahead of the roster update. Cooper is a rookie, with no NBA line from last season to draw on for his role once he is active on Memphis' roster.
The money
Cooper's contract is not on file yet; public salary data can lag a signing by a day, so his cap hit and any years are not available. Memphis carries $161.1 million across 22 contracts for 2026-27, which puts the Grizzlies under the salary cap of $165.0 million. The tax line sits at $200.4 million, the first apron at $209.0 million and the second apron at $221.7 million, all well above Memphis' current payroll. Where Cooper's deal lands within that structure is not announced.
The fit
Cooper enters as a rookie with no NBA line from last season. Memphis returns a rotation that leaned on Ja Morant at 28.4 minutes and 19.4 points, Jaren Jackson Jr. at 30.7 minutes and 19.2 points, and Santi Aldama at 27.9 minutes and 14.0 points last season. Toby Okani, Lucas Williamson, Rayan Rupert, Dariq Whitehead and Adama Bal all logged 30-plus minutes last season as well. The Grizzlies now carry 21 players on the roster, above the standard limit of 15 plus three two-way spots, and Cooper's path to minutes runs through that group.
What is Carson Cooper's contract with the Grizzlies?
It is not on file yet. Public salary data can lag a signing by a day.
Did a report precede Cooper joining the roster?
No report is logged ahead of the move.
How many players are on Memphis' roster now?
21, above the standard limit of 15 plus three two-way spots.