The Grizzlies have reached a multiyear deal with DAZN to be their new local broadcast partner, according to a press release from the team.
The direct-to-consumer route has become increasingly common for local media broadcasts in recent years. In addition to all four preseason contests, DAZN will stream 78 of Memphis’ 80 announced regular season contests, with 15 of those contests available for free on the DAZN app and simulcast locally over-the-air.
The Grizzlies’ broadcast territory, which DAZN holds the rights to, covers parts of seven states, including Tennessee, Mississippi, Kentucky, Alabama, Missouri, Central and Southern Illinois and Eastern Arkansas. Season ticket holders will have free access to DAZN’s Season Pass, which normally costs $119.99 per year. There’s also a Monthly Pass that starts at $19.99/month.
Memphis’ broadcast team will remain unchanged, with Pete Pranica entering his 23rd season as the Grizzlies’ TV play-by-play announcer, Brevin Knight entering his 17th season as the TV analyst, and Rob Fischer entering his 20th season as the sideline reporter.
The Grizzlies’ partnership with DAZN was anticipated, as Sports Business Journal reported at the end of July that DAZN was expected to stream several teams’ local broadcasts. Many of those clubs — including Memphis — had previously partnered with Main Street Sports Group (previously known as Diamond Sports Group) for their local broadcasts.
Main Street, which ran the FanDuel Sports Network, went out of business earlier this year and will no longer broadcast games going forward, prompting the NBA to tell those teams to seek new regional deals for the 2026/27 season.
The league’s eventual goal is to create its own streaming hub for local broadcasts. The NBA let teams know earlier this year there was a chance that hub could be set up for the start of the 2026/27 season, but the league is now targeting the ’27/28 season, so most of the clubs negotiating with DAZN are seeking either one-year deals or opt-out clauses after the first year. That figures to be the case with Memphis despite the agreement technically being a multiyear contract.
