Tony AllenMemphis Grizzlies · #9
Tony Allen is a retired guard best known with the Memphis Grizzlies. The Grindfather; elite perimeter defender. Career averages: 8.1 points, 3.5 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game.
Tony Allen — the report card
Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades from the DNA model + real production.
Where Tony Allen stands
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Tony Allen — every number, three levels deep
Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.
How the model sees Tony Allen
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Tony Allen career stats, season by season
| Season | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG% | 3P% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-05 (Boston) | 77 | 16.4 | 6.4 | 2.9 | 0.8 | .475 | .387 |
| 2005-06 (Boston) | 51 | 19.2 | 7.2 | 2.2 | 1.3 | .471 | .324 |
| 2006-07 (Boston) | 33 | 24.4 | 11.5 | 3.8 | 1.7 | .514 | .242 |
| 2007-08 (Boston) CHIP | 75 | 18.3 | 6.6 | 2.2 | 1.5 | .434 | .316 |
| 2008-09 (Boston) | 46 | 19.3 | 7.8 | 2.3 | 1.4 | .482 | .222 |
| 2009-10 (Boston) | 54 | 16.5 | 6.1 | 2.7 | 1.3 | .510 | .000 |
| 2010-11 (Memphis) | 72 | 20.8 | 8.9 | 2.7 | 1.4 | .510 | .174 |
| 2011-12 (Memphis) | 58 | 26.3 | 9.8 | 4.0 | 1.4 | .469 | .308 |
| 2012-13 (Memphis) | 79 | 26.7 | 8.9 | 4.6 | 1.2 | .445 | .125 |
| 2013-14 (Memphis) | 55 | 23.2 | 9.0 | 3.8 | 1.7 | .494 | .234 |
| 2014-15 (Memphis) | 63 | 26.2 | 8.6 | 4.4 | 1.4 | .495 | .345 |
| 2015-16 (Memphis) | 64 | 25.3 | 8.4 | 4.6 | 1.1 | .458 | .357 |
| 2016-17 (Memphis) | 71 | 27.0 | 9.1 | 5.5 | 1.4 | .461 | .278 |
| 2017-18 (New Orleans) | 22 | 12.4 | 4.7 | 2.1 | 0.4 | .484 | .333 |
| Career | 820 | 22.0 | 8.1 | 3.5 | 1.3 |
The Lab
Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.
Are the Memphis Grizzlies built to win?
Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.
The Ballad of Tony Allen
Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.
Turning pro
Drafted 2004 as a Guard.
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After a win in 2011, a wound-up Tony Allen looked into a camera and growled the words that would name a franchise: all heart, grit, grit and grind. He didn't coin a slogan that night — he coined an identity, and Memphis has worn it ever since.
Chapter
He'd already won a ring in Boston in 2008 as a role player, but he found his true self in Memphis — assigned, night after night, to the other team's most dangerous scorer, and told simply to make his life miserable.
Chapter
He became the best perimeter defender of his era, a six-time All-Defensive honoree who took it as a personal insult to let his man breathe. Kobe Bryant called him the best defender he ever faced — and Kobe faced everyone.
Chapter
His offense was optional; his effort never was. That was the covenant with the Grindhouse — you may miss shots, but you will not be out-hustled. It's why his No. 9 hangs in the rafters and why, in Memphis, they still say his name like scripture.
Off the court
- Height
- 6' 4"
- Weight
- 213 lbs
- College
- Oklahoma State
- Experience
- 14th Season
- NBA debut
- 2004
- Draft
- 2004
- Jersey
- #9
The Grindfather; elite perimeter defender.
A retired retired standout and Memphis Grizzlies name.
Tony Allen — frequently asked
The questions people ask most about Tony Allen, answered.
