​The much-anticipated 2026-27 Memphis Grizzlies schedule is here.They will begin preseason action Oct. 5 against the Atlanta Hawks and open the regular season Oct. 21 against the Utah Jazz. The regular season will end April 11 on the road against the Dallas Mavericks.A new-look Grizzlies roster is in place as the team transitions to a new era. Gone are the players who shaped past rivalries with the Los Angeles Lakers and Golden State Warriors. Grizzlies coach Tuomas Iisalo is tasked with leading a team that features no players with more than three seasons of experience in Memphis.Here are five takeaways from the schedule, including when Portland Trail Blazers guard Ja Morant returns to FedExForum.No national loveThe Grizzlies are back on MLK Day after a year off, but there isn’t much more national TV love for Memphis, which has only two nationally televised games, tied for the fewest in the NBA.Memphis started last season with 10 nationally televised games. The totals in the previous three seasons were nine, 14 and 18 in 2023, following a 56-win season.The lack of national attention was expected with the Grizzlies undergoing a rebuild. The question now is how this group will respond.Maybe the young Grizzlies won’t care. Or maybe the slight will be used as fuel.FULL SCHEDULE: Memphis Grizzlies schedule: Every 2026-2027 NBA game, date, timeCam Boozer’s statementThis season’s NBA Rookie of the Year race is projected to be one of the best in recent memory from a talent perspective. Grizzlies forward Cam Boozer is the favorite on most betting sites, but it’s no runaway. Three players closely trail him.Games against AJ Dybantsa (Wizards), Darryn Peterson (Jazz) and Caleb Wilson (Bulls) will provide Boozer with opportunities to make a statement. He will play two of his first four games of the season against Peterson. That could give him a chance to set the tone early.The bigger statement, however, could come in the final stretch. In the Grizzlies’ final 16 games, Boozer will face Wilson twice, plus Dybantsa in the third-to-last game of the season.He will have chances to start strong and potentially shut the door late against his top competitors.The returnsHeavy roster turnover means several former Grizzlies players who made an impact the past few seasons will be making their returns to FedExForum.Jazz forward Jaren Jackson Jr. should play in the season opener against Memphis after missing his first scheduled return following the Feb. 3 trade because of injury.Desmond Bane also will finally walk through FedExForum during a preseason matchup Oct. 7 after playing the Grizzlies in Europe last season. His regular-season return will come Feb. 10.Morant is arguably the most anticipated return, and that one won’t come until Feb. 6. However, he will face the Grizzlies in Portland on Oct. 29.Santi Aldama will return with the Dallas Mavericks on Jan. 10.Former Grizzlies coach Taylor Jenkins has been gone since March 2025, but he’s now the head coach