Memphis, Tennessee, September 30, 2006 – The Grizzlies finalized their training camp roster with the signings of free agent guard Laron Profit and center Kimani Ffriend, it was announced by President of Basketball Operations Jerry West today. The team will open training camp on Tuesday, Oct. 3 at the Methodist Healthcare Practice Facility at FedExForum.
Profit, 6-5, 204 pounds, has appeared in 135 games in the NBA, including time with the Washington Wizards and the Los Angeles Lakers. Last season with Los Angeles, he averaged 4.2 points and 1.7 rebounds in 25 games. Ffriend, 6-11, 220 pounds, was a member of the Grizzlies’ 2005 training camp roster and also played for the Grizzlies 2005 Summer Pro League team where he averaged 8.7 points, 3.6 rebounds and 1.14 blocks in seven games.
The Grizzlies will open their preseason schedule on Tuesday, Oct. 10 at Houston before returning home the following night, Oct. 11, to face Atlanta at 7 p.m. at FedExForum.
| No. | Player | Pos | Ht | Wt | DOB | College | Yrs Pro |
| 3 | Chucky Atkins | G | 5-11 | 185 | 8/14/74 | South Florida | 7 |
| 35 | Brian Cardinal | F | 6-8 | 245 | 5/2/77 | Purdue | 6 |
| 40 | Kimani Ffriend | F-C | 6-11 | 220 | 7/29/77 | Nebraska | R |
| 16 | Pau Gasol | F | 7-0 | 260 | 7/6/80 | Spain | 5 |
| 22 | Rudy Gay | F | 6-9 | 220 | 8/17/86 | Connecticut | R |
| 10 | Junior Harrington | G | 6-10 | 190 | 10/2/80 | Wingate | 2 |
| 32 | Alexander Johnson | F | 6-9 | 240 | 2/8/83 | Florida State | R |
| 30 | Dahntay Jones | G-F | 6-6 | 210 | 12/27/80 | Duke | 3 |
| 6 | Eddie Jones | G-F | 6-6 | 200 | 10/20/71 | Temple | 12 |
| 7 | Tarence Kinsey | G | 6-6 | 189 | 3/21/84 | South Carolina | R |
| 1 | Kyle Lowry | G | 6-0 | 175 | 3/25/86 | Villanova | R |
| 33 | Mike Miller | G | 6-8 | 218 | 2/19/80 | Florida | 6 |
| 5 | Laron Profit | G-F | 6-5 | 204 | 8/5/77 | Maryland | 4 |
| 44 | Lawrence Roberts | F | 6-9 | 240 | 10/20/82 | Mississippi State | 1 |
| 20 | Damon Stoudamire | G | 5-10 | 174 | 9/3/73 | Arizona | 11 |
| 4 | Stromile Swift | F | 6-9 | 230 | 11/21/79 | Louisiana State | 6 |
| 12 | Jake Tsakalidis | C | 7-2 | 290 | 6/10/79 | Greece | 6 |
| 21 | Hakim Warrick | F | 6-9 | 219 | 7/8/82 | Syracuse | 1 |