MEMPHIS — Grizzlies center Marc Gasol broke his silence on his former coach, David Fizdale, saying they cleared the air in a summer phone conversation, but probably won’t hug when the Knicks and Memphis square off Sunday at FedEx Forum.

It’s the long-anticipated first meeting between Fizdale and Gasol since the coach was fired one year ago, before being hired by the Knicks in May. Fizdale was axed mostly because of his feud with the Spanish center.

“Yeah, we spoke and we let each other know how we felt and we moved on,’’ Gasol said after Saturday’s practice. “Private conversations are to remain private. The only thing is you live, you learn and you move on and things don’t happen again. To me, that’s what’s important is we both learn from last season. We’re both better professionals, better people and that’s what the most important thing.”

All eyes will be on Gasol and Fizdale when the teams take the court. Asked if they may embrace, Gasol said: “We’re both competitive. I don’t think it’s going to be one of those things. I think we’ll both acknowledge each other and it’s not that personal.’’

The final straw with Memphis ownership came when Fizdale benched Gasol in the fourth quarter of a late-November game against the Nets.

Fizdale has an extroverted personality and Gasol said he counseled Kristaps Porzingis over the summer about the Knicks coach’s demeanor. Fizdale had gotten a reputation of not getting along as well with European players and reportedly he once made a crack to Gasol about European basketball.

Gasol declined to divulge details on what led to the feud but said “it wasn’t X’s and O’s.’’

“We can’t change what happened,’’ Gasol said. “We can only change how we react in the future. There’s no point.”

Gasol shared a slice of what he told Porzingis.

“He asked me what I thought,’’ Gasol added. “I said, ‘He’s a great coach and you guys are going to do great with him.’ For sure [he’s got a big personality]. He’s a guy that you watch him, he has that gravity that attracts people. He’s good at it.”

Fizdale, who made the playoffs his first year with the Grizzlies, downplayed any ill feelings between him and Gasol.

“Like two grown men. It’s a lot of love there and we poured a lot of energy into each other over that time,’’ Fizdale said. “I know people always made it about me and him, but once a little bit of time passed, we both understood our intentions were right.

“We were trying to win. We were just competing. Now it’s water under the bridge and we’re really cool now. I hope I contributed something to his game and to his abilities.”

Gasol acknowledged Fizdale helped his game. Memphis coach J.B. Bickerstaff, whose brought back the “Grit and Grind’’ low-post offense from which Fizdale had strayed, said Fizdale got Gasol shooting more 3-pointers.

“Without a doubt,’’ Gasol said of Fizdale’s influence on him becoming a 3-point threat. “And I’m a better player because of David, too. I can say that 100 percent.

“Even though last year was really tough for everyone, I’m a better player this year than I was last year and a lot had to do with him.”

Grizzlies point guard Mike Conley takes personal responsibility for Fizdale’s downfall because he was injured at the beginning of last season, resulting in their awful 7-12 start.

“Coach is a guy who holds everybody accountable,’’ Conley said. “Marc holds everyone accountable as well. They’re both the same people. Sometimes you both hold them accountable you get in arguments now and then. It just so happened it all hit the fan at the same time with me getting injured and we started losing and tempers flared. It was a worst-case situation.”

The Knicks (6-14) enter Sunday on their first two-game winning streak while Memphis is a league surprise at 12-5.

“I know he’s trying to develop guys but trust me, I know he wants to win, as he should,’’ Gasol said. “And so are we.’’

— Additional reporting by Zach Braziller