‘7-foot-forever’: Zach Edey delivers in summer league debut
The big man finished with 14 points and 15 rebounds in his summer league debut. He had the highlight of the game, even as the Grizzlies fell in overtime 97-95.
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July 2024
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Grizzlies announce summer league roster, coach
Memphis begins summer league play Monday in Salt Lake City. The Grizzlies play Utah at 8 p.m. CT. The team will be coached by Jason March.
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Grizzlies Podcast: Zach Edey’s summer league hype
Drew Hill and Chris Herrington discuss Zach Edey’s upcoming summer league debut and the changes to Taylor Jenkins’ assistant coaching staff.
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Grizzlies overhaul assistant coaching staff, add 4 new names
The Memphis Grizzlies have finalized their coaching staff for the 2024-25 season, adding four new coaches to head coach Taylor Jenkins’ bench.
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Memphis Grizzlies drafting by the numbers
Memphis drafted the majority of its projected 2024-25 roster. This draft class will likely see its first action in a Grizzlies uniform this week as the NBA Summer League tips off Monday in Salt Lake City.
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Herrington: As rookies are introduced to Memphis, optimism prevails.
Zach Edey said he looks forward to playing with star point guard Ja Morant, ‘the best guard in the league,” as Edey and fellow rookies Jaylen Wells and Cam Spencer are introduced to Memphis.
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Herrington: With the NBA offseason half over, are Grizzlies mostly done?
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Report: Grizzlies hire European assistant coach
Tuomas Iisalo, 41, is known for running an imaginative offensive scheme, which has been the catalyst for his quick coaching rise.
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Zach Edey, Jaylen Wells to sign autographs at Redbirds game
After Wednesday’s game, the Redbirds will roll out the biggest fireworks show in AutoZone Park history.
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Gallery: Redbirds fans meet two new Grizzlies
Before the Memphis Redbirds game Wednesday against the Nashville Sounds, Memphis Grizzlies 2024 first-round pick Zach Edey and one of the Grizzlies second-round picks, Jaylen Wells, signed autographs. Wells also threw out the ceremonial first pitch. The Sounds won the game, 4-3, in 11 innings.
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Grizzlies Insider: Five things I’m watching for at NBA Summer League
NBA Summer League is less than a week away. How many games can the top players expect to play?
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Herrington: Luke Kennard’s likely return and other early NBA free agency notes
Amid a quiet start to NBA free agency, some notes and questions on where things stand with the Grizzlies. Will Luke Kennard be back? What does this roster need most?
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Former Tiger D.J. Jeffries to play Summer League with Grizzlies
Jeffries was a four-star, top-100 prospect out of Olive Branch High when he joined the Memphis Tigers as part of coach Penny Hardaway’s No. 1-ranked 2019 recruiting class.
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June 2024
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Grizzlies rookie Zach Edey will not play with Canada at Olympics
“I have made the difficult decision of pulling myself out of the process to compete for a spot at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games with Canada,” Edey told the Canadian press.
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Grizzlies decline Luke Kennard’s option, keep door open for return
It is expected both sides will pursue a new contract. NBA free agency begins at 5 p.m. Sunday.
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Grizzlies coach introduces his new rookies: ‘They are winners’
The Memphis Grizzlies introduced their NBA Draft selections on Friday, and Zach Edey said he is excited to play with point guard Ja Morant.
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Grizzlies Summer League games in Vegas announced
Memphis also will play in the Salt Lake City Summer League prior to the Las Vegas league.
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Herrington: More on Zach Edey’s fit, draft day maneuverings and the second round
A look back at what the Grizzlies did in the first round of the NBA Draft and a look ahead and what the team might do in Thursday’s second round. The Grizzlies own the 39th and 57th pick.
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Grizzlies Insider: Zach Edey liked Memphis. Let him show why you should like him, too.
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Grizzlies select Jaylen Wells, Cam Spencer in NBA Draft second round
The Memphis Grizzlies needed shooters, so they doubled down in the second round of the NBA Draft on Thursday, June 27.
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Grizzlies Insider: Zach Edey liked Memphis. Let him show why you should like him, too.
Grizzlies general manager Zach Kleiman admitted that Edey was a bit of a polarizing player to some.
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IMG Academy staff say ‘doubters’ have fueled ‘humble’ Zach Edey
Zach Edey is so big he couldn’t fit in a bed as a high schooler at IMG Academy. But his basketball dreams were even bigger.
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Herrington: Grizzlies make a big bet on a big man
With the ninth pick in the NBA Draft the Grizzlies selected, per ESPN draft broadcast analyst Jay Bilas, a “massive, physical force in the paint.” The response has been mixed.
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Memphis Grizzlies select Purdue center Zach Edey in NBA Draft
The Memphis Grizzlies stayed at No. 9 and selected 7-foot-4, 299-pound Purdue center Zach Edey in the NBA Draft on Wednesday night.
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Grizzlies GM Kleiman: ‘This is how we wanted the draft to play out tonight'
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Grizzlies GM Kleiman: ‘This is how we wanted the draft to play out tonight’
Zach Kleiman called Edey a “particularly special fit” for Memphis, giving them an eager and competitive big man that fits well alongside the pieces that they already have.
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Herrington: Could the Grizzlies take Zach Edey at No. 9?
A day before the 2024 NBA Draft, Chris Herrington looks at Zach Edey and the second-tier centers, most likely trade candidates and more scuttle on the center market.
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Herrington: With draft day here, will the Grizzlies deal?
The Grizzlies own the No. 9, No. 39 and No. 57 picks in the 2024 NBA Draft that begins tonight. Herrington looks at what the team might do with each of those picks.
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