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• Zach Edey Will Not Return For 'Couple Of Weeks' After Testing Ankle

Zach Edey's return was pushed back by a couple of weeks after the center tested his injured ankle on Wednesday. Edey initially suffered the injury on November 17. The center was preparing to return by practicing with the G League's Hustle. "He was with the Hustle [Wednesday]. He was going through, testing it out. We just weren't comfortable with where he's at," said Taylor Jenkins. The Grizzlies a...2024
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• Southwest Notes: Edey, Smart, Sochan, Rockets
Grizzlies center Zach Edey, who is out for a sixth consecutive game on Friday due to a left ankle sprain, appears to be nearing a return, as Damichael Cole of The Memphis Commercial Appeal writes. Head coach Taylor Jenkins addressed the rookie’s status ahead of Friday’s matchup with New Orleans. “With Zach, I think probably […]...2024
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• Pelicans Not Ready To Consider Taking 'Gap' Season

The New Orleans Pelicans are not ready to consider taking a "gap" year as a result of their major injury issues to start the season, sources tell ESPN. The Golden State Warriors utilized the strategy during the 19-20 season, while the Memphis Grizzlies did so last season as they leaned into their injury issues in return for a lottery pick. The Warriors ended up with the No. 2 selection in 2020 and...2024
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• Ja Morant Questionable For Monday Return

Ja Morant is listed as questionable for the Memphis Grizzlies' matchup against the Portland Trail Blazers on Monday. Morant has been out since November 6 due to a posterior hip subluxation without dislocation and multiple associated Grade 1 pelvic muscle strains. Zach Edey remains out due to a sprained ankle....2024
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• Grizzlies Notes: Edey, Williams, Injuries, Draymond, Jenkins
A left ankle sprain forced Grizzlies center Zach Edey to the inactive list for Tuesday’s game against Denver and will keep him sidelined for more time beyond that. Speaking to reporters ahead of Tuesday’s contest, head coach Taylor Jenkins said that Edey would be considered “week-to-week” as a result of his ankle injury (Twitter link […]...2024
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• Dalton Knecht’s incredible NBA journey is getting the ultimate pay-off with the Lakers

Photo by Harry How/Getty Images Dalton Knecht’s NBA dreams could have died so many times. Instead, he’s living his fantasy with the Lakers. Dalton Knecht’s NBA dreams should have been over when he didn’t land a scholarship to his dream school, Colorado, coming out of high school in suburban Denver. He was forced to play JUCO ball the next two years, which eventually led to an opportunity a...2024
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• Why Perk believes Draymond should be suspended for Edey play

Kendrick Perkins believes Draymond Green should be suspended for an "extended period of time" for his Flagrant 1 foul on Zach Edey....2024
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• Memphis coach insinuates Warriors receive special treatment after Draymond’s controversial play
Very early in the 2024-25 season, Draymond Green has already suffered his first ejection. This was during the NBA’s Emirates Cup matchup between the Warriors and the Grizzlies over the weekend, when the veteran forward fouled rookie Zach Edey and prevented his rivals from breaking out into a potential counter attack. At first, it was […] The post Memphis coach insinuates Warriors rece...2024
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• Zach Edey Leaves Game With Ankle Injury
Zach Edey left the Memphis Grizzlies' win over the Denver Nuggets due to an ankle injury. The Grizzlies have yet to announce the severity of the injury. Edey initially tweaked the ankle in the first quarter before leaving the game for good in the third quarter. The center is averaging 11.1 points and 6.9 rebounds in his rookie season....2024
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• Grizzlies rookie Edey leaves win with ankle injury
Zach Edey exited during the second half of Memphis' win over Denver because of an injury to his left ankle....2024
• Every NBA team ranked by its 2025 championship chances to start season

Photo by Jacob Kupferman/Getty Images Let’s rank every team in the NBA by their 2025 championship chances to start the season. The start of a new NBA season is the ultimate time for optimism. Every team is undefeated, and each organization’s season-long goals are still within reach. The NBA is fully entrenched in its parity era. The league has had a different champion each of the last six ...2024
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• Marcus Smart Talks Zach Edey, Ja Morant, Grizzlies Defense, More
Grizzlies swingman Marcus Smart, the 2022 Defensive Player of the Year, is a huge fan of what he’s seeing out of Memphis’ first round draft pick this year, as he mentioned during a recent interview with Grant Afseth of Sportskeeda. Waylaid by a litany of injuries to starters Smart, Ja Morant, Jaren Jackson Jr., Desmond […]...2024
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• Zach Edey’s NBA summer league debut showed why he’s a perfect fit for Grizzlies

Zach Edey brought big boy ball back to NBA summer league No one expected Zach Edey to become a top-10 NBA Draft pick at any point during his historically dominant college career at Purdue, but the Memphis Grizzlies had a different vision. The Grizzlies needed a center to set screens for Ja Morant, gobble up rebounds for Jaren Jackson Jr., and finish efficiently inside. Edey checked all of those bo...2024
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• 2024 NBA Mock Draft: SB Nation writers project the first round

Photo by Roy Rochlin/Getty Images for Empire State Realty Trust The 2024 NBA Draft is widely viewed as one of the weaker classes ever, but that doesn’t mean that some teams won’t find real contributors in the first round. Our network of draft experts tried to project who they’d be. The 2024 NBA Draft isn’t seen as the strongest class in the league’s history, but between Alex Sarr, Zacchari...2024
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• The NBA Draft’s 60 best prospects in 2024, ranked

Photo by Emrah Yorulmaz/Anadolu via Getty Images Here’s our final top-60 big board for the 2024 NBA Draft. The 2024 NBA Draft feels like the weakest class to enter the league in a decade. You have to go back to 2013 for the last time a draft had such a distinct lack of starpower at the top, but that class also offers some valuable lessons for this one. Anthony Bennett was a shocking No. 1 ...2024
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• NBA mock draft 2024: Updated projection with latest rumors after NBA Finals

Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images Here’s how we think the 2024 NBA Draft will actually play out. The 2024 NBA Finals are over with the Boston Celtics emerging as champions. The league is now ready to turn the page to next season, starting with the 2024 NBA Draft. The first round of the draft is happening on Wednesday, June 26 on ESPN starting at 8 p.m. ET, and for the first time, th...2024
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• NBA mock draft 2024: Perfect picks for every team

Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images Here’s our latest 2024 NBA mock draft. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder in the 2024 NBA Draft. An entire draft cycle has come and gone without the emergence of a clear No. 1 overall prospect. This is the type of draft bound to cause massive disagree on individual boards for executives even within the same team. A few storylines have emerged. Three young...2024
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• NBA mock draft 2024: Instant projection after Hawks’ stunning lottery win

Here’s our instant projection of the 2024 NBA Draft with the order now finalized after the lottery drawing. The order for the 2024 NBA Draft is finally set, and the Atlanta Hawks are the lucky winners of the lottery with the No. 1 overall pick. The Hawks entered the drawing with the 10th-best odds overall with a three percent chance at the first pick, and somehow cashed it in. The Washington Wizar...2024
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• Purdue’s basketball exorcism took them all over the world. There’s only one stop left

Photo by Brett Wilhelm/NCAA Photos via Getty Images Purdue had to travel the globe to bury their past forever GLENDALE, AZ. — The Purdue Boilermakers needed a vacation after suffering one of the most devastating losses in college basketball history. Fortunately, they already had a couple big ones planned. The Boilermakers boarded a plane to Munich, Germany in early Aug. to shed their skin ...2024
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• Why Zach Edey is first round pick on our 2024 NBA Draft board

Let’s dive into Zach Edey’s NBA Draft projection, scouting report, and best team fits for the Purdue center Zach Edey was never supposed to be a generational college basketball star. For most of his life, he didn’t even want to play the sport. Edey played hockey and baseball growing up in Toronto. By the time he graduated eighth grade, he was already 6’10. To that point in his life, he had never p...2024
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• The Best and Worst From March Madness Day 4

Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images march-madness-2024-highlights-mens-ncaa-tournament-scores-uconn-duke-houston As always, it’s been one hell of a week, and thanks for following along with all of these recaps. I hope you’ve enjoyed reading them as much as I’ve enjoyed putting them together. Let’s finish strong. March Madness’ 3 best games of Day 4 1. (1) Houston 100, (9) Texas A&M 95 (So...2024
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• NBA mock draft 2024: These March Madness prospects can rise up boards in NCAA tournament

Here’s our latest 2024 NBA mock as March Madness kicks off. There’s no greater platform for a college basketball player to start building their reputation and their bank account than March Madness. With the 2024 men’s NCAA tournament now here, another field of players gets the opportunity to put themselves on the radar for future professional opportunities. Certain players have more at stake than ...2024
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"It would have been fascinating to see how he faired against some of the best big men in the NCAA tournament like Zach Edey, Donovan Clingan or Armando Bacot, but the committee robbed us of that."

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"Purdue star Zach Edey, the consensus national player of the year, plans to enter the NBA draft while maintaining his college eligibility."

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"Plus, Maryland men's basketball is the team of the week and Zach Edey the player of the week."

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"Purdue's Zach Edey and Trevion Williams lead dangerous frontcourt"

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• Former DPOY throws support behind Grizzlies' Zach Edey

Edey enters the NBA as the ninth overall pick in the 2024 draft with a collegiate resume that reads like a future superstar....2024
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• Purdue coach explains why Zach Edey will ‘hold that paint down’ for Memphis
As we are only a month away from the start of the 2024-25 NBA campaign, Purdue assistant coach Brandon Brantley warned the league that Zach Edey will dominate the paint for the Grizzlies. After being picked as the 9th overall selection in this past draft, many people still wonder if the seven-foot-four athlete will thrive […] The post Purdue coach explains why Zach Edey will ‘hold that paint...2024
• Southwest Notes: Grizzlies, Zion, Luka, Washington, Rockets
Star point guard Ja Morant believes back-to-back college Player of the Year Zach Edey will have a strong debut season in the NBA, per Damichael Cole of The Memphis Commercial Appeal. Edey, who played four years at Purdue, was selected by the Grizzlies with the No. 9 overall pick in June’s draft. “Definitely rookie of […]...2024
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• 7 NBA Rookie of the Year candidates, ranked by likelihood of who will win award

Photo by Monica Schipper/Getty Images Let’s rank the candidates for the 2025 NBA Rookie of the Year award. The 2024 NBA Draft class was always a bit underwhelming, but that should make this year’s Rookie of the Year race even more wide open. The lack of a consensus top prospect a la Victor Wembanyama last year means that almost anyone can make a run to ROY this season, draft position be da...2024
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• 6 NBA teams who will be way better than last year

Photo by Rocky Widner/NBAE via Getty Images These 6 NBA teams are poised to make a big leap up the standings this season. There’s no time for optimism in the NBA quite like mid-August, a beautiful stretch when every team is undefeated, most teams are healthy, each rookie is poised to be a steal, and every free agent signing is still conceivably a masterstroke. Some teams have more reason ...2024
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• The 10 best NBA rookies at 2024 Summer League, ranked

Photo by Adam Hagy/NBAE via Getty Images Let’s rank the most impressive rookies we saw at Las Vegas Summer League. NBA Last Vegas Summer League is many things: a fan convention for diehards, an extended try-out for long-shots, and a wondrous basketball oasis in the dog days of the offseason. More than anything, though, NBA summer league serves as the debut for the league’s new rookies, and...2024
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• Zach Edey Leaves Game With Ankle Injury
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• 12 NBA players on the trade block before next season starts

Photo by Alex Goodlett/Getty Images Here are the NBA players who could be traded before the new season begins. Player movement typically comes in waves during the NBA offseason, and it feels like the first wave is officially over for the summer of 2024. The draft has come and gone with some big surprises (Zach Edey to the Grizzlies!), major trades have gone down (Mikal Bridges to the Knick...2024
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• Grizzlies Sign Zach Edey To Rookie Contract
No. 9 overall pick Zach Edey has signed a rookie scale contract with the Grizzlies, the team announced (via Twitter). The 7’4″ Edey was named National Player of the Year in each of his last two seasons at Purdue. He averaged 25.2 points, 12.2 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 2.2 blocks per game this season as […]...2024

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• Zach Edey turning down NBA Draft green room to celebrate with his Purdue teammates is so cool

The Grizzlies got a good one. The decision by the Memphis Grizzlies to take Zach Edey with the No. 9 pick in the NBA Draft was easily the most divisive decision of the top-10. To some, Edey is a prolific college powerhouse, a dominant talent who was a no-brainer, others see a physically-limited, low-upside center who will be eaten alive by the NBA’s athleticism. But no matter which side of the fen...2024
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• NBA Draft results 2024: Pick-by-pick tracker for every selection

Photo by David Dow/NBAE via Getty Images We’re keeping track of every pick in the 2024 NBA Draft right here. The 2023 NBA Draft certainly lacked intrigue, at least when it came to the first-overall selection. For months Victor Wembayama was locked into the top spot on every draft board, and when the San Antonio Spurs won the 2023 NBA Draft lottery it was clear: Wembymania was headed to the...2024
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• The NBA Draft’s 60 best prospects in 2024, ranked
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• NBA mock draft 2024: Instant projection after Hawks’ stunning lottery win
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• The Colts are looking to continue the excitement that Indiana basketball has brought to the state

Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports Caitlin Clark’s selection by the Indiana Fever has only added to the excitement that is Indiana sports. The Colts will look to continue that momentum. Indiana sports has some monster athletes. From Zach Edey at Purdue towering over the competition and taking his team to the championship game to Tyrese Haliburton setting the franchise assists record and taking ...2024
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• Indiana State’s ridiculously fun NIT run is a reminder of how dumb the selection committee was

Grace Hollars/IndyStar / USA TODAY NETWORK Indiana State rock and they should have been dancing. Indiana State was one of the feel-good stories of college basketball this year. The school’s success in 2023-24 evoked the halcyon days of Larry Bird, and reversed decades of mediocrity for one incredible run. In the end a 29-6 record wasn’t good enough for the selection committee, who snubbed ...2024
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• Purdue’s basketball exorcism took them all over the world. There’s only one stop left
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• Player of year Edey officially enters NBA draft

Zach Edey, the consensus national player of the year and a projected lottery pick, has submitted paperwork to the league office making him eligible for the 2024 NBA draft....2024
• Purdue’s Zach Edey returning to school, UConn’s Andre Jackson Jr. staying in 2023 NBA Draft
Purdue center Zach Edey will return to school next season, he announced Wednesday, while Connecticut guard Andre Jackson Jr. plans to stay in the 2023 NBA Draft, he told ESPN. Here’s what you need to know: Edey announced last month he would test the waters of the draft while maintaining eligibility. The Athletic’s Sam Vecenie ranked Edey as the No. 59 prospect available on his latest Big Bo...2023
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• Zach Edey can’t change who he is. Can he change perceptions?
Purdue's reigning national player of the year remains dogged by what people – fans, opponents and, yes, NBA brass – believe he can’t do....2023
• Draymond Green Blasts Taylor Jenkins & Zach Edey After Foul Drama

Draymond Green has taken aim at disgruntled Grizzlies head coach Taylor Jenkins and rookie big man Zach Edey after his foul incident in the Grizzlies-Warriors game Friday. In the third quarter, Edey hit the floor and his foot got caught between Green’s arm . Green originally was called for a transition take foul over it. […] The post Draymond Green Blasts Taylor Jenkins & Zach Ede...2024
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• Toronto tall tales of Zach Edey: On the ice, the diamond … and ‘What’s a Purdue?’
‘His story is a Canadian story.’ The NCAA’s reigning national player of the year in hoops began his sports journey in skates....2024

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• Ja Morant Questionable For Monday Return
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• Memphis coach insinuates Warriors receive special treatment after Draymond’s controversial play
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• Grizzlies Preview: One Season After Injury Bug Bit Hard, Memphis At A Crossroads
Grizzlies Preview A look at the Memphis Grizzlies entering the 2024-25 season … Coach: Taylor Jenkins Last Season: 27-55 (failed to make the playoffs) New Faces: Zach Edey, Jaylen Wells, Cam Spencer, Jay Huff Key Losses: Ziaire Williams, Trey Jemison, Derrick Rose, Jordan Goodwin, Timmy Allen, Zavier Simpson, Jack White, Lamar Stevens, Yuta Watanabe Overview The Grizzlies are ...2024
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• 7 NBA Rookie of the Year candidates, ranked by likelihood of who will win award
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• Will Zach Edey shine at NBA Summer League? | No Cap Room

Yahoo Sports senior NBA writer Jake Fischer explains why he's excited to see the Grizzlies rookie starting this week in Las Vegas. Hear the full conversation on “No Cap Room” - part of the “Ball Don’t Lie” podcast - and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you listen....2024
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• NBA mock draft 2024: Updated 1st round projection after March Madness

Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images Here’s our latest projection of the 2024 NBA Draft now that March Madness is over. The 2024 NBA Draft cycle opened this summer with massive uncertainty over would who emerge as the No. 1 player in the class. With college basketball season now over, and UConn again reigning supreme, it feels like we’re no closer to a consensus answer. The lack of an obvio...2024
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• 3 reasons Purdue can upset UConn in national championship game

Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images Heading into Monday night’s title game, is America not giving enough credit to college basketball’s second-best team? The narrative has been everywhere for the last couple of weeks: UConn is a juggernaut, a monster, an unstoppable force. Some of us have even written that the Huskies becoming college basketball’s first back-to-back national champion...2024
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• Final Four teams, ranked by ability to win it all in men’s March Madness

Photo by Andy Hancock/NCAA Photos/NCAA Photos via Getty Images Let’s rank the teams in the men’s Final Four by who’s most likely to win it all. The Final Four is set in the 2024 men’s NCAA tournament with some incredible storylines building to a perfect crescendo. The UConn Huskies are rampaging through the field while seeking to become the first back-to-back national champion in the men’s...2024
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• Elite Eight teams, ranked by national championship chances in 2024 men’s NCAA tournament

Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images Let’s rank the teams in the Elite Eight of the 2024 men’s NCAA tournament by who has the best chance to win it all. The Elite Eight in the 2024 men’s NCAA tournament is set. Three No. 1 seeds are still left standing, but only one No. 2 seed remains after two days of carnage in the Sweet 16. Remember: this was only the fifth time since 1985 all the top-2...2024
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• Sweet 16 games ranked by watchability in 2024 men’s NCAA tournament

Photo by Elsa/Getty Images Let’s rank the best matchups of the Sweet 16 in the men’s NCAA tournament. The 2024 NCAA Tournament has plenty of great matchups to watch during the Sweet 16. The first weekend featured a lack of major upsets and a true Cinderella story. But the flip side to a chalk-filled bracket is a second weekend filled with college basketball’s elite teams. This is only th...2024
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• Sweet 16 teams, ranked by their national title chances in men’s March Madness

Photo by Joe Murphy/NCAA Photos via Getty Images Let’s rank the Sweet 16 field in 2024 men’s NCAA tournament by their national championship chances. The first weekend of the 2024 men’s NCAA tournament had it all. There were upsets (bye, Kentucky), there were new stars born (hello, D.J. Burns and Jack Gohlke), and there were exciting finishes. After four days, the tournament is now left wit...2024
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