Zach Edey Rumors

Players typically begin returning to normal walking and strength exercises after about three months. From there, basketball activity is slowly reintroduced. "Even when you repair ligaments — like he had on the other side — the tissue needs time to heal," Jung said. "The bone stress also needs time to heal, and then he has to rebuild his strength." Given this timeline, it's unlikely that Edey will participate in NBA Summer League or play in the 2026 FIBA World Cup for Team Canada.

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"Best-case scenario is about three months, but realistically these injuries can take closer to six months," Strasser said. "The talus doesn’t always have the strongest blood supply, which can slow healing. If he’s fully back playing in six months, that would be a big win." Six months from now would be early September. The past two seasons, the Grizzlies have started preseason training camp in late September.

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Memphis Grizzlies center Zach Edey has undergone season-ending surgery to address ongoing discomfort and bone stress in his left ankle, the team announced Tuesday. Edey's expected to make a full recovery ahead of next season. The Canadian big man made just 11 appearances during the 2025-26 campaign, averaging 13.6 points, 11.1 boards, and 1.9 blocks.

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Matt Infield: NEW: Zach Edey will undergo another surgery on his left ankle to address the continued discomfort from his stress reaction in his bone. Timetable to come after the surgery.

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Chris Herrington: Don’t know if it will end up meaning much of anything, but Taj Gibson shares an agent with Zach Edey and had the same ankle stabilization surgery earlier in his career.

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Damichael Cole: Kleiman mentions Zach Edey, Cedric Coward, Jaylen Wells and Walter Clayton Jr. as some young players for the future. He said he’s not going to “sit here and crown any of them,” but those players are some who could factor in the new direction.

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Sources say Sacramento's interest (to name the team most frequently mentioned as a possible Ja Morant landing spot) continues to be minimal. Yet multiple rival teams have said this week that the Grizzlies' asking trade price for Morant has dropped dramatically, with Memphis officials apparently eager now to just move on from its longtime Face of the Franchise to truly launch their rebuild around second-year big man Zach Edey and rookie swingman Cedric Coward.

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Edey and Cedric Coward are the only Grizzlies players who should be deemed safe leading up to the deadline. Both were recent first-round picks for the Grizzlies, who believe they can be crucial pieces to a new-look core going forward.

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Grizzlies PR: The @memgrizz today announced the following medical updates:

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Damichael Cole: Zach Edey will be reevaluated in six weeks.

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Chris Herrington: Tuomas Iisalo confirmed that Zach Edey's recent absence from the team was due to a medical consultation out of town but that he would be making the trip to London/Berlin with the team. Edey's condition is due an update from the Grizzlies. Iisalo said that was coming but he wasn't sure exactly when.

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Kellan Olson: The Grizzlies without Morant, Coward, Edey, Clarke, Jerome, Pippen and Konchar just beat the Spurs the night before hosting the Suns. Great years for former Sun Jock Landale and Cam Spencer. Landale had 19-9. Spencer hit the game-winner with 21-7-8 and 0 turnovers.

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Damichael Cole: Jock Landale has been downgraded to out due to right calf soreness, per the Grizzlies. Jaren Jackson Jr. and Christian Koloko will likely occupy the minutes at center. Memphis is now without Zach Edey, Brandon Clarke and Jock Landale at center tonight.

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Damichael Cole: The impact of losing Zach Edey.. Memphis was outscored 24-14 in second chance points against Utah. Lost the rebounding battle for the first time since Nov. 24th against Denver. Edey left that game early in the first quarter.

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