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But circumstances, which include Horford's inability to play bigger minutes in his 20th season, forced Golden State to start Ike, a two-way undrafted center out of Gonzaga in his second career game. That still left Draymond Green out there in the late deciding moments attempting to box out the 7-4 Zach Edey. After failing to wall him off on a defensive rebound, Green committed a crucial frustration foul while the Warriors blew a 12-point lead and fell to 0-2 for the first time since 2020-21. "We got what we got," Green said when asked about the eroded state of the Warriors' center position. "So we got to make it do what it do." The Warriors feel part of the reason for their 37-45 failure a season ago was a woe-is-me attitude about the schedule and injury misfortune, team sources said, so they have taken a purposeful no-excuse approach this regular season.
A disabled player exception, if granted by the league, can only be used on players who are only under contract for the current season in question, but Oklahoma City could certainly use one of its trade exceptions to take in a contract of that size. It seems relatively safe to presume that Jerome — whether or not Oklahoma City shows interest — is bound to generate trade feelers between now and the Feb. 11 trade deadline given Memphis' perceived focus on its young trio of Cam Boozer, Zach Edey and Cedric Coward.
Ty Jerome averaged 41.2 points and 11.9 assists per 100 possessions — no, seriously — while shooting 42.2 percent from 3. His 25.6 PER would have ranked him seventh in the league if he’d played enough minutes. Those numbers could also make him an in-season trade candidate for a rebuilding Grizzlies team, but first things first. “If healthy” is doing a lot of work here, but if Jerome and Zach Edey stay healthy, the Grizzlies could be shockingly frisky.
Damichael Cole: Zach Edey is playing today
Damichael Cole: Doesn’t sound like Zach Edey will play tomorrow against the Hawks. The regular season opener remains the priority.
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Iisalo said Edey has looked “really good” and is moving better than he has at any point during his first two seasons. Edey participated in practices every day, including 5-on-5 action. His only missed time was during the first day of practices when the Grizzlies held two sessions. He participated in the afternoon and was limited in the evening. Whether Edey plays in the preseason remains to be seen. The team will continue monitoring how his body progresses before making those decisions. “The regular season is always the goal,” Edey said. “Preseason would be cool, but I’m taking it day by day right now.”
Chris Herrington: Zach Edey on his rehab from ankle surgery: "There’s still good and bad days with it. That’s just part of the rehab, but on the good days I feel more athletic than I ever have."
Drew Hill: Zach Edey said he feels good. He said hes trying to be more atheltic than he's ever been and is focusing on his body. He said there are good and bad days with it, because that's how rehab goes. But he feels good. Excited to play with Cam Boozer.
Despite offseason acquisitions of Isaiah Stewart and Quinten Post, along with the return of Zach Edey, the Grizzlies want to retain Olivier-Maxence Prosper, HoopsHype has learned. Prosper was a breakout player for the Grizzlies amid a difficult season, averaging 10.0 points on 54.9 percent shooting from the field and 40.5 percent from downtown, while starting 24 of 53 games played last season.
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Shams Charania: The Golden State Warriors decided not to match Quinten Post's three-year, $30 million offer sheet with the Grizzlies, allowing the 7-footer to join Memphis, sources tell ESPN. The Grizzlies add Post to a reshaped frontline that includes No. 3 pick Cameron Boozer, Zach Edey, Isaiah Stewart and
You played with Zach Edey at Purdue, and now you’re playing with Ivica Zubac in Indiana. They’re both traditional back-to-the-basket, post-up guys, which is rare in today’s league. What aspects of your game do you feel translate well from when you played with Edey to now, hopefully with Zubac? Braden Smith: Obviously, two big dudes and being able to play with those guys and learn how to play with them. I think it was important for me, especially early on in my first two years of college, to be with Zach. So I think it just sets you up because if you are trying to go play in the league and do those things, that’s who you’re going to get. Those are the type of guys you’re going to have to play with and learn to play with, so for me, I think it’s just a head start to that. Obviously, having Zubac on the team and being able to play with another guy very similar to that. I think it only benefits me even more because I already know how to play with a caliber player like that, and it really just makes it that much better.
