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Yahoo
20-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
NBA Announces Major Zach Edey News on Tuesday
Zach Edey's rookie season in the NBA was filled with challenges, but it ended on a high note. The 23-year-old big man from Purdue battled through an up-and-down year with the injury-plagued Memphis Grizzlies, who still managed to win 48 regular-season games. After advancing past the play-in round, Memphis was swept in four games by the Oklahoma City Thunder in the first round of the playoffs. Advertisement Despite the early playoff exit, Edey gained valuable experience, appearing in 66 games and carving out a consistent role in the paint. On Tuesday, his efforts were recognized when the NBA announced its 2024-25 Kia All-Rookie Teams. The NBA posted the results on social media, revealing Edey made the All-Rookie First Team, receiving 73 first-place votes: Edey's rookie campaign wasn't without obstacles. Memphis fired head coach Taylor Jenkins with just nine games remaining in the season, appointing Tuomas Iisalo as interim coach. The Grizzlies removed the interim tag earlier this month, naming Iisalo the head coach heading into the 2025-26 season. Advertisement At Purdue, Edey was known for his dominance inside, and he brought that same physicality to the NBA. He averaged 9.2 points and 8.3 rebounds per game, shooting an efficient 58% from the field and an impressive 34.6% from 3-point range, a rare skill set for a player of his size. In the postseason, Edey scored nine points in Game 3 and eight in Game 4 but never broke double digits. He averaged 7.8 rebounds per game in the series against the Thunder. Edey was joined on the First Team by his Grizzlies teammate Jaylen Wells. Rounding out the team were: Stephon Castle (San Antonio Spurs), who earned unanimous first-team honors Zaccharie Risacher (Atlanta Hawks), who received only one second-team vote Alex Sarr (Washington Wizards), who narrowly beat out Kel'el Ware (Miami Heat) for the final spot Edey is under contract with the Grizzlies for four years, having signed a deal worth $26.2 million. He'll earn just over $6 million per year through the 2026-27 season, with his salary increasing to $8 million in 2027-28. He's set to become a restricted free agent in the summer of 2028. Advertisement If his rookie year is any indication, Edey is poised for a bright future in the NBA. Related: Magic Johnson Faces Strong Complaint From Former NBA Rival Reggie Miller Related: Charles Barkley Predicts Winner of NBA Finals Without Hesitation
National Post
20-05-2025
- Sport
- National Post
Stephon Castle unanimous NBA All-Rookie first team pick, Raptors' Jamal Shead earns votes
Stephon Castle gets one more accolade from his rookie season: The San Antonio guard was the only unanimous first-team selection on the All-Rookie team. Article content Castle — the league's rookie of the year — was the only player to get first team votes from all 100 members of the global panel of sportswriters and broadcasters who cast ballots to decide most of the NBA's annual awards. Article content He was joined on the first team by Atlanta's Zaccharie Risacher (who was one vote away from unanimous status), Memphis teammates Jaylen Wells and Zach Edey, and Washington's Alex Sarr. Article content The second-team selections were Miami's Kel'el Ware, Chicago's Matas Buzelis, New Orleans' Yves Missi, Portland's Donovan Clingan and Washington's Bub Carrington. Article content Edey (73 first-team votes, 27 second-team votes) joined Castle and Risacher as the only players to appear somewhere on all 100 ballots. Wells was on 99 ballots, Sarr was on 96 and Ware was on 94. Article content Utah's Isaiah Collier was one point shy of tying Carrington for the final spot on the second team. Article content Others receiving votes included Utah's Kyle Filipowski, Detroit's Ron Holland II, the Los Angeles Lakers' Dalton Knecht, Phoenix's Ryan Dunn, Philadelphia's Jared McCain, Golden State's Quinten Post, Toronto's Jamal Shead, Orlando's Tristan da Silva, Minnesota's Rob Dillingham, Philadelphia's Justin Edwards, Washington's Kyshawn George and Houston's Reed Sheppard. Article content
Indianapolis Star
20-05-2025
- Sport
- Indianapolis Star
Did Purdue's Zach Edey, IU's Kel'el Ware earn NBA All-Rookie honors?
Zach Edey and Kel'el Ware earned NBA All-Rookie honors announced Tuesday. Edey, the two-time national Player of the Year from Purdue, was named to the first team. He averaged 9.2 points and 8.3 rebounds while starting 55 games for the Memphis Grizzlies, who picked him ninth in the 2024 NBA draft. Ware, who played one season at Indiana, was picked 15th overall by the Miami Heat. He surged late in the season, finishing with averages of 9.3 points and 7.4 rebounds on his way to collecting second-team honors. He started 36 games. NBA All-Rookie first team: Stephon Castle, San Antonio Spurs (Rookie of the Year); Edey; Zaccharie Risacher, No. 1 overall pick of the Atlanta Hawks; Alex Sarr of the Washington Wizards; Jaylen Wells, Edey's Memphis teammate.
Associated Press
20-05-2025
- Sport
- Associated Press
Castle a unanimous All-Rookie first team pick, joined on team by Risacher, Wells, Edey and Sarr
NEW YORK (AP) — Stephon Castle gets one more accolade from his rookie season: The San Antonio guard was the only unanimous first-team selection on the All-Rookie team. Castle — the league's rookie of the year — was the only player to get first team votes from all 100 members of the global panel of sportswriters and broadcasters who cast ballots to decide most of the NBA's annual awards. He was joined on the first team by Atlanta's Zaccharie Risacher (who was one vote away from unanimous status), Memphis teammates Jaylen Wells and Zach Edey, and Washington's Alex Sarr. The second-team selections were Miami's Kel'el Ware, Chicago's Matas Buzelis, New Orleans' Yves Missi, Portland's Donovan Clingan and Washington's Bub Carrington. Edey (73 first-team votes, 27 second-team votes) joined Castle and Risacher as the only players to appear somewhere on all 100 ballots. Wells was on 99 ballots, Sarr was on 96 and Ware was on 94. Utah's Isaiah Collier was one point shy of tying Carrington for the final spot on the second team. Others receiving votes included Utah's Kyle Filipowski, Detroit's Ron Holland II, the Los Angeles Lakers' Dalton Knecht, Phoenix's Ryan Dunn, Philadelphia's Jared McCain, Golden State's Quinten Post, Toronto's Jamal Shead, Orlando's Tristan da Silva, Minnesota's Rob Dillingham, Philadelphia's Justin Edwards, Washington's Kyshawn George and Houston's Reed Sheppard. ___ AP NBA:
Yahoo
20-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Zach Edey, Zaccharie Risacher join Stephon Castle on NBA All-Rookie team
The NBA announced its All-Rookie teams on Tuesday with Zaccharie Risacher and Zach Edey joining Rookie of the Year Stephon Castle on the first team.
