Coming into Monday’s tilt against the Nets, Zach Edey had had a relatively underwhelming start to his NBA career. He was still the co-favorite to win NBA Rookie of the Year, but the ninth-overall pick had yet to have a dominant performance at the professional level. Needless to say, that has now changed.
However, you don’t get FPTS for things in the past. The question now becomes: Is Edey viable on tonight’s slate? Let’s dig in.
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C Zach Edey, Memphis Grizzlies vs. Los Angeles Lakers, $4,400
Well, this is just a point of Canadian pride. There’s clearly no guarantees that Edey ever has another performance like he had on Monday night, but the fact that his price point has gone down $100 after registering 50.5 FPTS against Brooklyn is ludicrous. Edey logged a season-high 28.4 minutes in that tightly-contested loss, finishing with 25 points, 12 rebounds and four blocks. It’s certainly looks like an outlier box score when glancing at his numbers as a whole, yet things are trending in a very positive direction for the former lottery pick. Edey’s played over 20 minutes in three straight starts, averaging 15.0 points and 10.0 rebounds. In 2024-25, he’s also producing a noteworthy 1.16 FPTS per minute. Edey was always going to be an efficiency darling, it was just a matter of role. It feels like he’s breaking through in Memphis.
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