PROFESSIONAL CAREER
NBA Regular Season: Five-year NBA veteran has appeared in 243 games (30 starts) with the Memphis Grizzlies… Has averaged 10.7 points, 5.6 rebounds and 1.4 assists in 21.3 minutes while shooting 60.3% from the field, 28.6% from 3-point range and 69.7% from the free throw line… Has officially missed 142 games due to injury and five games as a DNP (Coach’s Decision)… Has scored in double figures 145 times, including 11 games with at least 20 points… Has grabbed double-digit rebounds 22 times… Has posted 16 double-doubles… Set an NBA rookie record by shooting 61.8% from the field during the 2019-20 season.
NBA Playoffs: Has competed in 14 postseason games as a reserve for the Memphis Grizzlies… Has averaged 10.7 points, 6.0 rebounds and 1.7 assists in 21.8 minutes while shooting 61.3% from the field and 66.7% from the free throw line… DNP (Coach’s Decision) four times… Has scored in double figures nine times, including two games with at least 20 points… Has grabbed double-digit rebounds three times… Has posted three double-doubles.
NBA Transactions: Selected by the Oklahoma City Thunder in the first round (21st overall) of the 2019 NBA Draft on June 23, 2019… Draft rights traded by the Oklahoma City Thunder to the Memphis Grizzlies for the draft rights to Darius Bazley (23rd overall in 2019) and a future second round draft pick on July 6, 2019… Signed a multi-year contract with the Memphis Grizzlies on July 7, 2019… Signed a multi-year contract extension with the Memphis Grizzlies on July 16, 2022.
Honors: NBA Summer League MVP and SL Finals MVP (2019)… NBA All-Rookie First Team (2019-20)… NBA Rising Stars (2020).
2023-24 (Memphis): Appeared in six games (one start) in his fifth NBA season… Averaged 11.3 points, 5.3 rebounds and 1.5 assists in 22.4 minutes while shooting 55.9% from the field… Missed 76 games due to injury, including the first 72 games of the season (Oct. 25-March 25) due to left Achilles tendon repair, one game (April 5) due to left Achilles tendon maintenance and the final three games of the season (April 10-14) with a right hand contusion… Scored in double figures four times… Tallied six points and five rebounds in 21 minutes in his season debut on March 27 vs. LA Lakers, his first game since March 3, 2023… Scored a season-high 15 points on April 1 at Detroit… Recorded a season-high eight rebounds on April 6 vs. Philadelphia.
2022-23 (Memphis): Competed in 56 games (eight starts) in his fourth NBA season… Averaged 10.0 points, 5.5 rebounds and 1.3 assists in 19.5 minutes while shooting a career-high 65.6% from the field and 72.3% from the free throw line… Missed 26 games due to injury, including six games (Jan. 1-11) with left hip soreness and the final 20 games of the regular season (March 5-April 9) with a left Achilles tear sustained on March 3 at Denver… Scored in double figures 28 times, including two games with at least 20 points… Grabbed double-digit rebounds seven times… Posted six double-doubles… Recorded 14 points and a season-high 14 rebounds on Dec. 4 at Detroit… Scored a season-high 24 points, shooting a career-high 10-of-10 from the free throw line, with 10 rebounds on Dec. 23 at Phoenix… NBA Playoffs: Inactive all six games during the Grizzlies’ first round series with the Los Angeles Lakers with a left Achilles tear.
2021-22 (Memphis): Appeared in 64 games (one start) in his third NBA season… Averaged 10.4 points, 5.3 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 1.06 blocks in 19.5 minutes while shooting 64.4% from the field and 65.4% from the free throw line… Missed 18 games… Sidelined 14 games due to injury, including 11 games (Dec. 4-23) with right knee soreness, one game (Jan. 23) with back soreness and two games (March 24-26) with left hip soreness… DNP (Coach’s Decision) three times… Set career highs in games played, blocks per game and field goal percentage… Scored in double figures 38 times, including three games with at least 20 points… Grabbed double-digit rebounds four times… Posted four double-doubles… Registered 18 points and a career-high 15 rebounds on Jan. 8 at LA Clippers… Scored a season-high 22 points on Jan. 28 vs. Utah… Tied his career high with five blocks on March 18 at Atlanta… Scored 20 points (10-10 FG) on April 9 vs. New Orleans… NBA Playoffs: Appeared in all 12 postseason games as a reserve in helping the Grizzlies reach the Western Conference Semifinals… Averaged 12.3 points, 6.9 rebounds and 2.0 assists in 24.7 minutes while shooting 61.5% from the field and 66.7% from the free throw line… Scored in double figures nine times, including two games with at least 20 points… Grabbed double-digit rebounds three times… Posted three double-doubles… Averaged 16.5 points, 9.0 rebounds and 2.7 assists in 29.4 minutes while shooting 67.9% from the field in Memphis’ 4-2 first round series victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves… Set postseason career highs with 21 points and 15 rebounds on April 26 vs. Minnesota… Averaged 8.2 points, 4.8 rebounds and 1.3 assists in 20.0 minutes while shooting 51.4% from the field in the Grizzlies’ conference semifinals series against the Golden State Warriors.
2020-21 (Memphis): Competed in 59 games (16 starts) in his second NBA season… Averaged 10.3 points, 5.6 rebounds, 1.6 assists and 1.02 steals in 24.0 minutes while shooting 51.7% from the field and 69.0% from the free throw line… Missed 13 games… Sidelined 11 games due to injury, including five games (Feb. 6-12) due to right calf soreness, one game (Feb. 20) for return from injury maintenance (right calf), two games (April 6-7) with left calf soreness, two games (April 16-17) with right hip soreness and one game (May 14) with right thigh soreness… DNP (Coach’s Decision) twice… Missed one game (March 31) for personal reasons… Scored in double figures 33 times, including two games with at least 20 points… Grabbed double-digit rebounds five times… Posted three double-doubles… Scored a season-high 21 points (9-22 FG, 3-7 3P) on Jan. 8 vs. Brooklyn, setting a new career high for 3-pointers made and tying a career best with five assists… Scored 17 points in a career-high 35 minutes on Jan. 18 vs. Phoenix… Registered 16 points and a career-high 12 rebounds on Feb. 28 at Houston… Set a career high with four steals on March 2 at Washington…. Tallied a career-high five blocks on March 24 at Oklahoma City … Play-In: DNP (Coach’s Decision) twice… NBA Playoffs: Appeared in two games as a reserve in the Grizzlies’ first round series with the Utah Jazz, totaling two points, one rebound and one block in nine minutes… DNP (Coach’s Decision) four times.
2019-20 (Memphis): Appeared in 58 games (four starts) during his rookie season… Averaged 12.1 points, 5.9 rebounds and 1.4 assists in 22.4 minutes while shooting 61.8% from the field, 35.9% from 3-point range and 75.9% from the free throw line… Named to the NBA All-Rookie First Team… Finished fourth in NBA Rookie of the Year voting… Ranked fourth in the NBA in field goal percentage and fifth in effective field goal percentage (.642)… Set the NBA rookie record for field goal percentage (among qualifiers), effective field goal percentage and true shooting percentage (.663)… Posted 22 points, eight rebounds and two assists in 24 minutes for the World Team in the 2020 NBA Rising Stars on Feb. 15 as part of 2020 NBA All-Star Weekend… Missed 15 games due to injury, including one game (Nov. 9) due to injury maintenance (back), two games (Dec. 2, Jan. 31) with left hip soreness, three games (Dec. 4-9) with left oblique soreness, one game (Dec. 13) due to injury maintenance (left oblique) and eight games (Feb. 26-March 10) with a right quadriceps strain suffered on Feb. 24 at LA Clippers… Scored in double figures 40 times, including four games with at least 20 points… Grabbed double-digit rebounds six times… Posted three double-doubles… Recorded eight points, seven rebounds, one assist and one block in 23 minutes in his NBA debut on Oct. 23 at Miami… Recorded his first career double-double with 16 points (7-9 FG, 1-1 3P, 1-2 FT) and a career-high 11 rebounds to go with three steals and two blocks in 22 minutes on Nov. 2 vs. Phoenix… Became the first rookie in franchise history to record a double-double with multiple steals and multiple blocks off the bench… Made his first career start on Nov. 4 vs. Houston, tallying a career-high four blocks… Recorded 18 points on perfect shooting (7-7 FG, 4-4 FT) and eight rebounds with a +30 plus-minus on Nov. 6 vs. Minnesota, becoming the first Grizzlies rookie to register a +30 plus-minus rating… Posted 19 points (8-8 FG, 2-2 3P) on Nov. 17 vs. Denver… Scored 25 points (11-14 FG) on Dec. 14 vs. Washington and a career-high 27 points (13-19 FG) on Dec. 18 at Oklahoma City… Tied a career high with 11 rebounds on Nov. 23 vs. LA Lakers, Jan. 12 vs. Golden State, Jan. 24 at Detroit and Feb. 20 at Sacramento… Tied his career high with 27 points (12-14 FG, 3-5 FT) on Feb. 12 vs. Portland… Averaged 12.3 points, 6.6 rebounds and 1.1 assists while shooting 59.2% from the field in 26.7 minutes during the Grizzlies’ eight-game seeding schedule at Walt Disney World in Orlando… Scored 21 points (7-8 FG, 7-8 FT), setting career highs for free throws made and attempted, in a career-high 34 minutes on July 31 at Portland… Play-In: Recorded 20 points (8-11 FG, 4-5 3P), four rebounds, three assists and two blocks in 25 minutes in Memphis’ play-in game on Aug. 15 vs. Portland.