PROFESSIONAL CAREER

NBA Regular Season: Three-year veteran has appeared in 170 games (55 starts) for the Memphis Grizzlies… Has averaged 8.7 points, 4.8 rebounds and 1.5 assists in 21.5 minutes while shooting 43.5% from the field, 33.3% from 3-point range and 69.2% from the free throw line… Has missed 36 games due to injury/illness, 27 games as a DNP (Coach’s Decision) and 13 games while on assignment to the NBA G League… Has scored in double figures 66 times, including eight games with at least 20 points… Has grabbed double-digit rebounds 14 times… Has posted 11 double-doubles. NBA Playoffs: Has competed in six postseason games as a reserve for the Memphis Grizzlies… Has averaged 6.5 points, 4.3 rebounds and 1.2 assists in 16.8 minutes while shooting 45.5% from the field and 46.7% from 3-point range… Has scored in double figures once. NBA G League: Has started all 16 regular season appearances in one season with the Memphis Hustle… Has averaged 22.6 points, 9.3 rebounds, 2.3 assists, 1.31 steals and 1.31 blocks in 29.9 minutes while shooting 49.6% from the field and 69.8% from the free throw line… Has scored in double figures 15 times, including 12 games with at least 20 points and two 30-point performances… Has grabbed double-digit rebounds eight times… Has posted seven double-doubles. NBA Transactions: Selected by the Utah Jazz with the 30th overall pick in the 2021 NBA Draft on July 29, 2021… Draft rights traded by the Utah Jazz to the Memphis Grizzlies for the draft rights to Jared Butler (40th overall in 2021) and two future second round draft picks on Aug. 7, 2021… Signed a multi-year contract with the Memphis Grizzlies on Aug. 8, 2021. 2023-24 (Memphis): Appeared in 61 games (35 starts) in his third NBA season… Averaged 10.7 points, 5.8 rebounds and 2.3 assists in 26.5 minutes while shooting 43.5% from the field, 34.9% from 3-point range and 62.1% from the free throw line… Set career highs in scoring average, rebounds per game, assists per game and minutes per game… Missed 21 games due to injury/illness, including the first six games of the season (Oct. 25-Nov. 3) with a right ankle sprain, two games (Dec. 28, March 30) due to illness, three games (Jan. 9-13) with a left knee contusion, one game (Jan. 24) with right knee soreness), one game (Feb. 4) with a tailbone contusion, one game (March 13) with left elbow soreness and the final seven games of the season (April 3-14) with a right foot strain… Scored in double figures 32 times, including five games with at least 20 points… Grabbed double-digit rebounds six times… Posted five double-doubles… Scored 24 points off the bench on Nov. 14 at LA Lakers… Recorded consecutive double-doubles for the first time in his career from Nov. 18-19… Posted a career-high 28 points (11-27 FG, 6-15 3P), 12 rebounds and six assists on Nov. 19 vs. Boston… Registered 17 points and 12 assists off the bench on Dec. 1 at Dallas… Tied his career high with three steals on Dec. 2 at Phoenix… Tied his career high with seven assists on March 6 at Philadelphia… Scored 27 points and tied a career high with six 3-pointers, all in the first half, on March 20 at Golden State… Recorded 15 points and a season-high 13 rebounds on March 22 at San Antonio… Registered a career-high four blocks on March 25 at Denver. 2022-23 (Memphis): Competed in 77 games (20 starts) in his second NBA season… Averaged 9.0 points, 4.8 rebounds and 1.3 assists in 21.8 minutes while shooting 47.0% from the field, 35.3% from 3-point range and 75.0% from the free throw line… Missed five games due to injury/illness, including one game (Nov. 25) with a non-COVID illness, two games (Dec. 31-Jan. 1) with left ankle soreness and the final two games of the regular season (April 7-9) with left elbow soreness… Scored in double figures 31 times, including two games with at least 20 points… Grabbed double-digit rebounds six times… Posted four double-doubles… Started the first 14 games of the season… Recorded 18 points and 11 rebounds in a career-high 39 minutes in his first career start in the season opener on Oct. 19 vs. New York… Tallied a season-high 10 defensive rebounds and a career-high three steals on Nov. 6 vs. Washington… Tied his career high with three steals on Nov. 22 vs. Sacramento… Scored 21 points on Feb. 2 at Cleveland… Posted 22 points and a career-high 14 rebounds on March 20 vs. Dallas… NBA Playoffs: Appeared in six games during the Grizzlies’ first round series with the Los Angeles Lakers and averaged 6.5 points, 4.3 rebounds and 1.2 assists in 16.8 minutes… Scored a playoff career-high 16 points on April 28 at LA Lakers. 2021-22 (Memphis): Appeared in 32 games as a reserve during his rookie season… Averaged 4.1 points and 2.7 rebounds in 11.3 minutes… Shot 40.2% from the field and 62.5% from the free throw line… Missed 50 games… Sidelined 10 games due to injury or illness, including four games (Dec. 17-23) with right calf soreness, three games (Dec. 26-29) with right ankle soreness, two games (Feb. 8-10) with right foot soreness and one game (April 9) with a non-COVID illness… DNP (Coach’s Decision) 27 times… Inactive 13 games (Jan. 31-Feb. 5, March 3-20, March 28) while on assignment to the NBA G League… Scored in double figures three times, including one game with at least 20 points… Grabbed double-digit rebounds twice… Posted two double-doubles… Totaled seven points and two rebounds in six minutes in his NBA debut on Oct. 27 at Portland… Recorded his first career double-double with 18 points and 10 rebounds and set the single-game franchise record with a +52 plus-minus rating in 28 minutes on Dec. 2 vs. Oklahoma City… Scored 12 points on April 1 vs. Phoenix… Scored a season-high 20 points and season-high tying 10 rebounds on April 10 vs. Boston… NBA Playoffs: Missed all 12 playoff games, including one game as a DNP (Coach’s Decision) and 11 games with right knee soreness… NBA G League: Started all 17 of his appearances with the Memphis Hustle and averaged 22.9 points, 9.3 rebounds, 2.5 assists, 1.47 steals and 1.42 blocks in 30.1 minutes… Shot 50.8% from the field and 68.2% from the free throw line… Scored in double figures 16 times, including 13 games with at least 20 points and two games with at least 30 points… Grabbed double-digit rebounds eight times… Posted seven double-doubles.

BEFORE NBA

COLLEGE CAREER Played two years at Loyola Maryland (2019-21)… Appeared in 27 games (26 starts) for the Greyhounds and averaged 19.0 points, 9.2 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 1.70 blocks in 33.3 minutes… Shot 49.5% from the field, 30.6% from 3-point range and 63.9% from the free throw line… Selected to the 2020-21 All-Patriot League First Team, 2021 Patriot League All-Tournament Team and NABC All-District (13) First Team as a sophomore after averaging 21.2 points, 10.1 rebounds, 2.3 assists, 1.00 steals and 1.71 blocks in 35.0 minutes… Named to the 2019-20 Patriot League All-Rookie Team as a freshman… Posted 30 points and a career-high 22 rebounds in a triple-overtime game on Feb. 13, 2021 vs. Lafayette, tying Adonal Foyle’s conference record for rebounds in a game… Scored a career-best 33 points with 12 rebounds on March 10, 2021 in a win over Army in the Patriot League Tournament semifinals, helping Loyola advance to its first-ever Patriot League final… Posted 11 double-doubles in his collegiate career. NATIONAL TEAM Named MVP of the 2019 FIBA U18 European Championships after leading Spain to the gold medal in Greece… Selected to the event’s All-Tournament Team… A member of the Spanish National Age-Group Teams since he was 14, he competed in five games and averaged 11.2 points, 4.0 rebounds and 1.0 blocks in 19.4 minutes during the 2023 FIBA World Cup.

PERSONAL LIFE

Born Jan. 10, 2001 in Las Palmas, Spain… Full name is Santiago Aldama Toledo… Son of Maria Isabel Toledo Jiménez and Santiago Aldama Alesón… His father was a professional basketball player in Spain and Portugal and a longtime member of the Spanish National Team who played in the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona… His uncle, Santiago Toledo, also played basketball professionally in Spain, Portugal and Italy.

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