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Zach Edey

Memphis Grizzlies · #14 · Starter
C7'3"305 lbage 242 yrs expPurdueToronto, ON
4th best of 19 on MEMworth +1.1 wins to the rotation
OFF73DEF77
High-level rim protector & rebounder
MEM
Memphis Grizzlies
Western · Southwest · proj. 37-45 (▼9)
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A massive, old-school throwback center who overwhelms people at the rim and rebounds in a crowd. No 2025-26 sample to grade here after an injury-shortened year, but the 7-foot-4 frame and soft touch make him a rim-running, paint-protecting anchor when he's on the floor.

9.2
PPG
8.3
RPG
1
APG
0.5
SPG
1.3
BPG
GP 66MPG 21.5FG% 583P% 34.6FT% 70.9TS% 62.4USG% 16.4PER 18.2BPM -0.1VORP 0.7EPM +1.0
2024-25 regular season · bars are percentile at his position

NBA player ratings

0–99 · 2024-25 form
Rim protection90
Rebounding89
Inside finishing79
Scoring77
Shooting75
Perimeter defense67
Playmaking53

Skill ratings are 2024-25 per-game and advanced stats (Basketball-Reference) ranked 0–99 within position (guards vs guards, bigs vs bigs). Overall is anchored to EPM impact on a non-linear curve, nudged by these skills; Offense and Defense come from box plus-minus. A player who missed the latest season is shown from his most recent one.

Career

2024-25 to 2025-26 · 2 seasons
9.9
PPG
8.7
RPG
1.0
APG
77
GAMES
Points 760Win Shares 5.6Starts 66Best season 2024-25 · 9.2 ppg

Regular season, 2003-04 onward (Basketball-Reference). Averages are weighted by games played; honours count awards won, not finishes. “Current players” means the 802 who played in the last three seasons.

Trajectory

2024-25 → 2025-26 · age 22 → 23
▬Steady

Zach, at 23, has held steady — 2.5 → 1.6 wins of value over the window.

2026-27 forecast▲ 4.9 wins (+3.3)
Assumes a normal season; he played 11 games last year. Age should add a little at 24. Range 4.1–5.7 wins.
Production (BPM)-0.1 → +0.5+0.626-27 forecast +0.4
Only 284 minutes last season, too few to call a trend.
2024-25: -0.1 · 66 games2025-26: +0.5 · 11 games2026-27: +0.4 (forecast)24-2525-2626-27
Value to team (wins)2.5 → 1.6-0.926-27 forecast 4.9
His value to a team has been stable.
2024-25: 2.5 · 66 games2025-26: 1.6 · 11 games2026-27: 4.9 (forecast)24-2525-2626-27
Contract value2026-27: worth $15.9M vs $6.3M salary+$9.5M
His play is projected to be worth more than he is paid.
$6.3M salary2024-25: $5.4M · 66 games2025-26: $3.8M · 11 games2026-27: $15.9M (forecast)24-2525-2626-27
Current deal: $6,332,760 cap hit · through '28. On the contract row the flat dashed line is this salary, so the gap to the 2026-27 forecast is the surplus.

Seasons from Basketball-Reference (2024-25 → 2025-26). Production is box plus-minus, a per-possession measure. Value is VORP-based wins, so it also counts games played. Contract value is what each season’s play would fetch on the open market. The dotted 2026-27 point is a forecast: his established level, a year older, assuming a normal season.

Contract

2026-27
$6,332,760Team option
5% of the club’s payroll · 8th of 18 priced deals
Runs through2 seasons
Est. market value$15,860,000 /yr
Surplus+$9,527,240
BARGAINworth more than he is paid

Market value is an estimate, not a reported figure: what his play is forecast to fetch on the open market in 2026-27 — his current rating, a year older. Cap thresholds are projected for 2026-27 until the league sets them.

Plays like

same position

Nearest skill profiles across the seven rating axes — who he plays like, not who is as good. The rating beside each name answers that second question.