West Lafayette, ind. (Want) – The previous Purdue star, Zach Edey, was appointed to the primary NBA All -Rokie group.
He obtained the fourth largest vote and was listed on the 100 ballots, receiving 73 first group votes and 27 seconds of group votes.
He collected a median of 9.2 factors, 8.3 rebounds and 1.3 photographs blocked per recreation in his recruit yr with the Memphis grizzlies. Edey ranked first among the many recruits in rebounds and third as a block. He pulled 58% within the area and 34.6% out of three.
Edey performed in 66 video games, beginning 55 for the Grizzlies. He additionally began the 4 qualifying video games for the grizzly ones, with a median of 6.3 factors, 7.8 rebounds and a couple of.5 blocks per recreation.
Edey is joined within the first All-Rookie group by Stephon Citadel (Spurs), Zaccharie Risacher (Hawks), Jaylen Wells (Grizzlies) and Alex Sarr (Wizards).
Edey was the nationwide participant of the yr through the consecutive seasons of Purdue. He helped Boilermakers at 63 victories in his final two years in West Lafayette, together with a visit to the nationwide championship match in 2024. He’s the very best marker of all Purdue time (2,516 factors) and the primary rebounder of all time (1,321 rebounds).
