The NBA Playoffs typically aren’t a place for rookies. Few are able to even sniff the rotation much less make an impact.  For the Memphis Grizzlies, the expecta

Memphis Grizzlies guard Jaylen Wells has been named a finalist for the NBA Rookie of the Year award. Wells joins Stephon Castle of the San Antonio Spurs and Zaccharie Risacher of the Atlanta Hawks as the three finalists. Of those three players, Wells was picked the lowest at 39th overall in the 2024 NBA Draft.

The Oklahoma City Thunder bottled up Ja Morant and the Memphis Grizzlies in the NBA playoff opener Sunday. The scary part? OKC rolled even when Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was on the bench.