The 2024 NBA Draft class was some of the underwhelming in current historical past, a minimum of on paper.
There wasn’t a clear-cut generational star on the high of the board, with Alex Sarr trying like an amazing defender, and Zaccharie Risacher trying like a protected wager with a low ceiling.
That’s why some specialists imagine the NBA Rookie of the Yr race might be wide-open, for higher or worse.
Nonetheless, that’s not how Ja Morant feels.
When requested about that, he claimed that his new teammate, Zach Edey, would win the award simply (through Edey Muse).
Ja Morant on Zach Edey:
“Definitely Rookie of the Year. I think easy too.”
Edey made it via Ja’s low season coaching “boot camp” and Ja is absolutely excited by what he noticed 🔥
One thing particular is brewing in Memphis👀🐻
Morant was stunned by how Edey responded and obtained via a boot camp with him, figuring out and holding his personal at an NBA stage.
He praised him for the way in which he confirmed up and dominated on protection when he was in faculty, and he thinks he’s able to take it to the following stage.
The Grizzlies taking Edey as excessive as No. 9 was a shocker.
Some claimed that, pretty much as good as a participant that he was in faculty, he wasn’t even a first-round-caliber participant.
Edey has the potential to be an elite shot-blocker proper out of the gate, however he’s going to wrestle mightily towards smaller and sooner gamers, notably on the perimeter.
Additionally, there are at all times well being issues with gamers his measurement.
Then once more, the Grizzlies solely wanted a defensive anchor beneath the rim, so they may afford to take such an enormous threat by going after the Canadian heart out of Purdue.
