On Tuesday, the Memphis Grizzlies announced that center Zach Edey underwent successful surgery today to address the laxity in his left ankle and re-stabilize it.
According to the team, Edey will be reevaluated in four months and is expected to make a full recovery.
During an offseason training session last week, Edey re-sprained his left ankle. Imaging revealed excessive ligamentous laxity, which required surgery.
Last season, Edey, selected by Memphis with the ninth overall pick in the 2024 NBA Draft following his senior year at Purdue, led rookies in field goal percentage (58.0), rebounds (8.3), and offensive rebounds (3.5) and ranked fourth in blocks (1.3), ninth in points (9.2) and second in overall plus-minus (+164) in 21.5 minutes over 66 games (55 starts). The 23-year-old posted 12 point-rebound double-doubles, the most by a Grizzlies rookie since Marc Gasol in 2008-09.
The Toronto native, who finished fifth in the league’s Rookie of the Year voting, led the NBA in the month of April by grabbing 15.7 rebounds per game in six games. His career-high 21 rebounds on April 5 at Detroit broke a 29-year-old franchise rookie record and stood as the most rebounds by a rookie in a game this season.
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