One player the Grizzlies will need to step up this season is rookie center Zach Edey. The former Purdue star has been given the starting center role for Memphis, and has had an up

The No. 9 overall pick in this year's NBA draft has played in only eight NBA games, but he set career highs in three categories, though the Memphis Grizzlies fell to the Brooklyn Nets 106-104. He was dominant in both halves and caused all sorts of problems for the Nets on the interior.