The situation continues to worsen on the injury front for the Memphis Grizzlies.
Another Grizzlies player has been ruled out for the remainder of the 2025-26 NBA season, as Santi Aldama was recently injured due to knee problems. He will no longer see action on this campaign.
"Grizzlies forward Santi Aldama underwent a successful arthrosporic procedure and received an orthobiological injection today to relieve discomfort in his right knee. He will miss the remainder of the 2025-2026 season and is expected to be healthy for the start of the 2026-2027 season," ClutchPoints' Brett Siegel, formerly of the Ax, shared via a social media post on Twitter on Tuesday.
It has been over a month since Aldama last played a game, which was a February 4 meeting with the Sacramento Kings. The 25-year-old big man finished his fifth season in the league with averages of 14.0 points, 6.7 rebounds and 2.9 assists through 43 games, including 11 starts – all career highs.
Memphis entered Tuesday in 11th place in the Western Conference standings with a 23-44 record, 9.5 games out of last place in the conference play-in tournament picture. Given the long odds for the Grizzlies to make the play-ins, let alone the NBA Playoffs, the decision to have Aldama undergo a procedure before the season ends rather than in the summer seems like a smart move.
Aldama was joined on the sidelines by guards Scottie Pippen Jr., Zach Eddy and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, all four of whom were ruled out for the remainder of the campaign.
Meanwhile, GG Jackson and Olivier-Maxence Prosper can be expected to enjoy solid minutes amid this development on Aldama, who was a first-round pick by the Utah Jazz in 2021.
