標籤: Zack

The Memphis Grizzlies organization is looking forward to the 2026-27 campaign, and so is Zack Eddy. According to ClutchPoints NBA insider Brett Siegel, the second-year center is officially out for the remainder of this season after undergoing ankle surgery on Tuesday. Hopefully he makes a full recovery, but the team clearly wanted to take a long-term look at him before heading into the offseason.

After an impressive rookie year in which he averaged 9.2 points, 8.3 rebounds and 1.3 blocks in 21.5 minutes per contest, Eddy only played in 11 games and did not take the court at all in 2026. However, the Purdue legend excelled when active. He recorded five double-doubles, scored 32 points on 16 of 20 shooting in a win against the Sacramento Kings on November 30, and posted 66 boards during a four-game road trip. So, fans have good reason to be excited about his development.

Still, there’s always some degree of concern when a 7-plus-foot player misses extended time early in his NBA career. Eddy played 138 games for the Boilermakers during his history-making collegiate tenure, but it only takes one major injury to start a cruel sequence of bad luck. Hopefully, this surgery will prevent further damage and bring the two-time Wooden Award winner back to life.

The silver lining to the Zach Eddy news is that the Grizzlies should increase their chances of getting a valuable pick in the 2026 NBA Draft. If everything goes in their favor, they may get an opportunity to bolster an exciting young core with top-five talent.

Ideally, both the 23-year-old big man and a new Memphis squad will be better positioned for continued success after an offseason of recovery and reflection.

Recently, the Los Angeles Lakers fell back into the loss column with a crushing home defeat at the hands of the Boston Celtics. It was a tough game for Luka Doncic, who scored 25 points but took 22 shots to get there and dished out just three assists in the loss.

Throughout the game, Doncic could be seen repeatedly complaining to the referees, as has become his trademark throughout his career, and one person who is fed up with these antics is The Ringer’s Zack Lowe.

“Are you playing to foul? Or are you playing basketball? It’s every single possession now. It’s completely out of control … It’s not worth watching,” Lowe, formerly of NBA Courtside, said on Twitter, according to NBA.com.

In fact, Doncic has made a habit of calling fouls as well as yelling at game officials throughout his career, but both seem to have continued to Los Angeles over the past few seasons, dating back to his time with the Dallas Mavericks.

Doncic remains one of the best offensive talents in the league today, and he clearly doesn’t need to flop for calls to get his points, which somehow makes it more frustrating from a monitoring perspective for fans when he does.

Meanwhile, many of the Lakers’ glaring flaws were on full display in the loss against the Celtics, including their lack of perimeter defenders as well as their tendency to play stand-up basketball on offense when things were not going smoothly.

Of course, Doncic is still one of the best players in the NBA, and his presence alone makes Los Angeles a scary opponent for potential playoff teams.

However, for now, this appears to be a strict limit on how far this Lakers team can go, and Doncic’s actions are only adding to the frustration.

Recently, the Los Angeles Lakers fell back into the loss column with a crushing home defeat at the hands of the Boston Celtics. It was a tough game for Luka Doncic, who scored 25 points but took 22 shots to get there and dished out just three assists in the loss.

Throughout the game, Doncic could be seen repeatedly complaining to the referees, as has become his trademark throughout his career, and one person who is fed up with these antics is The Ringer’s Zack Lowe.

“Are you playing to foul? Or are you playing basketball? It’s every single possession now. It’s completely out of control … It’s not worth watching,” Lowe, formerly of NBA Courtside, said on Twitter, according to NBA.com.

In fact, Doncic has made a habit of calling fouls as well as yelling at game officials throughout his career, but both seem to have continued to Los Angeles over the past few seasons, dating back to his time with the Dallas Mavericks.

Doncic remains one of the best offensive talents in the league today, and he clearly doesn’t need to flop for calls to get his points, which somehow makes it more frustrating from a monitoring perspective for fans when he does.

Meanwhile, many of the Lakers’ glaring flaws were on full display in the loss against the Celtics, including their lack of perimeter defenders as well as their tendency to play stand-up basketball on offense when things were not going smoothly.

Of course, Doncic is still one of the best players in the NBA, and his presence alone makes Los Angeles a scary opponent for potential playoff teams.

However, for now, this appears to be a strict limit on how far this Lakers team can go, and Doncic’s actions are only adding to the frustration.

孟菲斯灰熊隊緊緊抓住進入 NBA 季后賽資格的希望，但這支球隊想要在季后賽中取得成功，需要的不僅僅是傷病運氣。儘管賈·莫蘭特在去年春天據稱已經“弄清楚”了俄克拉荷馬城雷霆隊的情況，但在過去的六個月裡，情況發生了巨大的變化。關於這位全明星球員的 NBA 交易截止日期傳聞比以往任何時候都更加響亮，一些人對管理層的決定的抱怨進一步加深了這些陰雲。

執行副總裁兼總經理扎克·克萊曼 (Zach Kleiman) 似乎願意發揮創造力，出現了一些可能重塑他們冠軍願望的潛在途徑。考慮到所報告的報價，這是有道理的。對於一個在停賽和傷病期間一直支持莫蘭特的小市場來說，最謹慎的做法就是加倍下注。交易截止日期提供了一個絕佳的機會，可以改變人們對“賈會以微不足道的價格進行交易嗎？”的說法。 “看看灰熊隊剛剛幫助了誰。”

有傳言稱桑蒂·阿爾達瑪願意參與貿易討論，這代表了組織理念的重大轉變。在獲得續約幾個月後，如果灰熊隊獲得全明星級別的回報，阿爾達馬現在似乎可以犧牲。這種靈活性可能在談判中至關重要，但從各方面來看，克萊曼都離核選項還差得很遠。這位西班牙球星仍然處於上升趨勢，而且畢竟籤的是一份對球隊友好的合同。

約翰·康查爾 (John Konchar)、布蘭登·克拉克 (Brandon Clarke)、肯塔維厄斯·考德威爾-波普 (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope) 和泰·杰羅姆 (Ty Jerome) 都在購物區。被遺忘的前首輪秀 GG Jackson 是最有可能的合同穩定者。邁阿密熱火隊和薩克拉門托國王隊已經冷卻了對以莫蘭特為首的球隊的興趣，儘管新奧爾良鵜鶘隊已經認真地加入其中。揚尼斯·阿德托昆博的密爾沃基雄鹿隊是真正的外卡，正在解決他們自己的世界難題。

灰熊隊追求升級

由於主要合作夥伴仍然不穩定，Margin 與達拉斯小牛隊和夏洛特黃蜂隊的對話發生了變化；布魯克林籃網隊和克利夫蘭騎士隊最近一直在積極進行球探，期待著重啟。尼克·克拉克斯頓（籃網隊）和賈勒特·艾倫（騎士隊）繼續以高端但價格實惠的升級方式出現。兩人都滿足了作為籃筐保護者和垂直威脅的明確位置需求，而不迫使克萊曼犧牲莫蘭特、小賈倫·傑克遜、阿爾達瑪或扎克·伊迪。

邁爾斯·布里奇斯（黃蜂隊）是謠言中的熱門名字，圍繞肯塔維厄斯·考德威爾·波普、GG·傑克遜和一系列第二輪選秀權打造的一攬子計劃是這筆交易的主要框架。布里奇斯將代表首發陣容的巨大升級，與莫蘭特、杰倫·威爾斯、小傑克遜和伊迪並肩作戰。這將使塞德里克·科沃德能夠回到二級單位，在那里新秀可以在較小的壓力下繼續發展。

同樣，納吉·馬歇爾和丹尼爾·加福德的組合被組織中的一些人視為完美的、可行的組合來加強輪換。將約翰·康查爾（John Konchar）送到達拉斯換來馬歇爾（Marshall）的交易將立即升級替補席。為了贏得加福德的競購戰，可能需要將布蘭登·克拉克的薪水與受到嚴格保護的首輪選秀權一起轉換為幾個第二輪選秀權。

賈·莫蘭特做出判斷

增加布里奇斯、馬歇爾、加福德、克拉克斯頓或艾倫是可能的，儘管這會耗盡選秀資產。儘管如此，新的輪換陣容還是能夠帶來一些驚喜。根據統計預測，格蘭特·威廉姆斯在場上每分鐘的價值略低於加福德。優素福·努爾基奇在內部也被認為是比克林特·卡佩拉更好的短期賭注，後者的合同和產量下降與灰熊隊不符。

莫蘭特、布里奇斯、杰倫·威爾斯、傑克遜和艾迪組成的首發五人將為托馬斯·伊薩洛提供得分能力、防守多才多藝和季后賽經驗。由卡姆·斯賓塞、科沃德、馬歇爾、阿爾達瑪和加福德、克拉克斯頓或艾倫組成的第二個單位是一個合理的問題。不幸的是，實現這一轉變的時間已經不多了。

孟菲斯決策者面臨的問題是，這種結構是否能提供足夠的火力來在季后賽系列賽中與西部聯盟的精英對手競爭。無論如何，對於賈·莫蘭特來說，短期內方向比金錢更重要。他的合同涵蓋接下來的兩個賽季，如果再次入選NBA最佳陣容將重建市場價值。從可用性和生產率來看，很難看到有人會同意今年夏天為期三年、價值 1.78 億美元的延期。

也很難找到擺脫這種困境的簡單方法。灰熊隊面臨著一個明顯的拐點，其他管理層將尋求利用這一拐點。克萊曼有責任拉攏一些願意達成雙贏協議的落選夥伴。