Grizzlies drafting Zach Edey No. 9 is a 'terrible pick' | 2024 NBA Draft Reaction

[@bwilss]

that’s quite literally the best pick they could have made at that point

[@siphillis]

Can't play defense, can't score without posting up. Not a good fit for the NBA

[@bwilss]

@@siphillis ok bro😂😂😂

[@Stanleyizamack]

Rebounds, screens for Ja and roll, rim protection…. 🤔 he is what Memphis is missing. A young Steven Adams but taller and longer.

[@isfproductions]

@@siphillis But Clingan can't score without someone setting the shot up for him but I bet you're crazy over him. Edey played and tested better than Clingan.

[@CoryDenton-h7h]

​@@siphillislolololo 😂😂😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣 omg ok defense is not his weak point.

[@kabelion11]

Yeah. draft a guy that averages 7 points, 3 rebounds and 1 block instead of the guy that averaged 20 and 10 with 2 blocks and scored 40 in the championship game. Anyone that believes that should be ignored. Forever.

[@sorr8eight]

Lmao, they just think that edey is good because he is big which the nba is so he can’t dominate?

[@johnsteward1186]

I love this channel, but they are very often wrong. Arguably the best player in the draft

[@davidpark2509]

​@@johnsteward1186 exactly I believe he could be the best player from this draft

[@treywhoa]

@@davidpark2509man idk why so many people hate edey 25 & 12 with 2.2 blocks on a team that actually needs a center is a terrible pick

[@davidpark2509]

@@treywhoa racism

[@JoePesos]

Saying you weren't sure the back to back national player of the year was even draftable is wild. Zach is good as long as the team uses him properly he will succeed, secondly there are virtually no bigs in the NBA (outside of Embid and maybe 2/3 other guys) that could physically bully him.

[@heavylobster4339]

Edey is still bigger than Embiid/Jokic/Lopez/Nurkic, they're just the guys who are big enough to not get steamrolled.

[@chrischarles4110]

Clowns😂 Edey has a great touch, almost an 8 foot wingspan. He plays physical basketball every night!! He’s exactly what Memphis needs. Remember this 40 games in!!

[@davidpark2509]

He might end up being top 3 best player from this draft. Clown take by them.

[@pro_pooer]

Not to mention he played every minute in Perdue. He has heart for the game and constantly works on improving. Just hoping he doesn’t get into foul trouble like Tre J 😭

[@Mr.ThatOneDude]

The fact this comment has almost the same amount of likes as the video itself tells the whole story

[@redhorse6652]

Better than some thin guy who scored 15 points a game in Australia. Edey's got good footwork on offense and defense. Just practice the 15 foot jumper.

[@geedubb-q1u]

Wait til Edey has a great rookie season and these 3 stooges will say, “ya, we knew all along what Edey was like when he got drafted. Memphis couldn’t have made a better pick”.

[@WellfullyAw]

I think the grizzlies are title contenders if healthy

[@easylife6348]

@@WellfullyAwespecially if we land either capela or Jarrett Allen into the lineup

[@wizzysworld6280]

Guys that never played college or pro ball saying the 2x National Player of the year is a “terrible” pick is wild 😂

[@mrsrefrigerator]

"yeah he's going to get you points" That's how you win. That is literally how you win.

[@kingjm0n3y25]

These guys trying to be different so bad 🤣

[@heavylobster4339]

@@kingjm0n3y25 Being really tall and good at putting the ball in the hoop has been a winning strategy for all of basketball history. It might be simple, but it works.

[@joshuaharvey271]

These folks stupid they act like we asking him to score 20 a game. All he needs to do is be big, rebound, and screen.

[@davidpark2509]

He will provide that and then some. He will be a pleasant surprise for Memphis fans

[@ceejordan9649]

Exactly. He ain't the birthday cake, but he damn sure is 1 of the ingredients you need to make that mf. Casual ass fans forget we play in the West. U need a big that can bang under the rim with Joker, AD Sabonis, Val, Nurkic, Zubac, Rudy, KAT, Wemby, Chet, Ayton, Lively and Steve Adams. If you don't have a big rebounding threat those teams will kill you on the boards. This pick is about situational basketball. He can rebound, set screens, and post up.

[@DirtRacerX]

Zach re-wrote the record books at Purdue. #1 in scoring and #1 rebounds. Probably would have been #1 in blocks too if Painter would have let him get some fouls. :) The kid is a dog, and will only get better.

[@scottst1112]

These are the same guys that think Clingman was a steal. Ball don’t lie, nor does a head to head matchup game millions of people witnessed. Can’t believe all these experts forgot to watch.

[@DALIANMORGAN]

So Ja Morant was able to share the floor & excel with Stephen Adams to the #2 seed, but Zach Edey is too slow to play with Ja???? C'mon man do better!

[@bronxshenanigans5302]

Steal of the draft he’s gonna be like rudy gobert but with an elite post game and excellent touch around the rim people really don’t see the vision it’s crazy

[@josefermalino461]

Those two basketball analysts don’t even play ball and telling ZE is a terrible pick..the guy is back to back national player of the year

[@lucaschenJC]

These clowns should all get fired for sitting there

[@daddad4589]

Wasserman dont know jack.. Memphis been needing a serious big since Adams and Gasol. Zach is bigger and taller than both and a serious screen guy layin the blow on Castle in the finals. This guys a generational player. Wasserman needs to shutup and the other guy.. centers gonna run transition? Centers followup on transition but with the speed of the game these days, theyre not part of transition game. Edey allows Ja to run and still have the option to settle for a half-court set with serious high-screen pick and rolls and kickouts for open 3s. And there is NO NBA center out there who can guard this Goliath... NONE. TO say in the NBA he will face bigger and better centers is total HOGWASH lie.

[@hillbilly21960]

Couldn’t have said it better.

[@SteadyAscension]

He can’t floor space, he is not elite at shooting or blocking shots compared to Clingnon. And his usage rate is high. Nah it’s a terrible pick. Hasheem Thabeet was dominate in college but was also a bust

[@rodrickmorris7231]

@@SteadyAscension not really most of the nba have center that’s can’t shoot and pretty much everyone runs a 4 out offense with a big in the paints so when you say spacing is horrible it’s really not, also Zach has a better offensive game than half of the big man in league, he like a better version of Steven Adams with a post game

[@Anon-qp3kt]

@@SteadyAscension He won’t be needing to space the floor out when Ja and Jaren is there. He needs to suffocate the paint, rebound and screen for Ja’s dunks

[@daddad4589]

@@SteadyAscension u gonna see next year when Ja and Edey run high screen and rolls and him cleanin up missed shots on offense, add in his option for post-up where its a mismatch EVERY TIME and they need to double-team where he's got a kickout to an open 3.. this is why Kleinman feigned interest in Clingan to try and get Edey at 9.. they didn't even workout Clingan.. and why would they? Edey dominated Clingan in the championship game..

[@caption_calep]

Wasserman: "He did improve his conditioning. Yea he's gonna get you easy baskets, offensive rebounds, and hes going to be a defensive presence just by standing there."

[@caption_calep]

Zach Edey: 7'4" 300lbs -- most dominant player college basketball has seen in a decade drops 37 and 10 on the consensus best center in college basketball (Clingan) SINGLEHANDEDLY took his tournament team to the championship 2x college Nat. POTY proved his stamina by playing every minute of the tournament outrun Clingan in the shuttle Show drastic improvement in his game, skill, and quickness over his career I'm confused what exactly won't translate. He's the biggest, strongest, most points player. He's bigger and stronger than everybody in the pros. The NBA is becoming center driven again (Jokic, Embiid, Wembanyama, AD, etc.) At worst, he is a lockdown defensive bigman who fouls out early and slows the best bigman on the opposing team At best, he is Yao Ming or a top 15 center all time In a draft class that we call trash, saying this is a bad pick boggles my mind and shows bias against dominant bigment.

[@jesses5465]

The draft was incredibly weak and you know exactly what you are going to get from Edey and he works incredibly hard. Improved immensely every year in college.

[@donvolio4089]

People hating this pick will be eating their words

[@CoryDenton-h7h]

Lol the stereotype of this guy. He played 4 years of college and is big so bad pick without seeing him play. Conditioning????? Are you kidding me he dominated the combine played full games and did great. He is going to be a great player. He can do so much more than people give him credit for.

[@heavylobster4339]

Edey slides his feet impressively well given his size. He rarely gets blown by on switches. He does have the issue of not being able to cover longer distances, which makes longer closeouts and recovering on the weak side to block shots tough, which is why Purdue wanted to keep him near the rim at all costs, since they had no other rim protection. I think playing next to JJJ will be a massive boon for Edey and free him up to be more aggressive, as well as him not having to worry as much about foul trouble.

[@scruffd0g193]

No wonder why B/R has fallen off a cliff.

[@dwang82380]

Dumbest take ever....Edey is gonna to prove u wrong

[@BnaBreaker]

Couple of clowns just trying to act contrarian and pick the lesser known guy in the hopes they look like a real insider with expert knowledge. The Grizzlies needed a big man. That was by far their greatest need. They drafted the biggest man, and... oh... he just so happens to be the back to back consensus National Player of the Year. They're a below average shooting team with an elite paint penetration threat in Ja and they draft an elite balls screener, elite offensive rebounder, and elite put back/lob finisher. You gotta be a real smooth brained try hard to be able to twist this into a "bad" pick. Wow.

[@masonwhite3729]

Do these guys not know that he literally came up with jaden ivey and thrived what a terrible take that he’s “incompatible” with Ja Morant

[@scottst1112]

Purdue offensive scheme as a whole is to slow down and run a half court set. They don’t look to get out and run, rather slow down the tempo and pound the ball inside. Purdue didn’t have the lineup to afford Edey to get out on transition off a defensive rebound. They needed Edey to grab that rebound, offensive too, which he did at the highest level of his competition. They didn’t have many transition points as a team, collectively, so your scouting of his transition is amateur as it is more unknown then he is not able too. Gosh, how does someone pay these talking parrot heads money to be wrong consistently.

[@newtonboy3510]

Welcome to the Grizzlies big man.

[@nonayabusiness6170]

I haven’t heard much of most that were drafted ahead of Edey. This is insane.

[@rico760]

Literally the only pick that made sense. Memphis can’t help this draft is weak as hell

[@1user-friendly]

Edey will be an allstar in 5 years

[@Albundy11373]

You have dumb, dumber and then you have those 2 idiots. Memphis needed another Steven Adam, they got one that can also score in the paint.

[@kevinmcwilliams714]

As a grizzly fan I love the pick we drafted exactly what we needed

[@mattsmith9270]

Ya'll are nuts if you think he doesn't instantly improve their half court offense.

[@jamesflamescookingtv6268]

I disagree completely. Probably the same guys who thought ja wouldn't do well.

[@AliensAreReal_1]

Edey will EASILY be the best big in this draft

[@jaredbess3598]

Can i be a talking head? I can be completely wrong about basketball players too! Edey does not have to run the break with morant. Hes the guy you go to when the fastbreak is stopped. Basketball isnt all fastbreak. This isnt 2k.

[@SevenUP901]

Folks act like the only two centers Ja has played with weren't Jonas Valanciunas & Steven Adams. They're both were not the fastest 🤣. Folks ain't watched no Grizzlies games. Only Ja highlights 🤦🏾‍♂️

[@manetane47]

Crazy they get paid for not making sense

[@curtmorrison5135]

lol why does zach edey get so much disrespect. Zach edey dominated the one on one vs clingin

[@jhariz7387]

This video doesn’t know anything about grizzlies basketball…

[@mrmann996]

zach edey is unguardable on offense

[@iBMcFly]

This video isn’t going to age well…at all…earbud guy should probably resign. EDIT-I’m from Michigan, and a pistons fan, but I’m on the Memphis bandwagon all of a sudden. They got a squad now y’all.

[@playably]

Detroit got my #1 pick so I'm on the Detroit bandwagon. I wanted Ron Holland but Edey was my number 2. Him and Jaden Ivey is a interesting pair.

[@ilovekaiyko]

earbud guy😂

[@Shaaammbles]

Ja got a bigger body screener for him (Adams before) and a more lob threat than aquaman cause of his height. Great pick

[@1user-friendly]

Can't wait!

[@IWill_iTV]

Stick to highlights…because you’ll be showing a lot of his highlights in the season

[@SuperJay12jay]

The first 8 teams will regret they didn't drafted the two-time player of the year monster! Nobody can guard Edey and he destroyed Clingan in the championship game.

[@YoungLiam74]

Destroyed him by losing by 15 and playing like dogshit down the stretch. Meanwhile clingan held his own and did his job 💪🏻

[@mfagoodmorning]

⁠@@YoungLiam74allowing 4 more field goals than the number of POINTS is holding there own? Right….. Say you’re a casual (or UConn meat rider, one of the 2, without saying it)

[@chuck1026]

First off Purdue didn’t play a transition game they played half court there was very few fast break points to be had for the team as a whole…he tested well speed wise at the combine…keeping the receipt here because this take is not gonna age well…Edey didn’t roam hard for blocks because he needed to stay outta foul trouble and teams were trying to bait foul calls all season…don’t act like you know him when you don’t

[@memphisplayapj8308]

Bro really 😂 a once and a generation player stop trying to take grizzlies joy 💯 pick and roll is going to be crazy

[@briandavis6043]

Oh Portland you fucked up 😅😅😅

[@DirtRacerX]

Everyone that has doubted Zach has been wrong so far. He damn near single handedly brought Purdue a National Title and will fight like a dog to get better. He's one of the best big men in college basketball history, give the kid a shot!

[@warrenjohn1307]

He’s gonna be ROY and everybody’s gonna feel real stupid.

[@kellenkrug7295]

Y’all realize edey played with Jaden Ivey who plays about the same as morant

[@colbybrand5326]

The echo chamber of nba analysts is unbelievable! Ask yourself this, how does Steven Adams compare to Zach Edey? I’d argue they are pretty close in speed. Edey will not rebound as good as Adams initially but has a high ceiling there. Edey can set screens very well, just like Adams. Edey will be slightly weaker on defense than Adams. Edey passing will be comparable to Adams, who is a good big passer. Then offensively, Edey will be wayyyyyyyyy better than Adams. Memphis couldn’t play Adams in close games, at the end of the game because every team simply fouled him. He was a 36% free throw shooter. Then Adams had no shot at all and basically could clean the glass. Edey is dramatically better than Adams’s offensively. Lastly, it is important to mention, Edey was faster than clingan in the combine. Actually, Edey and Sarr were extremely close. Edey was laterally faster than Clingan, and he beat Clingan in every single speed test, every single one!

[@YTootie]

He better than Donovan

[@Boykanor03]

Grizzlies need a Center,Memphis doesn't need a scoring machine

[@capposavage7228]

Same Thing Was Said About Joker..

[@Christoph.1]

Wow. Bleacher Report gets a terrible grade on grading this pick.

[@CoryDenton-h7h]

This is an amazing pick congrats Edey. Fans will love you once they see you play.

[@ThrowDaLobHun23]

he and ja on the pick n roll is deadly. Unlike centers who don’t have a post game, he is automatic down there

[@forthelasttimeforever1169]

Better pick would have been drew timmie !! Maybe he should ha e waited . 😂😂😂

[@shanestevensen5606]

memphis is a great fit too, Ja, bane, smart, JJJ, edey 🔥

[@johnsteward1186]

Once again bleacher report is off. He’s arguably the best player in the draft. He can play right away and will take pressure off Ja. This will age terribly

[@johnsteward1186]

In the worst big man era since the 50s, he will be very good in the league if he has a real opportunity. In the playoffs you need a half court game. That’s how Boston won a ring. Running actual sets and getting good opportunities

[@bigjunz2716]

Edey would've been a good fit for Toronto . Toronto needs a dominment center .But he'll be alright with Memphis

[@RyanSheppard-tq4pg]

If he was American ppl would love him lol

[@ssssammyg5910]

Great fit for Memphis and if you disagree you obviously don’t know basketball

[@AATM.Sports]

Trash take. This was the best available pick for Grizzlies. We need a center

[@joshh.3870]

Dude literally just stuttered and said nothing.

[@creax912]

saying that zach cant play in the pick and roll with jah because hes too slow is wild because he played with Jaden Ivy probably one of the fastest players in the league and he had no issue with it. do ur research jit

[@creax912]

secondly to say he couldnt get up the court in transition is wild he was playing back on defense and rebounding and that was his JOB for Purdue. yall really are clowns

[@taej5772]

They needed a big. They got a big.

[@sunnyrobinson2128]

Memphis and the Lakers won the draft

[@Memphizm]

These "experts" are so stupid bro 😂. I just listened to Avery Johnson say the exact same thing I said about Edey helping Ja, Jaren, and Des to THRIVE! Y'ALL ARE CLUELESS! !

[@matthewmurphy-zd4ih]

It’s not shocking at all, these guys are clueless.

[@LeatherHoops]

this guy is tripping he’s gonna fit amazing with ja and jjj he’s gonna be a threat this guy needs to have a 1 on 1 wit me

[@Hyvibe.]

Great pick actually. Who are these fake basketball analysts lol

[@danielkabutey9465]

With Adams gone, they need him

[@donaldmao6817]

Analysts don’t know anything. If they did sports betting would be out of business 😂

[@jeffshisler8977]

This guy would be number 1 pick in the 90's

[@Jo3Money8228]

this dude retawded, Edey bringing home ROTY and brigning griz to the conference semifinals

[@1user-friendly]

They are mad Edey didn't go to a larger market team like LA, MIA, Tdot, SAC or CHI

[@Bdog_45]

😂😂😂

[@alberteinstein1452]

These guys are clowns. Do they even know who JJJ is? One of the best weak side shot blockers and roamers there is in the nba. A Edey and Jaren front court is nasty defensively

[@CRTSDEpodcast]

Guys guys guys, no one is keeping up with Ja on a fast break and you can take that to the bank! I think you guys would be saying the same thing if this was Adams being drafted and we have proof how well that worked in previous seasons (2nd in the West x2) For my money, Edey has a higher ceiling than Adams and being on a rookie salary is only going to help with the Memphis big 3 timeline. You can say that you think Edey went too high for pick 9 BUT to say it can't work? I don't think you're paying attention. Memphis have no real business in the lottery, but an injury plagued season will do that, so here we are. They needed a player who can help them now, and had filled a much needed hole at center. That's an A- minimum grading, if you need anymore proof feel free to read the other comments below 😆

[@zeahhampton253]

This dude said a C+ 😂😂😂

[@12leemaster]

The fact that Seth Davis doesn’t like it means its a good pick

[@tainanking]

And we think guys that work for espn are bad…. Holy smokes who pays these guys

[@bronxmusic0]

They needed him to compete with jokic,wemby,and joel

[@992porter]

2 things. We didn’t have a down year. It was crazy injuries! We have all the other players. Edey isn’t who I wanted but I can respect his talent and his rebounding for the team

[@deshannonjames981]

People don't understand that our team is LOADED when healthy. Not just ok. Not just talented. But loaded. With enough talent to match up with anybody including the Celtics. Zach is the icing on the cake.

[@ewok2012ers]

So he slow running up the court then Steve Adams.? Starting to question your judgement. Ja was the fastest point guard with Stephen Adams also.

[@tennmartin]

He will be on the bench just like Adams was in crunch time when he couldn’t defend the pick and roll. That along with him always being hurt during the playoffs is the reason they were willing to trade him.

[@jeffshisler8977]

Watch this guy play in the Olympics and you will see how his game can turn to nba style

[@992porter]

We just had Adams and was second in the west for 2 years. Adams isn’t fast at all lol.

[@geofastfit]

How is this a terrible pick when they obviously need a true BIG to allow JJJ to play the Stretch 4 position???

[@IcarusFallz]

If Gobert gets played out of playoff games, what makes you think Edey wont? Yall too high here no offense

[@warrenjohn1307]

Gobert has no offense and plays bad defense in playoffs. That’s why

[@ACE99299]

BC and JJJ are the closers. Always have been.

[@Diddyfan1423]

hes a much better offensive player

[@lucaschenJC]

@@Diddyfan1423 LMAOOO

[@Diddyfan1423]

@@lucaschenJC you think gobert is gonna be better than edey offensively? lol

[@idipped2521]

You are saying other guys should be drafted over him but not who

[@locm-uh9ml]

Hell end up with the best career out this class if he doesnt suffer injuries. Nba development for him will make him mvp caliber

[@jakefromstatefarm33]

There’s no 3 second rule for defense in the NCAA and there’s way more big men that can shoot. Idk how this will work out.

[@alimfuzzy]

This guy didn't think edey would be a 1st round pick... why even listen to him. Edey always should of been to 10

[@tennmartin]

As a fan, I hope he works out but I have a lot of doubts

[@kingnacho69]

2x National Player of the Year

[@montevans7110]

It is going to hard trying to stop him and Ja, in a pick and roll. He will help out their half court offense .

[@GEFool]

I guess those fools thought Adams was rim running during his two 50+ games / 2 seed seasons. Tell me you ain’t watched w/o telling me yaw

[@hillbilly21960]

Save this video

[@Chaseh1616]

Y’all hatin and trippin 😂

[@torguezz4580]

No outside shooting

[@lucaschenJC]

have you watched his combine????

[@MarbSteton]

Well look who you got if Steve Adams isn’t available for whatever reason.

[@TommyTomTompkins]

Why you got that lizard stuck out there? 👅🦎

[@tennmartin]

Adams definitely won’t be available. He is with the Rockets. 😏