Zach Edey 2024 NCAA tournament highlights

Zach Edey's 2024 NCAA tournament saw a Purdue run to the championship game after a heartbreaking upset in 2023. The big man finished with 177 points across six games, tied for second most in a single NCAA tournament. Watch his full 2024 March Madness highlights here.
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[@Frankenstein0777]

7,4 center that actually post up and uss his size. that rare in todays era

[@EDubbz17]

Man's got that hook down fr.

[@moxyblackfiddler]

He still doesn't look polished. IMO, it won't be this easy in the NBA

[@Friedafterbirth]

He can't shoot

[@Frankenstein0777]

@@Friedafterbirth so. he can dominate and always develop a 3 point shot easily.

[@TheNamesDitto]

He needs a lot of polish. Yao had great "feetwork" as Shaq would say

[@Balltimes3]

Zachquille O'neil is unstoppable

[@1bangworldceo.]

Zachquille O’Neal is crazy 🤣

[@TylersTTT]

@@1bangworldceo. that’s what Shaq called him

[@mr.finesse7970]

Oooooh ok, I see your play on words 😅😅😅...

[@gxguy2906]

Now this is a true Center. Crazy that everyone is saying no one is gonna draft him. It doesn't matter because there are still teams that value the classic center role.

[@edgarc92]

There are rumors that my beloved okc thunder will draft him 😊

[@aleflymoon]

​@@edgarc92 Memphis

[@Dawnside-g7l]

@gxguy2906 bruh you are so delusional nor people did says that no teams would draft him he is more deserving than any draft class this in this year in fact look at his stats and his fiction of the game he should’ve the number 1 overall pick instead that those two from France!

[@mxtthewcx8]

in the pick and roll, Edey surprisingly does not look that slow moving to the basket. His game is essentially all of what Jakob Poeltl is, a 7'+ big who's slow, a good shot blocker, decent rebounder, a floater/push shot and hook(Edey will probably develop these). he also has the height to be able to shoot over guys in the mid range, like Porzingis. He might not be that strong, but being 7'4 he is heavy enough to punish other centers in the paint, catch lobs and maybe some spin moves if he learns. Edey basically has more offensive skill than Gobert(primarily he dunks/catches lobs), and almost as much as Poeltl. Both of these guys are successful defensive big men in the league. Tell me how Edey, who has even more height than both of these guys, and a longer wing span, can't be able to thrive in the NBA. like y'all don't think with an NBA shooting coach he can't develop at least a midrange??

[@TheHonestTruth]

Great comment

[@ericadamcik8039]

Welcome to Memphis Zach!! Looking forward to all the lobs from Ja.

[@CameronBurke-vw2mb]

fr tho

[@JaysYoshiYT]

Ur welcome from a Canadian

[@Ballin-97]

He’s like a mini Yao

[@openmike4559]

You’re really dumb if you think that. He’s not even 1/10 the player yao was. Absolutely disrespectful. 🤦‍♀️

[@LeafararrabiDos09]

My first thought was an urban yao 😂😂😂

[@scottsomkhit544]

Na he a baby Shaq dominating the paint just watch

[@bigchris3000]

​@@scottsomkhit544Def more Yao than Shaq...younger Shaq was explosive as an athlete

[@gtaatmiami]

Like a taller Steven Adams

[@norm996]

did not know he was Canadian. Canada producing great ballers

[@docjonski2257]

The Heat needs this guy! He will be perfect alongside Bam so Bam can play the 4 where he belongs.

[@elanzankman4399]

You can't have a non shooter at the 4

[@orlandowilliamson691]

Yes he would be a great fit

[@kalenmarshall8692]

Nice so he can absolutely eat up the spacing on floor by having 2 non shooters. You definitely understand basketball !

[@kevinmarrero5013]

Bro you make bam a shooter and use him in the mid ranger and eddy will clean up the boards plus on defense imagine having to go through bam jimmy and eddy down low plus highsmith

[@poyjpaxson767]

How labd heat above 20picks if he get top 15

[@HeyJasson]

Lakers if you get the 17th pick back from NO and this man is there, TAKE HIM

[@27RAIDERMAN]

🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻

[@sirtrucks-a-lot4478]

Grizz had other plans 😂

[@sunnyrobinson2128]

Welcome to Memphis ❤

[@martinvalle8945]

Can’t wait to see him in the NBA. Who ever drafts him is getting a great player

[@lordkaiser1404]

30 years ago perhaps.. as dominant as he is in the paint, he seems too slow for today's game.

[@martinvalle8945]

@@lordkaiser1404 I get your point, and I understand any I say or you say is a matter of opinion until he plays, but if Nikola Jokić can run so can Zach.

[@lordkaiser1404]

@@martinvalle8945 if edey can match jokic's passing and extremely high IQ, then he has a chance.

[@napoleonbonaparte1260]

Imagine San Antonio drafting Edey 😂😂

[@TNmountainguy]

Some NBA team will pick him up but he’s a long way off from getting any amount of minutes in pro ball

[@hftak9009]

Need this guy next to AD bro

[@DeepztBlu]

People saying he's only big in the NCAA and will get bodied in the league. They often compare him to Zubac (or heck, 6'9 Tyler Hansborough, lol). C'mon now, Edey is going to be a giant in the NBA as well. He's 7'4 with a 7'11 wingspan. Zubac is 7' with a 7'4 wingspan. That's a massive difference... The only player with similar size with Boban (and if Wemby goes on steroids), but Edey is clearly more coordinated and athletic. People also complaining the league is soft now - well great, even easier for him to take over.

[@NathanBall18]

Yeah I just signed him on my gym mode on nba 2k cos I went against him he is a giant he dwarves Wemby cos of his broadness, sets a killer screen, even if that’s all he does he will make nba

[@Lucciii32]

🤡 you put boban in this game and he’d be doing the same thing as edey. Slow footed, non offensive threat, small ball pick and roll liability.

[@NathanBall18]

@@Lucciii32 he has 150 lbs on boban and moves better, he will have a better career than he did

[@Lucciii32]

@@NathanBall18 sure, but to what extent. Do you think this dude is better than takko fall ?

[@NathanBall18]

@@Lucciii32 yeah I think he is, he started -laying much younger is ,more athletic and co-ordinated, you can see he has a balanced build

[@400strong]

Future grizzly

[@kimberlysun8944]

He does not only play like Yao Ming, he even looks like Yao Ming

[@blinksstayfresh2524]

He’s Chinese so yeah 👍

[@陳柏安-q5k]

Yao Ming has mid range shooting , Edey does not have

[@viscountj7037]

@@陳柏安-q5kYao also has 3 points 😂

[@geronimopratt7976]

​@@blinksstayfresh2524he's canadian 😊

[@kelseydortch9037]

Ja Bane GG Jackson Jackson Jr Edey

[@johnnydenmark6477]

Hes a full blooded center.. a rarity today... any team with this type of center can become a great team. Nba has moved way off balance with the centers playing sg, pf, pg. I hope edey gets drafted and proves the traditional center can function against todays nba.

[@kalenmarshall8692]

I guess you don’t realize why traditional centers have died out of the league. Put a traditional big on the floor and good luck to your spacing and pace

[@johnnydenmark6477]

@@kalenmarshall8692 due to faster pace bball. That however doesnt change the fact a lot of teams often miss this kind of center that dominates the paint.

[@kalenmarshall8692]

@@johnnydenmark6477 no they don’t miss them, they simply don’t draft them because it’s 2024 and it’s been almost a decade of running small ball 5 or having bugs who space the floor by shooting threes. I’m not sure how much basketball you have missed but like I said before, there is a reason most teams are no longer high on big clunky centers in the draft.

[@smokeworld4l74]

Great feet and nice touch around the basket. Seems like a steal to me

[@NEP017]

If Rudy Gobert can get a big contract in the NBA, I can guarantee Edey can make an impact.

[@Argenteux]

He adds size and physicality to a Canadian team that needs it. Imagine his screens opening up drives for Shai, or 3 pointers for Murray, or dominating in the paint for when opposing perimeter defenses put in the pressure.

[@DP-vt5ni]

If Memphis Grizzlies get him it's over for teams in NBA... Ja /Eddy

[@thomasdowns6754]

Lolzzzz,,,Memphis is trash

[@ReggieWilson-gm5dl]

They already did get Zach Edey

[@easylife6348]

@@thomasdowns6754Memphis are trash when half the team are injured.

[@CirilloRuca]

​@@thomasdowns6754 Your opinion is trash.

[@SmokeyDaBear239]

And with the 17th pick in the 2024 nba draft the Los Angeles Lakers select Zack Edey C Purdue 💜💛

[@sammywilliams6]

I mean I like the pick for some reasons aka size most importantly but he’s gonna get beat to the rim one on one against more athletic players/hes gonna have to guard players on the perimeter a lot more too and he doesn’t shoot a lot either.. lakers need a stretch 5 so ad can create and score by driving or shooting the middy without the center being in the paint so much aka so the lane ain’t clogged up and kel ware is more of a d Lively type of player with a jump shot potentially could be a great 2 way player right away next to AD.. he can learn from AD 💯

[@Brsrafal]

That's the rumor

[@noxtanagnes]

Lol

[@freddiecordova6554]

Memphis Grizzlies select * lol

[@sirtrucks-a-lot4478]

This didnt age well 😂😂

[@parkalfred]

Welcome to New York, Zach.

[@Mr_Huskky]

If this dude can be mobile enough on defense he can play a Brook Lopez kinda role, that jumper was looking clean in the combine

[@tabletalk33]

His footwork and speed are not bad, better than I would have expected for such a big guy. That helps.

[@scottsomkhit544]

He’s going to be the Yao Ming we never got

[@Lucciii32]

🤡

[@erwinbarrientos3556]

No, Yao ming has a decent jump shot. Hopefully miami drafts him

[@JamalWardlaw]

I really hope my team okc draft him he can be a star 💯he’s 7’4 300 but if you watch close he moves go for his size and he’s competitive and his skills and potential can be shaq like in the paint if he gets to the right team that’s important for players

[@basketballgod2791]

I don’t think he’s going to last till number 17 honestly I think teams are going to realize that he’s dominant

[@sportgeek2028]

Respect - from a UConn fan 💯

[@auroracastillo8811]

Miami needs him

[@EDubbz17]

He's a SERIOUS inside threat... in college. He's gonna have to gain muscle, increase his footwork, and get a mid range r extend his hook shot to really impact the league tho. I can see him going to the Warriors when cp3 on the floor, the hornets for their pick n roll game, r just a defensive piece for the like the Pistons r sum

[@doubletroubledad1323]

Gain muscle? Dude is already a well proportioned 7'4 and 300 lbs, so he's gonna be able to have his way physically with most NBA centers. If anything, trainers might try to get him down to 280-285, in order to improve his quickness.

[@ezewade04]

Can’t wait to see him in an NBA fight after throwing all those elbows.

[@TylersTTT]

He would occasionally throw elbows in his freshman and sophomore years but has done a great job of not throwing elbows for the past two seasons

[@HEMI-MOMMA]

Draymond Green deserves one of them.

[@TylersTTT]

@@HEMI-MOMMA absolutely

[@tabletalk33]

Can't really blame him. He gets fouled all over the place, over and over. But so many of them the refs just don't call. He has to be getting tired of all the pushing and shoving and forearms on his back. When I played ball, you could not do that forearm thing on a guy's back, EVER. That was an automatic foul EVERY TIME. People should be fouling out fast trying to guard this guy.

[@chasedownblocks1736]

I like his aggression in the paint. He will be a threat to most big men in the NBA especially Victor Wembanyama.

[@albienb6533]

YAO MING 2.0 A classic big!!

[@nathanvert767]

If he’s still available at 17 and the lakers don’t pick him up imma be upset

[@nathanvert767]

Either him or ware

[@kylebabcock1372]

Zach edey will be the best player in this draft, may win an MVP. He will grow as a player and you can’t teach his size. He’s going to be so valuable in this new center era we’re seeing in the recent years. He will be able to defend wemby and play fairly well against him offensively, and he will probably destroy Chet when they face off. Super excited to see his growth and to see this nba season!

[@OmgSwiftJit]

The hook shot is unstoppable ❤❤😂

[@aplan4u328]

I know Pat Riley's mouth watering doing the birdman hands. A guy like this would force another team to adjust their game plan.

[@fredreyes1412]

Lakers please pick him up

[@neanam]

Nah. The Mighty Memphis Grizzlies got him ⭐🐻

[@longlife857]

Ja Morant gone have a field day throwing alley oops to him 😎

[@neanam]

Welcome to the Grizzlies Zach!

[@SUPPORTINDEPENDENTS]

Im taking him 1st overall and living with it win lose or draw

[@bigfellamike1913]

Facts bro, he's an actual monster

[@Belteshazzar0805]

He won player of the year two times in a row. Only NBA HOF's have done that before. Yall haters are way off.

[@Dawnside-g7l]

This dude is not either shaq or Yao so stop comparing him between those two he is another dominant force of a big man! Zach should’ve first overall pick instead those two top picks from France! Like I assumed way back in 2018 draft class Luka magic shall the first pick in that batch!

[@ANDY-ESTEL7777]

Congratulations memphis grizzlies great pick!

[@daimos6686]

Miami Heat 15th Pick🔥

[@jcpawlak8485]

He's be perfect for Miami

[@yoonbaksa11]

His foot work is pretty good

[@danielperry3191]

7'4 299 😂 he looks like a young shaq he knows how to use his weight and not scared to do it another 30 lb maybe 50 it's a wrap for wimby😅he just doesn't have wimby's 3 point shot or dribbles put it this way the new Shaq and Olajuwon😮 dare i say😅

[@tomace7924]

Quite the highlight reel for a player who never won a National Championship during his whole tenure at Purdue.

[@Mred98]

He brought Purdue to a national championship game. They hadn’t been in a national title game since 1969. He is the main reason they got so far, he’s by far Purdues best player ever. Not every player who’s great wins championships.

[@FuzzyFix]

Literally 90% of guys in the nba never won a naty. You act like winning a championship is the only measurement of skill

[@JuanCarloRoque]

Best fit for miami with bam playing in pf

[@alexovechkin5999]

Plays like Yao Ming

[@Belteshazzar0805]

They dissed on Morant and now Edey....he will shut mouths like Morant.

[@championrd8557]

Happy Birthday Zach Edey!!!!!!!🥳🎉🎂 05/14/24

[@reynoldjoseph4575]

Spurs please pick him with the #8 pick

[@killua5081]

Lakers need him

[@Beeman2892]

The Lakers should draft him

[@baylor4life]

This guy will never be a lottery pick.. 😉

[@jimmythegeekstickeyrice6062]

Welcome to Philly brother !

[@205Chauncey]

Idk why but I see him as a Thunder or Celtic

[@nickjohnson2811]

He'd look nice in a Heat uniform

[@AATM.Sports]

Grizzlies getting a ring with him

[@Zooyorkcity1]

Big Lurch💥

[@gitworldyoungworld1127]

Come to phoenix please ❤

[@Vincents-GamingChannel]

Ja will be having fun

[@1jn]

that hook deadly

[@paulmarcos7455]

NEXT YAO MING FUTURE SUPERSTAR

[@Bronny00]

Welcome to Portland baby

[@buki7490]

Come to the pels please

[@vuminhtam193]

Yao Ming of Canada!🎉

[@OwenRona]

Can’t wait to see this kid play in the NBA. He’s just too big at 7’4” 300 lbs. I can definitely see him go through Chet, Mobley, Allen, Bam, Gobert, Davis, or even Wemby just like how Yao dominated Bradley … well, unless he plays with any one of them.

[@BDFfortyfour]

I need the Lakers to strongly consider this man.

[@aribpm]

With a little more practice he might figure this basketball thing out. Going to be interesting following what community college he goes to play for.

[@EclipseStorm923]

Why does he always look mad? 😂

[@John-ub9no]

Oh yes, the battle of Hook shots next season. Big men bringing it back.

[@pepelapew369]

Perfect match for Orlando

[@ReyManablug]

He is like jokic moves,more on sky hook

[@toronto416.]

Back in Toronto

[@noobartist3762]

a big that plays big

[@jorgefernandez8323]

Can the Miami Heat please for the life of me draft this guy?????!!!

[@maharlikanmoro3355]

No please i am heat fan he is not fit with bam to slow slow foot work no defense

[@ZJ24]

​@@maharlikanmoro3355we need bigs

[@DWiLL2funni]

PURE POST SCORER.

[@tabletalk33]

Put on a bit muscle and USE it more. Develop a good sky hook. He'll be completely unstoppable. I notice that a lot of the defensive players against Edey were getting away with a lot of pushing and shoving. Edey has to work on not getting pushed off the block. The refs are just not calling those. Those players should be fouling out bc there's no way they can guard him.

[@userjames1214]

His moblity is good enough to play 20mins

[@theisaiassilvaa460]

Imagine this guy and wemby on the same team 😲

[@juniortip]

Unfortunately, his game may not fit in today's NBA. He would be a number 1 pick in the 80's - 2010's.

[@geegu8432]

nah He has Yao height and hook shot, but lacks Yao's robust lower body, agility, footwork, and shooting from anywhere; however, his wingspan is better than Yaos

[@JahReeno]

@@geegu8432 Right… which means he’s not Yao at all

[@kuruptzZz]

If he learns to hit long range shots at over 35%, he will be valuable

[@jaspermamalateo4565]

If kai was good as this guy he's gonna be next alien of NBA imagine the league Battling Againts Giants Like Wemby,Chet,Edey,Sotto ? That will be a good matchup hoping Kai will totally put efforts and hardwork and even dedications in his game so he can be join the NBA draft

[@herbyoung2767]

Wemby/Edey Pick N Roll - not 5, not 6, not 7

[@umutangata]

Future Nugget pls

[@DavyonneDelaney43]

He will be a starter in the NBA in his 3rd yr

[@blinksstayfresh2524]

Didn't know China Mac plays basketball for Purdue 😂

[@Civtex]

😂

[@DP-vt5ni]

Wemby, Eddy. Tim Duncan David Robinson... SPURS IS BACK......!

[@oneilwhite4458]

He needs to Train with SHAQ & the DREAM

[@jc2333]

It’s Indy Ming .

[@RyanNodal305]

Look it’s not a for sure thing the Heat will draft him but let’s say the Heat do draft him would he be a fit in that lineup? Could he complement Bam well?

[@djlovelace6268]

Nba teams will be going at him on pick and rolls

[@ChristianJamesMuylon-co3uy]

Giant tissim+puberty 💀

[@RyMicTheKing]

He plays like Kareem

[@alexwilkins5783]

Bulls are taking him at #11.

[@Azano-x7g]

Okay Victory got a challenge!

[@Cheese.wizard]

Dan Hurley is tacky af

[@TylersTTT]

THANK YOU I THOUGHT I WAS THE ONLY ONE

[@jcpawlak8485]

Hurley's antic in the championship game where flat out embarrassing, jumping around, doing high steps, running out on the floor, talking to opposing players and complaining about every call. He should've gotten a tech for walking out to the top of the key and talking to Edey. He stood on the floor the entire game...oh yeah, and he pushed his own player while he was IN THE GAME to pass it to someone. The guy is clearly the best college coach in the business, but clinically insane.

[@mr.finesse7970]

C'mon to the Thunder my guy...

[@jackjc3572]

lakers next great bigman zachille oneal