The NBA today announced that Memphis Grizzlies center Zach Edey and wing Jaylen Wells were selected to play in the 2025 Castrol NBA Rising Stars.

After a stellar start to his rookie season, former Purdue star and Memphis Grizzlies center Zach Edey is heading to NBA All-Star Week for the Rising Stars Game.

Memphis Grizzlies' rookies Zach Edey and Jaylen Wells will both play in the Rising Stars game as part of NBA All-Star weekend next month, the league announced Tuesday afternoon. Edey and Wells were two of the 10 rookies selected for the game.

It's past midseason in the 2024-25 NBA season, and the Memphis Grizzlies have two of the top five favorites for Rookie of the Year. Zach Edey was the No. 9 overall pick in the 2024 NBA Draft and was the favorite before the season started because of an impressive Summer League debut,

Despite winning two Naismith Player of the Year awards in his final two seasons with the Purdue Boilermakers, the media was very skeptical as to whether Zach Ed

The two rookies have jockeyed to be the Rookie of the Year and may find themselves playing against the All-Stars during NBA All-Star Weekend

Zach Edey has become an "enforcer" for the Memphis Grizzlies, according to teammate Ja Morant. That was on full display in Saturday's game vs. the Utah Jazz.