MEMCameron Boozer · Isaiah StewartRole & RotationPresser2d

Boozer plays a lot at the five without Stewart and is featured in many sets.

“Without Stu in the lineup he plays a lot at the five. They play the five against him. That five sometimes is waiting at the free throw line... But yeah, we are featuring him in a lot of different sets”

MEMGG Jackson · Javon SmallRole & RotationPresser2d

Second units pairing Small with another guard have worked pretty well.

“We've tried to figure out the rotation pattern for our second units... with Javon Small having a second ball handler there on the court or somebody, a second guard, I think those units have been pretty good for us.”

MEMIsaiah Stewart · Scotty Pippen Jr.Out𝕏 Beat3d

Pippen's lumbar disc herniation and Stewart's knee bone bruise keep both out Friday against the Thunder.

“Grizzlies officially list Scotty Pippen Jr. (Lumbar Disc Herniation) and Isaiah Stewart (Right Knee bone bruise) as OUT for Friday vs Thunder to close out homestand. Grizzlies practiced Thursday as they began adjusting while down a couple of their top defensive players.”

TORKevin McCullar Jr.News𝕏 Beat16h

McCullar Jr. signed to a two-way deal with Toronto over former lottery pick Dillingham.

“The Raptors considered signing former No. 8 overall pick Rob Dillingham to a two-way deal, sources say, but opted in the end to fill one of the league's last remaining two-way vacancies with former Knick Kevin McCullar Jr.”

TORAlijah MartinDevelopment𝕏 Beat23h

Martin working back to full explosiveness after a long injury recovery.

“I remember preparing for summer league I was trying to make a mark there. Just going really hard back in Boca, (Florida) just going hard every day with my trainer, and then get back here, and it's like something still nagging. We check it out, and then I just gotta get a scope done. So I went through that. That was a process itself. Still working a working process today. Just feeling all the way 100%, and that pop, that explosiveness is still coming, but yeah, it was just a long journey, man.”

TORAlijah MartinDevelopment𝕏 Beat23h

Alijah Martin staying late in the gym after career night in Milwaukee.

“If you're a worker you're going to naturally stay ready.”