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.”

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”

MEMTy JeromeGameplanPresser4d

Jerome is in the lineup to run pick-and-rolls and ranks among the league's best at them.

“We know that Ty is in there to generate those pick-and-rolls for us. He's in some of the highest percentiles in the whole league when he gets those.”

TORAlijah MartinNewsPresser2d

Martin had a rough summer rehabbing his knee surgery and worked to get healthy for camp.

“He had a rough summer dealing with recovery from his knee surgery. You know, he was putting a lot of work in there and trying to get healthy for the start of the training camp.”

TORAlijah Martin · Jamal SheadNewsPresser2d

Martin got into a flow after an open three and played with pop at both ends.

“I think I hit him on a cross court and then we got an offensive rebound and I pumped it gave him an open three... After that he was flowing. He had a lot of pop on defense and offense.”

TORJamal SheadNewsPresser2d

Shead talked to the team much more and ran it like a point guard.

“What I really noticed tonight with Jamal he was talking to the team much more... he was running the team and sharing the ball and making sure that everybody's in right spots like he did the job of a point guard.”