Zach Edey averaged 9.2 points and 8.3 rebounds for the Grizzlies. Kel'el Ware averaged 9.3 points and 7.4 rebounds for the Heat.

Purdue's Matt Painter is scouting the next big talent to fill Zach Edey's shoes, aiming to maintain the Boilermakers' dominance in college basketball.

In the 2024-25 rookie class’ first and second sets of report cards, the top six picks each earned a grade for their performance in their respective debut season

A starting five of all bigs in Giannis Antetokounmpo, Nikola Jokić, Steven Adams, Ivica Zubac and Zach Edey would have trouble spacing the floor and dealing with quicker guards in an NBA game.