Overview
- The team announced the decision Tuesday, finalizing the rookie-scale option ahead of the late-October deadline.
- Edey is rehabbing from June surgery on his left ankle and is expected to miss several weeks, with reports indicating he could be out for the first two months.
- As a rookie, the 7-foot-3 center averaged 9.2 points, 8.3 rebounds, 1.3 blocks and shot 58% in 21.5 minutes per game.
- He started 55 of 66 games, led Memphis in rebounding, and grabbed 21 boards on April 5 at Detroit for a franchise record and the most by any rookie last season.
- He made the All-Rookie team, finished fifth in Rookie of the Year voting, and entered the NBA as a two-time AP Player of the Year at Purdue.