Zach Edey Undergoes Ankle Surgery, Expected to Return to Grizzlies
MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Memphis Grizzlies center Zach Edey underwent successful right ankle surgery on septemberโฃ 27, 2025, the team announced. The procedure addressed an โinjury โsustained during theโฃ offseason, and Edey is โexpected to make aโค full recovery, though a specific return timeline has not been established.
The surgeryโ sidelines the 2023-24 NCAA Men’s Basketball Player of theโฃ Year as the โคGrizzlies begin their season, impacting theirโค frontcourt depth. Edey, drafted 31st overall in the 2024 NBA draft,โค wasโข poised to compete for playing time and contribute to aโค rebuilding Memphis roster. His absence during training camp โคand the early part of the season will require adjustments to the team’s strategy.
Edey,22,enjoyed a dominant three-year career at Purdue University,culminatingโ in a national runner-up finish in 2024.โฃ His collegiate statistics demonstrate consistent improvement: 8.7 points and โข4.4 rebounds per game inโข 2020-21, increasing to 14.4 points and 7.7 rebounds in 2021-22, then 22.3 โขpoints and 12.9 rebounds in 2022-23, and finally 25.2 points and 12.2 rebounds in his final season.
Prior to the injury,Edey participatedโ in โคthe Grizzlies’โฃ summer league program,averaging 7.8 points and 6.2 rebounds in five games. He signed a โขthree-yearโ contract with Memphis in July 2024. โข
Theโข Grizzlies will provide updates onโข Edey’s recovery as they become available.