After a stellar start to his rookie season, former Purdue star and Memphis Grizzlies center Zach Edey is heading to NBA All-Star Week for the Rising Stars Game.

Memphis Grizzlies' rookies Zach Edey and Jaylen Wells will both play in the Rising Stars game as part of NBA All-Star weekend next month, the league announced Tuesday afternoon. Edey and Wells were two of the 10 rookies selected for the game. They're joined by 11 sophomores and seven players from the NBA G League.

The Memphis Grizzlies have an enforcer in Zach Edey, and his teammates love it. Scotty Pippen Jr. said: "He's got everyone's back."

Zach Edey has become an 'enforcer' for the Memphis Grizzlies, according to teammate Ja Morant. That was on full display in Saturday's game vs. the Utah Jazz.

Steph Curry’s three-point barrages broke down barriers in an NBA once dominated by seven-footers and slam dunks. However, the ebb and flow of varying strategies have the high-standard, no-excuses Memphis Grizzlies (31-16) betting big on the towering duo of Zach Edey and Jaren Jackson Jr.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Memphis Grizzlies Zach Edey and Jaylen Wells were named as 2025 Castrol NBA Rising Stars. Top first- and second-year NBA and NBA G-League players get a chance to showcase their talents at the NBA All-Star Weekend.

Despite winning two Naismith Player of the Year awards in his final two seasons with the Purdue Boilermakers, the media was very skeptical as to whether Zach Edey would translate to the next level. Even with averaging 23.