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The summer league is not as good as the regular season, and the Grizzlies wing stars need to perform better?

2:45am, 9 July 2025Basketball

In a previous NBA Summer League California Classic, the Utah Jazz narrowly defeated the Memphis Grizzlies 112-111 after a hard battle. After this game, the Jazz, who won two consecutive victories, had a record of 2 wins and 0 losses in the summer league, while the Grizzlies, who suffered their first defeat, fell to 1 win and 1 loss.

In this game, the Grizzlies' starting small forward Jaylen Wells did not perform well. Wells played 28 minutes and 52 seconds in the game, made 6 of 18 shots, 4 of 11 from outside the three-point line, and 7 of 8 free throws, and scored 23 points, 1 rebound, 2 assists and 1 steal. He also had 2 turnovers and 7 fouls, with a plus-minus value of -3. Wells got a lot of mobile phones on the offensive end, but his offensive efficiency was not ideal, and his scoring ability and shooting ability were not fully utilized. Wells' performance on the defensive end can only be considered a moderate or a particularly ideal level. Overall, Wells has not fully displayed his value on both offense and defense, which is more or less disappointing. With his performance in the regular season of the NBA last season, he should obviously do better in the summer league level.

In the previous game when the team defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder, Wells made 5 of 14 shots, 3 of 8 from the three-point line, and 7 of 7 free throws, and scored 20 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals. He also had 1 turnover and 4 fouls, with a plus-negative value of +11. In both games, Wells actually got a lot of mobile phone opportunities, but his efficiency on the offensive end was relatively average, and he did not fully display his value on the court. Wells' performance is not bad, but as the team's starting small forward last season, it is obviously not satisfactory to have to play such a performance in the summer league.

Willes was born in August 2003 and is a powerful pitcher selected by the Grizzlies at the 39th pick in the second round in the NBA Draft last year. According to data from the joint trial physical test session before the NBA draft last year, Wells' height is 199.4cm, wingspan is 201.3cm, standing height is 262.9cm, and weight is 93.5kg. In the NBA regular season last season, Wells made a total of 79 appearances in 82 games. During his 25.9 minutes of playing time, Wells averaged 10.4 points, 3.4 rebounds, 1.7 assists, 0.6 steals, and 0.1 blocks. He also had 0.9 turnovers and 1.8 fouls. He shot 42.5%, three-point shooting percentage 35.2%, and 82.2% free throw shooting percentage. Wells suffered a hand fracture at the end of the regular season, which also led to his necessity to miss the playoffs.

Wells' performance in the regular season last season was impressive. His offensive efficiency was quite stable, his three-point shooting percentage was also good, and he was also a pretty good defender on the defensive end. With his outstanding performance, Wells was successfully shortlisted for the NBA All-Rookie Team, which is also the greatest recognition of his outstanding performance. Wells is an excellent 3D type wing player in the NBA, but he seems a little crazy in the summer league. He needs to do better in the next game.

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