"Obviously very rusty." Tuomas Iisalo on Zach Edey's first game back for Memphis after about nine months out. Memphis grabbed 46% of its own misses with him in: "that's really what he gives." Orlando's shooting big men pulling him off the rim was "a very high-level challenge."
"Definitely more physical than I've ever played." Hannes Steinbach on Memphis' Zach Edey after his double-double in Charlotte's preseason finale, and he'll take that into the regular season. Charles Lee: "There's a consistency with his effort."