Memphis Grizzlies sophomore roster members had their way with the Brooklyn Nets in summer action on Tuesday evening (7/12). Final: Memphis Grizzlies 120 Brooklyn Nets 84
Memphis (2-1 now in 2022 NBA Summer League action) was led by Santi Aldama with 31 points and 9 rebounds. Second year Grizzlies Ziaire Williams and Xavier Tillman scored 14 and 12 respectively. Grizzlies rookies David Roddy (20 points) and Kenneth Lofton Jr. (11 points/8 rebounds) made their presence felt as well.
But it was yet another breakout performance for Aldama, whom many fans have been waiting on to show sparks as a 2021 NBA 1st Round Pick. After Sunday's 22-point outing and Tuesday's 30-piece, it's looking more like Aldama could join the group of roster contributors for the 2022-23 Memphis Grizzlies season. Tuesday's game from Santi Aldama not only continued the pace-pushing long athletic play from Aldama, but he was four-of-five from the three-point arc.
Rookie Kennedy Chandler was the other bright spot for Memphis with his extended stat line. Chandler had 9 points with 6 assists and 3 steals in 24 minutes off the bench.
Next up: Memphis Grizzlies vs. Boston Celtics in the 2022 NBA Summer League from Las Vegas on the campus of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas on Thursday (7/14) at 2:30 p.m. (CST) on ESPN3. Full Grizzlies analysis on 92.9 FM ESPN, Memphis' Flagship Home of the Grizzlies
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Santi Aldama scored 31 points, David Roddy added 20 and the Memphis Grizzlies tied the Las Vegas Summer League record for points in a game in a 120-84 victory over the Brooklyn Nets on Tuesday.
The Grizzlies (2-1), who never trailed and led by double figures for more than 33 minutes, hit 12 3-pointers, shot 59% from the field and had 31 assists. Their 120 points matched the record set by the Denver Nuggets in 2007.
Summer League games are 40 minutes, eight fewer than an NBA regular-season game.
The 6-foot-11 Aldama, a first-round draft pick in 2021, made 12 of 14 from the field, hit 4 of 5 from 3-point range, grabbed nine rebounds and blocked three shots. Ziaire Williams, the No. 10 pick in the 2021 draft, had 14 points, seven rebounds and eight assists.
Roddy, a 6-foot-5, 255-pound forward who was picked No. 23 overall in June’s draft, was 7-of-11 shooting. Kenneth Lofton Jr. added 11 points, eight rebounds and four assists.
Cam Thomas made 11 of 13 free throws and finished with 29 points for Brooklyn (1-2). The No. 27 pick overall in the 2021 draft, Thomas has scored at least 26 points in each of his three games in Las Vegas and is averaging 28.7 per game. Day’Ron Sharpe added 13 points, nine rebounds and two blocks, and David Duke Jr. scored 12 points.