Building on a promising rookie year is always tough; no one is going to be taken by surprise in Year 2 after all. Responsibilities and burdens change, meaning second-round players on a rookie deal really have to adapt. For Jaylen Wells , the drama-driven Memphis Grizzlies were not simply asking him to “do more” on the stats sheet. They were asking him to do more within the team. Tuomas Iisalo shed light on the deliberate steps taken to evolve Wells from a promising rookie into a versatile contributor who's thriving within the group's dynamic.

From the outset of the offseason, the Grizzlies targeted specific areas where Wells’ game could expand without losing the efficient, off-ball reliability that made him so valuable as a rookie. That meant a Summer League trial run as a primary h

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