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.

Edey finished Saturday's game with 19 points and seven rebounds, scoring double-digit points for the second consecutive game after not doing it for nearly a month. The Grizzlies won their sixth-straight game and ultimately beat the Jazz 125-to-103.

Zach Edey isn’t afraid of a fight. He continued to earn the respect of his teammates by defending Ja Morant on Saturday night.

While many expect the third-seeded Memphis Grizzlies to be a part of that conversation, no one expected the 14th-seeded New Orleans Pelicans to be as well. After dealing with a plethora of injuries for a majority fo the season,

Here's how Zach Edey fared in his 31st NBA game for the Memphis Grizzlies on Friday night against the New Orleans Pelicans.