Lottery Pick Edey skipping Team Canada to prep with Grizzlies

Memphis Grizzlies 2024 1st-round selection Zach Edey has decided to fully focus his summer for the Grizzlies with his team development program, opting to sit out for Team Canada for the Paris 2024 Olympic games. Edey was considered an important piece for Team Canada, which lacks size.

Edey issued the following statement:

“I have made the difficult decision of pulling myself out of the process to compete for a spot at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games with Canada,” Edey said in the statement released by Canada Basketball. “Since last summer, I have been training and competing nonstop to achieve my goals of winning a national championship at Purdue and making it to the NBA. I have a duty now to properly prepare for all that is coming my way with being drafted by the Memphis Grizzlies. The work I put in this summer on my body and my game is critical for me to be the best version of myself."

Edey added, “Thank you to Canada Basketball and all the fans for your support and understanding. Representing Canada in the Olympics remains a lifelong dream of mine, but for now, I look forward to being the team’s biggest fan from this side of the Atlantic.”

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