The low of the wing-pvot Jaren Jackson Juner has been a tough setback for the Memphis Grizzlies… but a opportunity for the Spanish Santi Aldama. The 23-year-old player underwent surgery in July for an injury to his right foot, which will keep him off the court for between 4 and 6 months. At the moment, it seems that in Memphis they trust Aldama to relieve him.
The preseason does not usually give many clues, but the canary can be optimistic about his opportunities. Till the date He has been a starter in all three games for his team, the last two together with the rest of the usual quintet of those from Tennessee. Last morning Aldama has once again reached double figures in scoring and has been on the verge of a double-double (11 points and 6 rebounds in 25 minutes).
His good performance has not prevented the Grizzlies from losing to the Miami Heat (111-108), where Duncan Robinson stood out with 29 points. With these 11 points, the Spanish power forward adds double figures in his three games (13 and 21 in the first two). This start of the preseason is his letter of introduction to achieve the minutes that he did not have in his ‘rookie’ campaign when he starts the regular league in 12 days.
Garuba also adds minutes
The next campaign also has to be a step forward to Usman Garuba. After a great Eurobasket the Spaniard is looking for more minutes in a Rockets where youth reignsbut where Garuba barely had minutes last year between adaptation and injuries.
Garuba ‘parts’ the hoop in preseason
The former Madridista added 2 points and 5 rebounds in 15 minutes game in his team’s victory against the Toronto Raptors, in addition to leaving one of the highlights of the match. This preseason is important for the power forward, since may run out of room with the arrival of rookie Jabari Smithnumber three of the last Draft.
