Zach Edey has quickly become a must-watch NBA player, towering over his competition at 7-foot-4, with the weight of traditional basketball on his shoulders. In

Zach Edey won’t win Rookie of the Year from the bench. The overwhelming favorite to win the award spent most of his NBA debut on the sidelines as he fouled out after just 15 minutes of action in the Grizzlies’ 126-124 win over the Jazz on Wednesday night.

The No. 9 overall pick in this year's NBA draft has played in only eight NBA games, but he set career highs in three categories, though the Memphis Grizzlies fell to the Brooklyn Nets 106-104. He was dominant in both halves and caused all sorts of problems for the Nets on the interior.

After a struggling start to the season — shooting 58.0% from the field and averaging just 18.3 minutes through the first seven games, thanks to 6.5 fouls per 36 minutes — Zach Edey has gotten better acclimated to the NBA and has really picked up his level of play the past two games.

Zach Edey turned in his finest performance of the season to help lead the Grizzlies in a loss on the road against the Nets on Monday.