On Monday, Memphis traveled to Dallas for a preseason matchup against the Mavericks, providing fans their first glimpse of the connection between Morant and rookie Zach Edey, the former Purdue standout. They certainly didn’t disappoint.

Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant left the preseason game vs the Dallas Mavericks early in the 2nd quarter, returned, then left for good in the 3rd.

Memphis Grizzlies fans took a collective sigh of relief when Ja Morant re-entered Monday's preseason game against the Dallas Mavericks late in the second quarter after missing five minutes of game action due to an ankle injury.

The Memphis Grizzlies and the Dallas Mavericks opened their preseason with a matchup against each other on Monday.

NBA rookie Zach Edey and the Memphis Grizzlies opened their preseason against the Dallas Mavericks on Monday night with a 121-116 victory. In Edey's

The Zach Edey era began on Monday with preseason NBA action. The Memphis Grizzlies opened training camp play versus the Dallas Mavericks. And the big question was how the rookie big man would play. Edey dealt with a nagging ankle injury in summer league play this summer.

So high that the 7-foot-4 Zach Edey had to leave his feet to finish off a two-handed dunk on the alley-oop pass. And there it was. The first connection of what should be many on alley oops from Morant to Edey.

Zach Edey, who long made his name as a 7-foot-4 titan of the Purdue Boilermakers in college, finally made his long-awaited professional debut on Monday. Drafted at No. 9 by the Memphis Grizzlies, Edey is slated to be the team’s fifth starter at the center position,