Right here’s Memphis Grizzlies head coach Taylor Jenkins on Jaren Jackson Jr.’s tremendous productive 2024-25 season up to now following Monday’s 119-104 house win vs. the Dallas Mavericks (35 factors/13 rebounds/5 assists/3 steals/1 block/13-23 FG/1-2 3-PT/8-12 FT/+9 +/-).
*tied career-high in rebounds*
(through Memphis Grizzlies):
“His resilience has been superior, the best way he’s caring for his physique. Clearly, taking part in fairly heavy minutes night time in and night time out. The workload offensively from a playmaker spot, the ball’s in his arms an entire lot extra, however then he’s doing a extremely good job even shifting out off the ball once we get into the half-court. After which he’s simply dynamic on the defensive aspect in no matter his coverages are on-the-ball, off-the-ball. I believe he set a career-high in rebounds tonight. You see his playmaking: 5 assists once more tonight. He’s had 6 assists, 4 assists, 5. It’s simply been regular and it’s been constant.
“He’s understanding the affect he can have on either side of the ground irrespective of who’s on the market with him. Clearly he needs to embrace much more of the problem, the subsequent man up mentality, however he’s doing all of it throughout the workforce scope. And when he’s obtained area to go rating, he’s scoring. He’s playmaking when issues are lower off. I’m simply loving his defensive exercise on the rim, blocking pictures, getting steals. After which clearly the rebounding is a large affect, not simply defensively, however when he sneaks in these offensive rebounds, too.”
