Scotty Pippen Jr. added 13 points (4-of-8 FGs, 4-of-4 FTs), three rebounds, six assists, one steal and one three-pointer in the loss to the Trail Blazers on Friday.
Pippen Jr. was one of eight Grizzlies to score in double figures in his first game of the season. He made contributions as a scorer, but his biggest impact came as a facilitator, concluding as Memphis’ leader in assists. He logged just 22 minutes on Friday, so it’ll be interesting to see what the team’s plan is for him on Saturday’s back-to-back. Nonetheless, it was an encouraging season debut from Pippen Jr.