MEMPHIS, TN - NOVEMBER 26: Jaylen Nowell #24 of the Memphis Grizzlies drives to the basket during the game against the Minnesota Timberwolves on November 26, 2023 at FedExForum in Memphis, Tennessee.
MEMPHIS, TN - NOVEMBER 26: Jaylen Nowell #24 of the Memphis Grizzlies drives to the basket during the game against the Minnesota Timberwolves on November 26, 2023 at FedExForum in Memphis, Tennessee.(Photo by Joe Murphy/NBAE via Getty Images)

Grizzlies sign Jaylen Nowell to second 10-day contract

Memphis, Tenn. – The Memphis Grizzlies today announced the team signed guard Jaylen Nowell to a second 10-day contract. Per team policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed. 

Nowell (6-4, 201) has appeared in five games (one start) since initially signing a 10-day contract with the Grizzlies on Nov. 24 and has averaged 6.2 points, 2.4 rebounds and 1.4 assists in 18.8 minutes. The 24-year-old scored a season-high 19 points off the bench in a road win over the Dallas Mavericks on Dec. 1. 

A native of Seattle who played collegiately at Washington, Nowell has appeared in 189 regular season games (four starts) in five NBA seasons with the Grizzlies and Minnesota Timberwolves since he was selected 43rd overall in the 2019 NBA Draft. He has played 29 career NBA G League games for the Iowa Wolves (2019-20) and Stockton Kings (2023-24).