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Memphis, Tenn. – The Memphis Grizzlies today announced the team signed guard Scotty Pippen Jr. to a multi-year
contract. Per team policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Pippen Jr. (6-1 ½, 190) appeared in 21 games (16 starts) and averaged 12.9 points, 3.2 rebounds, 4.7 assists and 1.7
steals in 25.1 minutes while shooting 49.3 percent from the field and 41.7 percent from 3-point range with the
Grizzlies last season after he was signed to a two-way contract on January 16, 2024. He was named to the 2024
NBA2K All-Summer League First Team in July.
The 23-year-old, who made six appearances for the Los Angeles Lakers as a rookie during the 2022-23 season,
competed in 24 regular season games (seven starts) over two seasons with the NBA G League’s South Bay Lakers and
averaged 20.7 points, 4.5 rebounds, 5.6 assists and 1.8 steals in 28.5 minutes. He was selected to participate in the
2023 Jordan Rising Stars Game as part of NBA All-Star Weekend.
Unselected in the 2022 NBA Draft, Pippen Jr. played three years at Vanderbilt, where he was named All-SEC First
Team following his sophomore and junior campaigns.