The 300-pound Grizzlies centre was once a shy Toronto teenager watching the likes of Kawhi Leonard. “Real cool,” he said.

Then it’s back home to tussle with Rudy Gobert’s Minnesota Timberwolves. Thanks to some early hockey lessons, Zach Edey is ready to run headfirst into the challenge.

Zach Edey, the 7-foot-4 ... hoops saying “you can’t teach size” will always be true, Edey had other interests, namely hockey and baseball. “My dad told me about him a long time ago ...

And apologies off the top for coming with a size-related dad joke, but it’s Zach Edey ... s "enforcer." Edey is certainly big enough for the job. Maybe he didn’t leave his hockey roots ...