Yeah, so he only played 15 games. Got hurt in the pre-season, missed more than half the year, and then got rested a bunch down the stretch with Memphis tanking.

But I think that was a major relatively unheralded pickup for the Grizzlies last offseason, with the talent to either be a piece for Memphis going forward, or net a pretty good return in a trade to a contender. He’s been balling out.

https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/j/jeromty01.html

cloutboyray | Knicks

113 | 5 hours ago

He went to my school for one year he was in 8th grade and they put him on JV instead of varsity and he left lol

Organic-Manner-2969 | NBA

32 | 4 hours ago

Seems like Ty made a good move lol.

GoldRefrigerator6071

4 | 4 hours ago

Aren’t 8th graders typically not allowed on JV or Varsity?

Pickleskennedy1

20 | 3 hours ago

Unless it’s a school with really elite talent and that isn’t possible, you can see 7th or 8th graders on varsity somewhat commonly if they’re one of the best players on the team

ThisHereMine | Suns

1 | 30 minutes ago

In my state at least 8th graders aren’t allowed on public school varsity teams

_Indeed_I_Am_

1 | 20 minutes ago

MJ would never

Scodo810 | Cavaliers

38 | 4 hours ago

He balled out all of last season until Indy absolutely killed him come playoff time. I’d temper expectations for getting a big return for him given a tepid free agent market for him last season off what was arguably better full season showing. He just has defensive and health shortcomings where he’s probably always going to be undervalued.

RFFF1996 | Thunder

7 | 3 hours ago

Better players have had bad playoffs debuts and got other chances

I would take a chance at him still

ProskXCX | Cavaliers

5 | an hour ago

Too much injury history for competing teams to take a chance on. Bad team like MEM it makes sense.

SpicyMustard34 | Cavaliers

1 | 9 minutes ago

as soon as they started scouting him, it felt like he couldn’t do anything but draw fouls.

Humble-Resolution449

15 | 5 hours ago

Looking at per 36 for a small game sample size and only 22 mpg for those games is nasty work. On a tank squad.

ProSnoodler | Spurs

25 | 4 hours ago

If only the post included per game stats the sentence before!

candry_shop | Suns

8 | 4 hours ago

This rate of scoring and keeping those good percentage on a tank squad is still impressive

saintjonah | CLE

15 | 4 hours ago

He went so hard in one game I took my son to. I was about to buy the man’s jersey. Sad he’s gone.

Latisiblings

4 | 4 hours ago

he was a baller last season, yeah his body of work didn’t translate in the playoffs but you can’t fault just one guy for that

hope he keeps this up next year

Cav_vaC | Celtics

3 | 2 hours ago

In one playoffs series, good in the other. People get so caught in recency bias

yeetmxster420 | Minneapolis Lakers

1 | 3 hours ago

I never understood the negative criticism for being shit in the playoffs, I googled his career & saw that last year was his first time ever in the playoffs so i’d imagine how much tougher it was for him compared to the regular season

I get why you guys let him go but I wanted to see you guys run it back with him for more experience

Neptune28

2 | 3 hours ago

Podz got the same criticism for his 1st playoffs performance

yeetmxster420 | Minneapolis Lakers

2 | 3 hours ago

Warriors fans are always chirpy to begin with, but wasn’t he a rookie to begin with? I feel there has to be some separation in regards to that

Neptune28

4 | 3 hours ago

His 2nd year. He had a great April but had a hand injury at some point (Moody did too) and both shot poorly in the playoffs. They both got hand surgeries in the offseason.

https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/p/podzibr01/splits/2025

I agree that we shouldn’t judge Ty or Podz based on their 1st postseasons, we need a larger sample size

ThinksHesVayneMaster | Rockets

7 | 2 hours ago

I wanted him for my Rockets so badly but no we are only allowed to give contracts to defensive wings who cant shoot 3’s and cant dribble. I love it

s_s | Cavaliers

3 | 4 hours ago

Problem for Ty has always been availability, though.

yeetmxster420 | Minneapolis Lakers

2 | 3 hours ago

I want this man on the Lakers next season

OMJuwara | Nets

2 | 2 hours ago

Ja Who?

SquidwardLover48 | Cavaliers

1 | 4 hours ago

Koby you’ve done well this season but ill never forgive you for this

Scodo810 | Cavaliers

2 | 3 hours ago

If it was truly a had to choose between situation last offseason then Merrill, even with hindsight, seems like the right pick.

tonyeye | Cavaliers

1 | 3 hours ago

Loved him until he shot like 1-18 in a playoff game. Cavs signed Merrill instead, thank God.

Pickleskennedy1

2 | 3 hours ago

Could have signed both

numba-1-stunna

2 | an hour ago

Im confused, does this mean he’s good? I was told Steve Kerr was an awful coach for playing him.

gigglios

1 | 29 minutes ago

Disgusting this guy got rested so much for nonsense reasons.

ZebraMussell

1 | 3 hours ago

The league knew but recently they definitely noticed that 15 game heater.

He’s graduated from “journeyman” to “high end starter or elite 6th man.”

Ty Jerome stats for Memphis this season in 22.6 minutes per game over 15 games: 19.7 points per game, 5.7 assists. 47.4-42-87.5 shooting splits. 31.3 points and 9 assists per 36