11 Mike Conley PG

Conley scored 24 points (9-14 FG, 3-5 3Pt, 3-5 FT) while adding a rebound, an assist and a steal in 31 minutes during Wednesday's preseason loss to the Magic.

While the point guard looked to be more than ready for the regular season, the same can't be said for his Grizzlies teammates, none of whom were able to score more than 10 points on the night. After suiting up for only 12 games last season due to a heel injury, staying healthy remains Conley's top priority in 2018-19.

Conley will start Wednesday's game against the Magic.

Conley was given the Grizzlies' previous game off for rest. Wednesday marks Memphis' second-to-last preseason contest. In two exhibition appearances, Conley is averaging 13.5 points, 2.5 rebounds and 2.5 assists in 24.4 minutes.

Conley is out of the starting lineup for Saturday's game against the Pacers are is likely resting.

There hasn't been official confirmation on Conley's status, but he's presumably resting on the second half of a back-to-back set. Shelvin Mack is drawing the start at point guard.

Conley totaled 16 points (6-13 FG, 1-6 3Pt, 3-3 FT), two rebounds, and two assists in 21 minutes during Tuesday's 131-115 loss to the Rockets.

Conley certainly wasn't shy, evidenced by the fact that he was the only Grizzly to launch more than seven field-goal attempts. Conley showed some rust, but that was to be expected in his first game back after missing 70 tilts due to a heel injury last season. For better or worse, the offense is in his hands.

Conley (heel) is considered fully healthy as training camp approaches, David Aldrdige of TNT reports.

Conley's season was cut short in its infancy, as he missed 70 games after undergoing surgery to clean up his left heel. The point guard resumed five-on-five work earlier this month, and new coach J.B. Bickerstaff confirmed Monday that Conley is a back at full speed. "Right now he's in full participation in everything we're doing," Bickerstaff said. "Obviously we kind of keep an eye on him. In training camp, our expectation is that he's full go." Bickerstaff went on to note that while Conley won't face any sort of minutes restriction in the wake of the injury, the talent the Grizzlies added this offseason will hopefully equate to a lower overall workload for both he and Marc Gasol. "We don't have any expectation of Mike missing anything," Bickerstaff said. "As the season goes, we'll keep an eye on him. When we added some of the depth on our team, we don't have to kill Mike and Marc from a minutes perspective. Rather than getting into restrictions, their average minutes don't have to be 36, 38 minutes to carry the team."