The Memphis Grizzlies have signed center Jock Landale.
Landale (6-11, 255) has appeared in 221 games (11 starts) and has averaged 5.4 points, 3.3 rebounds and 1.0 assists in 12.8 minutes in four seasons with the San Antonio Spurs, Phoenix Suns and Houston Rockets. He also has competed in eight postseason games for the Suns and Rockets. He played 42 games (three starts) and averaged 4.8 points and 3.3 rebounds in 11.9 minutes for Houston last season.
The 29-year-old went unselected in the 2018 NBA Draft following a four-year collegiate career at Saint Mary’s, where he was named the 2017-18 West Coast Conference Player of the Year after leading the conference in scoring, rebounding and field goal percentage. He played professionally in Serbia, Lithuania and his native Australia before making his NBA debut with the Spurs during the 2021-22 season.
Landale helped Australia earn bronze, the country’s first Olympic men’s basketball medal, at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. He was the team’s second-leading scorer with 12.8 points.
