The Memphis Grizzlies expected turbulence this fall , but not a full-on identity crisis. Fourteen games into Tuomas Iisalo ’s first season, with a 4-10 start and Ja Morant sidelined, the offense has sputtered into predictable, stagnant patterns. The silver lining has been the rise of the 24-year-old Spanish forward whose blend of size, touch, and feel has offered flashes of hope in a dim opening stretch.

Aldama has quietly become one of Iisalo's most reliable rotational pieces, averaging 12.6 points, 6.9 rebounds, and 1.1 steals on 46.3% shooting from the field. The ever-loyal Las Palmas football club fan brings energy off the bench, crashes the glass (1.6 offensive rebounds per game), and plays with a versatility that fits the evolving prototype of the modern big man. However, wi

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