Grizzlies considering Australian big man for 2025-26 roster?

Australian big man Will Magnay spent most of the 2020/21 season on a two-way contract with New Orleans, but appeared in just one NBA game that season. He has been out of the league ever since.

Magnay auditioned for NBA teams last summer, but was unable to find a deal to his liking. In February, Sam Vecenie of The Athletic reported that Magnay was drawing interest from NBA teams, and that has carried over to the 2025 offseason.

Magnay is on the Grizzlies‘ summer league roster and has been working out in Memphis over the past week, according to Olgun Uluc of ESPN (Twitter link), who says the Grizzlies seem to be giving serious consideration to adding the 27-year-old forward/center to their 2025/26 roster “in some capacity.”

Since he only has one year of NBA experience, Magnay remains eligible for a two-way deal, though it’s unclear if that would appeal to him.

In 13 games with the Tasmania JackJumpers of the National Basketball League last season, Magnay averaged 13.8 points, 7.1 rebounds, 2.4 assists, 1.2 steals and 1.4 blocks in 25.8 minutes per contest. He also made 10 appearances in the Turkish BSL with Mersin MSK, averaging 5.1 PPG, 3.6 RPG, 0.8 SPG and 0.8 BPG in 14.7 MPG.