Scotty Pippen Jr. Makes Bold Proclamation on Upcoming NBA Season

"I'm feeling good, man," Pippen Jr. said. "Got a couple more months until camp and the season starts but I've been training out here (in Los Angeles), I feel pretty good ... Definitely (people are sleeping on us), that's been the story of the last couple years of Memphis and the story of my career, so I think people are definitely sleeping on us.

"I feel good this year going into it. I feel like the end of last year a lot of people saw me take another step in my career. But this year's going to be different."

In His Father's Footsteps

Pippen Jr. was recognized as a first-team All-SEC member during his sophomore and junior seasons at Vanderbilt in 2021 and 2022, also earning SEC All-Freshman honors in 2020. He was a 20-point-per-game scorer during his All-SEC campaigns, although the Commodores largely struggled throughout his three-season tenure with the team.

Pippen Jr. is, of course, the son of six-time NBA champion and first-ballot Hall-of-Famer Scottie Pippen. The younger Pippen was born in January 2000 during his father's time with the Portland Trail Blazers, though he spent most of his childhood in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Pippen Jr. transferred to Sierra Canyon in suburban Los Angeles ahead of his junior year of high school.

Pippen Jr. and the Memphis Grizzlies will discover their opening night opponent, as well as the other 81 games on their calendar, when the full NBA schedule is released later this week.