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Jaylen Wells
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Memphis Grizzlies

Jaylen Wells

#0 · Memphis Grizzlies · 6-7 (201 cm) · Washington State

Jaylen Wells plays for the Memphis Grizzlies. On the depth chart he's listed as starter at small forward. Jaylen Wells is available, with no injuries. In the 2026-27 season he has played 11 games, 11 as a starter, averaging 27.3 minutes per game. He plays most of his minutes at small forward (88 %) and shooting guard (11 %). He averages 12.0 points, 3.0 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game in the 2026-27 season. In the 2026-27 season he mostly guards Darius Acuff Jr., Keyonte George, and Darryn Peterson, who score 22.9 points per 100 possessions with him on them. The player who guards him most is Darius Acuff Jr.

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BKN
Brooklyn Nets
Brooklyn Nets ·

Probable starter at small forward per the depth chart.

Grizzlies vs Nets → Grizzlies schedule → Probable starters →

On the depth chart

  • Small Forward Starter

Positions he can play: Small Forward

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On-court role

2026-27 season, based on the lineups he has played in.

Games
11
Min/game
27.3
Starts
11

Minutes by position

  • Small Forward88 %
  • Shooting Guard11 %

Stats

Per-game averages and percentages for the whole regular season, with all his teams (stats.nba.com).

Season GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK FG% 3P% FT% TS% USG%
2026-27 11 27.3 12.0 3.0 1.3 0.8 0.1 50.5 41.4 80.0 66.1 14.7
2025-26 69 26.4 12.5 3.2 1.6 0.9 0.1 43.1 35.3 78.4 55.9 18.9

Game log

In his last 5 games: 11.8 pts, 2.2 reb and 1.6 ast in 27.4 min (0.2 pts below his season average, 12.0)

Best games of the season: 22 pts vs Nuggets (Nov 11) · 7 reb @ Kings (Oct 25) · 3 ast vs Pacers (Nov 4)

Date Opp Result MIN PTS REB AST FG 3PT FT +/-
Nov 11 vs
DEN
Denver Nuggets
Nuggets
L 118-123 30:43 22 2 1 6-13 5-10 5-5 +5
Nov 9 @
TOR
Toronto Raptors
Raptors
W 118-102 25:59 14 4 1 5-8 4-5 0-0 +21
Nov 6 vs
OKC
Oklahoma City Thunder
Thunder
L 97-128 25:09 7 0 0 2-7 1-4 2-2 -31
Nov 4 vs
IND
Indiana Pacers
Pacers
L 103-107 21:27 0 2 3 0-3 0-3 0-0 0
Nov 2 vs
NOP
New Orleans Pelicans
Pelicans
L 134-135 33:51 16 3 3 6-11 3-8 1-1 +3
Oct 31 vs
SAC
Sacramento Kings
Kings
W 136-105 22:23 4 2 0 2-5 0-3 0-0 -9
Oct 29 @
POR
Portland Trail Blazers
Trail Blazers
W 124-103 25:01 10 1 0 4-9 2-7 0-0 +20
Oct 26 @
UTA
Utah Jazz
Jazz
W 110-105 30:16 14 3 0 5-9 2-5 2-2 -9
Oct 25 @
SAC
Sacramento Kings
Kings
W 123-112 32:48 16 7 3 6-7 2-2 2-2 +24
Oct 23 @
GSW
Golden State Warriors
Warriors
W 111-108 24:56 17 4 3 5-9 4-7 3-5 +12

Compare with another player

Who guards whom

2026-27 season, based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.

Who he guards

Possessions
569
Pts/100 poss.
22.9
FG%
51%

Opponents he guarded most in 11 games:

Opponent Poss. PTS FG
Darius Acuff Jr. 55 6 3/6
Keyonte George 48 6 2/7
Darryn Peterson 31 8 3/5
Stephen Curry 28 8 2/4
Jamal Murray 27 10 2/5

Who guards him

Possessions
578
Pts/100 poss.
23.4
FG%
40%

Defenders who guarded him most in 11 games:

Defender Poss. PTS FG
Darius Acuff Jr. 59 27 9/20
Keyonte George 58 17 6/10
Jeremiah Fears 36 6 2/6
Jamal Murray 34 10 4/7
Stephen Curry 32 8 2/6