Grayson Allen Out Indefinitely with Injury; Grizzlies G to Make Full Recovery

The Memphis Grizzlies announced Monday that guard Grayson Allen will be sidelined indefinitely after he suffered a hip injury during Friday's game against the Detroit Pistons.  

The injury will require offloading to heal, but the team believes he will make a full recovery.

Allen landing awkwardly on his left leg during the game against the Pistons, leaving after only six minutes of action. He didn't play Sunday against the Phoenix Suns.

This marks the latest injury for the 6'4", 198-pound guard in recent years. He underwent surgery on his left ankle in 2017, and he missed time as a rookie because of a right ankle sprain. He wound up making 38 appearances for the Utah Jazz last season as he split time between the NBA and the G League.

He left a Dec. 9 contest this season with a right ankle injury.

Utah used the No. 21 overall pick on Allen in 2018. He averaged only 5.6 points per game in his first year while shooting 37.6 percent from the floor and 32.3 percent from three-point range.

The Jazz traded Allen to the Grizzlies in July in the Mike Conley Jr. deal.

The 24-year-old is averaging 7.4 points on 44.9 percent shooting, including 36.3 percent from three-point range, in 30 games in his first season with the Grizzlies.

Allen's absence gives rookie point guard Ja Morant one less perimeter threat to work with, and Memphis struggled from beyond the arc a season ago. Dillon Brooks led all returning Grizzlies players in three-point shooting last season at 37.5 percent.