Taylor Hendricks Off to a Slow-Minutes Start in Year Three With Memphis
Taylor Hendricks is healthy and not on the injury report as the Grizzlies open the 2026-27 season. Through his first four games he has played between 7.8 and 19.0 minutes a night, well off the 19.0-minute average he carried last season. Memphis went 3-1 in those four games, with Hendricks contributing modest scoring totals in a reserve-type workload so far.
By the Grizzlies Nightly Desk · updated 4 d ago01The story of the nightA Quiet Start to Season ThreeHendricks has appeared in four games this season.
Hendricks has appeared in four games this season. He had 5 points, 4 rebounds and an assist in 7.8 minutes in a win over Charlotte on October 16, and 5 points, 2 rebounds and an assist in 10.8 minutes in a win over Chicago on October 9. His fullest outing came October 5 against Atlanta, a win in which he scored 7 points with 6 rebounds in 19.0 minutes. In an October 7 loss to Orlando he scored a season-high 12 points in 11.3 minutes.
02What Last Season ShowedLast season Hendricks played 59 games for Memphis, averaging 19.0 minutes, 7.4 points, 3.7 rebounds and 0.9 assists.
Last season Hendricks played 59 games for Memphis, averaging 19.0 minutes, 7.4 points, 3.7 rebounds and 0.9 assists. He shot 45.9 percent from the field, 34.2 percent from three and 68.1 percent from the line, with a true shooting mark of 56.6 percent and a usage rate of 15.7. His plus-minus sat at minus-4.4. Now in his third season out of Central Florida, the 6-9, 215-pound forward is listed at #22 and is not dealing with any reported injury.

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