Jaylen Wells born in 2003 is an American professional basketball player for the NBA franchise the Memphis Grizzlies. The 6 feet 8 inch Wells often plays as a shooting guard/small forward in the NBA and has a wingspan of 6 feet 7.25 inches. Wells was drafted as the 39th overall pick in the second round of the NBA draft in 2024. Wells who hails from Folsom, California and grew up in Sacramento attended Folsom High School and was named the area Player of the Year by The Sacramento Bee. After that Wells began his college playing career for the Sonoma State Seawolves as per his college profile on the Washington State University website.
During his time as a Sonoma player, Wells completed one of the best offensive seasons in Sonoma State history and led the league in scoring with 22.1 points per game and tied for first in rebounding with 8.7 boards per game and shot 52.3% from the field. Owing to his performances as a sophomore, Wells was named the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) Player. After his sophomore year, Wells transferred to Washington State. As a junior in 2023-24 Wells played in 34 out of 35 games and started in 20 of those games while averaging 12.6 points, 4.6 rebounds, 1.2 assists, and 0.5 steals, He earned All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention owing to his sporting success. In October 2024, Jaylen Wells made his NBA debut in a 126-124 victory over the Utah Jazz. After a great start to his rookie career and his great performances Wells was named Western Conference Rookie of the Month for the month of November.
Parents of Jaylen Wells
Fred and Laketia Hayward Wells are the parents of Jaylen Wells.
Jaylen Wells Father
Wells' father Fred works as an assistant ER manager at Kaiser Permanente in Sacramento.
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