Tuomas Iisalo: “GG has made big strides throughout the season”

Feb 26, 2026 3:51 PM

Memphis Grizzlies head coach Tuomas Iisalo believes that GG Jackson took the right steps as a player this month (averaging 17.0 PPG/6.2 RPG/2.0 APG/0.7 SPG/1.1 BPG/56.6% FG/61.9% 2-PT/48.8% 3-PT/67.4% FT/66.5% eFG/26.2 MPG over the last ten games).

(via Memphis Grizzlies):

“I mean, GG has made big strides throughout the season. We talked about it with GG during his summer league already that his superpower is getting to the paint, and he’s been doing a great job of touching the paint and his efficiency is career-high right now and how he’s finishing in those situations. That’s a testament to his hard work, and he’s also playing, I think, way simpler offensively. He’s playing well off the catch and finding the open guys, and still has to toggle that between the right amount of aggressiveness and patience. Defensively, he’s improved as a point-of-attack defender. There’s still some things that he needs to do better on the defensive end: being on a string, having that defensive awareness, rebounding better for his position. But I think it’s very encouraging the steps he’s making, and offensively has become a real weapon.”