LaRavia was drafted in the first round by the Grizzlies in 2022, and while he has had some decent stretches where he has gotten playing time, but hasn't been a consistent part of the rotation, playing in just under 1,100 total minutes across 58 games during his first two seasons. He is on track for slightly more minutes thus far in '24-'25, but his minutes might drop once the Grizzlies get healthier. LaRavia has decent size at 6'7", and has shot decently from 3 thus far in his career, hitting just under 38% of his 3-pointers (according to Cleaning the Glass, which filters out garbage time and end-of-quarter heaves). However, he has really struggled from two, hitting only 48% of his attempts from inside the arc. He has particularly struggled at the rim, as he isn't a great athlete and someone that will finish above the rim. He has passing feel, posting good assist rates and overall making the right reads. Defensively, LaRavia isn't very quick and can get beat off-the-dribble. He's someone that would very likely get targeted in the playoffs if he were to get rotation minutes there. His size helps, and we have seen similar guys like Duncan Robinson and Sam Hauser overcome physical struggles to become survivable defenders. Those guys are elite shooters though, and LaRavia isn't there at this point. To his credit, LaRavia has been decently disruptive, posting good steal and block rates. Out of all the players that had their rookie options declined, LaRavia the one that was most surprising, and the player I am most confident of sticking around in the league (although that's a pretty low bar for this group). If he can shoot a little better, and continue to work on being a decent defender, I think he could actually have a decently long career, even if he's never someone that signs a big long-term contract.