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Few moments in an NBA player\u2019s career crystallize the payoff of relentless work and collective trust quite like a major scoring milestone. While Jaylen Wells has not been immune<\/a> to the fits and starts slowing down the Memphis Grizzlies<\/a> this season, the second-year swingman did cross the 1000-point threshold before Thanksgiving dinners went cold. Yet, behind the statistics lies a humble competitor focused solely on winning, amusingly unaware that his girlfriend was tracking the countdown and capturing Pok\u00e9mon on Reddit all along.<\/p>\n

From a disciplined, low-turnover approach fueling a playoff push to the unexpected joy of discovering his own viral meme universe, this is more than just a tale of points on a board. It\u2019s a glimpse into the balance of focus and fun that defines a player on the rise. Captain Sailin’ Wells leads the Grizzlies in scoring over the past five games<\/a> after all. He is second in field goal percentage (64.4%) behind Zach Edey, and second in three-point shooting (57.5%), thanks to a scorching-hot Cam Spencer (62.5%, 4.8 3PA).<\/p>\n

Reflecting on the 1000-point moment with ClutchPoints, Wells emphasized the role his teammates played in his success after a road win over the New Orleans Pelicans.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt felt good having my teammates trust in me, keep swinging me the ball when I was open,\u201d Wells began. \u201cHaving the belief of my teammates is great.\u201d<\/p>\n

Known for defense, sharpshooting, and disciplined play, Wells credited the offseason grind. Thankfully for the former second-round pick, Tuomas Iisalo’s patience has paid off going into the holidays.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt shows that putting in the work works. I’ve been putting in the work on my shot,\u201d stressed Wells. \u201cI believe it’s finally showing up.\u201d<\/p>\n

Unsurprisingly, Wells was not obsessively tracking the numbers. That honor went to his girlfriend, who kept close tabs on his progress over the last few games.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy girlfriend was actually tracking the 1000-point thing more the last few games,\u201d Wells admitted. \u201cI didn’t know I was up there with the fastest ever to do it, though, and with the fewest turnovers. That’s what I try to do is just make winning plays. That starts with buckets and not turning the ball over.\u201d<\/p>\n

As the Grizzlies push through the season, his low-turnover style has been a boon for a team aiming to climb the Western Conference standings. But off the court, after the disappointment of a playoff exit last season, Wells stumbled upon something that lightened the mood.<\/p>\n

\u201cAfter we lost in the playoffs, I was just watching the games and came across (the Wellspost threads) on Reddit. I thought it was hilarious and just keep seeing more and more,\u201d joked Wells. \u201cMy girlfriend and I like to look at them at laugh. I’ve got a couple saved on my phone that are pretty funny.\u201d<\/p>\n

These \u201cWellspost\u201d threads, as \u201cJaylen Swells\/Gels\/Intel\u201d referred to them<\/a>, have apparently become a source of entertainment for the couple, blending his rising NBA profile with playful pop-culture crossovers. As he continues to build on his early success, it’s clear that Wells isn’t just focused on the stats. He’s embracing the journey, the work, and even the memes that come with it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Few moments in an NBA player\u2019s career crystallize the payoff of relentless work and collective trust quite like…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":453638,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3795],"tags":[7,1285,1997,294,2597,293,177,4070,6,1286,65997,2144],"class_list":{"0":"post-453637","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-memphis-grizzlies","8":"tag-basketball","9":"tag-editorials","10":"tag-exclusive","11":"tag-grizzlies","12":"tag-jaylen-wells","13":"tag-memphis","14":"tag-memphis-grizzlies","15":"tag-memphisgrizzlies","16":"tag-nba","17":"tag-nba-editorials","18":"tag-pokemon","19":"tag-reporting"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nba\/115662921712435220","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/453637","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=453637"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/453637\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/453638"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=453637"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=453637"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=453637"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}