Kosta Koufos News: Koufos contributed 10 points (5-6 FG) and 12 rebounds in 22 minutes in Sunday's preseason rout of Maccabi Haifa.

Koufos contributed 10 points (5-6 FG) and 12 rebounds in 22 minutes in Sunday's preseason rout of Maccabi Haifa.

Koufos, acquired from Denver in the offseason, acquitted himself strongly in Sunday's win, chalking up a double-double and distancing himself from Ed Davis and Jon Leuer as the primary option off the bench in the Grizzlies' frontcourt. The Grizzlies will hope to keep starter Marc Gasol's regular season minutes down somewhat after the Spanish product averaged a career-high in minutes last year, and Koufos could be the primary beneficiary.