The Grizzlies' Jaylen Wells still leads for Rookie of the Year, but others are making a push in a historically underwhelming group.

Time was ticking. The pressure was on. For Luis Cabrera Jr. – full-time auto mechanic, part-time accomplice of Spurs forward Sandro Mamukelashvili – this was the white-knuckle automotive equivalent of a go-ahead free throw with no time on the clock.