Before the start of the 2021-22 season, I am afraid that no one thought that in the offseason to choose to send away the inner pillar Valaciunas, no Beverley and no Bledsoe, the Memphis Grizzlies dedicated to the young lineup will play a fantastic season. Halfway through the regular season, the young Grizzlies moved to third place in the West and held the league's longest 11-game winning streak with no sign of stopping.
The Grizzlies are arguably the hottest team in the league right now, and they are in the limelight. Of course, the Grizzlies' young leader, Ja Morant, enjoys the dividends of his record, and his popularity is also rising. Putting aside the official Grizzlies' speculation about the Warriors' little fan affair (any under-12-year-old fan can exchange the old jerseys of other stars for a Morant shirt plus two tickets), the young "point guard god" is indeed strong.
In a sense, this continued heat has helped Morant enter the ranks of superstars. How hot is he? We can see this from the all-Star fan votes — in the latest round of voting statistics, Morant, who was previously ranked third in the Western Guard, has completed his surpass of Dallas Mavericks top player Luca Doncic, and now he is in second place in the West, behind the popular veteran star and historic pitcher Stephen Curry.
This is already a great honor for Morant himself and a great affirmation by the fans. According to NBA celebrity Shams Charania, the vote kings in each position in the East and West are: Kevin Durant in the East, LeBron James in the West, DeMar DeRozan in the East, and Stephen Curry in the West. Being able to put it on a par with these well-known names, Morant is clearly at the stage of entering the room.
The young guard, full of gratitude and humility for the results of the All-Star vote, was asked by reporters in the interview booth how he thought about the results of the fans' votes, Morant said affectionately: "These are all due to my fans and fans. You know, I really appreciate them. Thank you so much, man, I really don't know what to say. I get excited at the thought of so many fans wanting to see me on the All-Star Game stage. Because of your encouragement and support, I can inspire the presence of me, love you! Thank you! ”
So far, Morant's personal scoring is close to averaging 25 points per game, a career high, and rebounds have also improved significantly from the previous two seasons. More critically, he has learned how to be a qualified leader to lead the team to victory. Originally, such a role was described as a young leader like Luka Doncic and Trae Young. However, this season's 2018 class of two males have suffered Waterloo, both personal data and team results have suffered huge setbacks.
At this juncture, Morant of the Class of 2019 came in the ascendancy and had the potential to replace Doncic — not just in the All-Star voting process. It's really a country with talent.