"Morant will be the face of the league for the next 10-15 years." —Jamal Crawford.
Not only Crawford, star O'Neal, McHale, and former Raptors coach Sam Mitchell and others have also affirmed Morant's performance and play;
In the fan circle, there are more and more people who like Morant, according to the survey of the American media, Morant is the favorite star among Warriors fans, in addition to the members of the home team;
Not only that, but in the discussion about "who is the first person in 19 years", Morant's voice also overwhelmed Zion Williamson for the first time;
There is also the all-star starting list released some time ago, and the name of 3rd grader Morant is prominently listed, squeezing out a lot of popular players, such as Doncic, Mitchell, Booker, Paul and so on;
Whether you admit it or not, Morant is already on the road to superstardom, and see how explosive he is doing today.
Personal competence
For comparison, we can refer to the data that Rose won the MVP season:
Rose: Averaged 37.4 minutes per game, 25 points, 4.1 rebounds, 7.7 assists, 1.0 steals, 45 percent shooting and 33 percent three-point range;
Morant: Averaged 33.2 minutes per game, 26.5 points, 5.9 rebounds, 6.8 assists, 1.2 steals, shooting 49.3% from the field and 34.4% from three-point range;
It can be seen that Morant is not inferior to rose in the healthy era, and the offense is more efficient.
Don't look at Morant's thin body, still young, but he is full of impact, can dribble, according to the opponent's defensive changes to quickly make a judgment, or an accelerated direct dunk, or a sharp stop, and then a dashing small throw, in the scoring list, Morant has risen to no. 5, the backcourt players, second only to Trae Young and DeRozan, the booker, Harden and other serious scorers are far behind.
As for efficiency, Morant is not low, singles 1.0 points per round, ahead of the league's players 77.2%; blocking and dismantling 0.93 points per round, ahead of the league's 74.6% players, averaging 16.3 points per game in the box, ranking first in the league, and is the only guard in the NBA to lead this data in the past few years.
In recent games, Morant has been in hot form, 10 games, 9 games 30+, breaking a number of Grizzlies history records.
Ability to lead the team
The way Morant attacks the basket is fascinating, but at the same time, he also has good tandem ability, averaging 14th in the league in assists per game, higher than Curry, with an assist rate of 33.3%, ranking 13th in the league;
Under his leadership, the Grizzlies achieved a record of 38 wins and 18 losses, ranking 3rd in the West, although for a while, the Grizzlies played the league's first defensive efficiency without Morant, and also ushered in a wave of winning streaks, but when the game entered the scorching, Memphis fans still missed Morant, who averaged the league's second-highest 4.4 points per game at key moments of the season, and it was Morant who helped the Grizzlies win 16 of the 23 key games.
Before the start of the season, Morant set himself 3 goals, one is to enter the All-Star, one is selected for the Best Team, one is elected MVP, and now, the All-Star is done, the best lineup problem is not big, MVP although there is little hope, but in the latest list, Morant also broke into the top ten, considering that he is only 22 years old, the future opportunity to impact MVP is still more.