If there is any team that has surprised fans the most this season, it is undoubtedly the Memphis Grizzlies. This season's Grizzlies have a record of 45 wins and 22 losses, ranking second in the West, 0.5 wins ahead of the Warriors behind them and 3.5 wins ahead of the fourth-place Jazz! The rise of the Grizzlies this season was unthinkable by most people before the start of the season, and the most important reason for their rise is the core of the team, Ja Morant!
Recently, O'Neal, the Shark, also expressed his appreciation for Morant on the show, saying that he once said to Morant in person: "Hey, little brother, you're the best player in the league. Morant's face was filled with disbelief, and then O'Neill said to Morant, "I didn't make you happy, little brother, you are really the best, and I promise you that you are the best." ”
And O'Neal also said on the show that Morant is really great, Hardaway used to be like him, Kobe Used to be like him, and in a few years the league will be his world!
Morant has averaged 27.5 points, 5.8 rebounds, 6.7 assists and 1.2 steals per game this season, successfully entered the All-Star Team, countless difficult layups are amazing, and breaking career scoring records in two consecutive games is also very scary. Knowing that this season is only his third season, he is only 22 years old!
It took Morant just three years to go from a fishy team to a playoff marginal team to the league's second record. It's hard to imagine where Morant's ceiling is, and as long as there are no injuries, it could really be like O'Neal said, he's the NBA's facade player for years to come!