Morant: It was tough to see Varan leave, and I was ready to work with Adams

Grizzlies guard Ja Morant was interviewed today and he talked about a number of topics.

Speaking about the replacement of his interior partner from Jonas Valanciunas to Steven Adams, Morant said: "I love playing with Jonas, he does a lot for us, he protects the basket, a lot of games have played 20+20 or 20+15 performances, it's difficult to see him leave. ”

'I'm ready for a partnership with Steven, my job is to make him comfortable under the basket, we have to build chemistry, it's the first time we've played together, he's a great player and I'm sure we'll get along well with him.'"

Speaking about the outlook for the team's future, Morant said: "I think we're still on the road to getting better, we played well last season but we went through a lot, winning the playoffs to get to the playoffs, and in the process we have to beat some really good teams. It's not easy to win, but every game we fight to the end and as soon as we step on the pitch it's going to be a fight. ”

In the 2020-21 regular season, Morant averaged 19.1 points, 4 rebounds and 7.4 assists per game.

(Editor: Yao Fan)