Always wanted to write an article about Morant, now is the time.
The water rolling in the east of the Yangtze River, the waves exhaust the heroes. The wheels of history roll forward, the waves of the times are turbulent, and the NBA's back waves are coming one after another, unleashing their talents on the world's highest stage.
Every era has a story of each era, and different eras have different memories, but what is the same is that every era needs their heroes.
The same is true of the Memphis Grizzlies, who have gone through 26 years since joining the NBA in 1995, and both the Vancouver Grizzlies and the Memphis Grizzlies are silently moving forward in search of their own savior.
Initially they got the star of hope - the all-round forward 'Abdul Raheem', formed a famous killer combination with Rivers, although there is no shortage of stars, but the record has always been lackluster.
Every new team in the league has to pay enough tuition, and this dark era is only gone after the new century, when the Grizzlies have moved from Vancouver to Memphis.
It was Sister-in-law who changed everything, who led the Grizzlies to the playoffs many times, but did not win until 2011, when the Grizzlies completed the Black Eight Miracle, but it was already a mistake.
As early as Los Angeles to assist Kobe, the Grizzlies have entered the era of black and white, which is the most glorious era in the history of the Grizzlies.
Even if the Predatory Grizzlies do not have the strength to compete for the championship, there is no team in the league that is willing to play against the Grizzlies first.
There is no unbroken feast in the world, 17 years of black and white with the departure of Randolph, the iron-blooded grizzly bears parted ways, and the memories of a generation also scattered with the wind.
After sending off Xiao Xiaoli in 19 years, the Grizzlies completely rebuilt, and this is the year, they chose their true son - Morant.
In the 19th Draft, the Pelicans selected Zion with a pick, the Grizzlies held the eye pick, and they got Morant.
At that time, there was also an episode in the draft, and Morant was selected with a sluggish face, not knowing whether he was dissatisfied with not being able to become a leader, or whether he did not enter the favorite New York, the big city and slightly regretted.
In his rookie season, Zion was injured in preseason and missed most of the season, and Morant played well and eventually won the best rookie.
It's a great pity and a shame that if Zion hadn't been injured, the battle for the best rookie would have been more exciting, more continuous and topical.
Zion and his Pelicans are still struggling, and Morant has led his team to the playoffs.
Ja Morant was an obscure player in high school, attending Murray State University, which is not a basketball school like Duke and North Carolina.
In his freshman year, Morant averaged 24.5 points, 5.7 rebounds, 10 assists, 1.8 steals and 0.8 blocks per game.
It was the first player to average 20 points and 10 assists per game since the NCAA had assist statistics in 1980. Morant eventually led Morrie to the second round of the NCAA Championship.
Morant's basic skills are solid, his vision is broad, his mind is cool, he is old and hot-blooded, tough and soft, and before this season, his three points were still worrying.
But the opening three games, 37 points, 28 points, 40 points, relying on jump shots, not free throws, but rushing to the basket, and three points, so far, Morant leads the scoring list.
The first game of the Cavaliers, 1 of 4 from three points, the Clippers in the second game, 2 of 7 from three points, the Lakers in three games, 5 of 7 from three points, the shooting rate is very high, and the 44% shooting rate has crushed most people.
Of course, it's just three games of data, and it doesn't make much reference, and as the season progresses, this data will fluctuate.
But this is only Morant's third season, he has shown superstardom, in Morant's body, as if forever full of energy, he gives people the feeling on the field: the ball is in the hand with me!
He not only has a powerful dunk, but also a delicate throw, a fairy-level lever, but also a wide field of vision and a silky split.
In Morant, you can see that the teenager Wei Shao who rushed up is a violent buckle, but he is more calm and composed than Wei Shao, and he can see the shadow of the peak Rose, but it is more blood-boiling than Rose.
His movements on the court, whether you are in front of the best defender of 2 meters 16 like Gobert, or a tall center of 2 meters 10 like Brother Thick Brow, rushing up to want to make a partition.
Even if it didn't work out, it was particularly morale-boosting, and the scene was particularly burning, like a scene in a novel.
It is also this style of play, in the past two seasons, he has been the most hat-eating defender after Sexton.
He has already been hatted 7 times in just three games this season, but his work in the paint far exceeds that of others, and it is not difficult to foresee that as the season progresses, he may eat more hats.
But that doesn't affect his stardom, just imagine, when you have a teammate next to you who is 1 meter 6 and rushes up to block the opponent of 1 meter 85, do you think this is not enough?
And Morant is also a good leader, he can persuade Jalan Jackson Jr. and Melton to defend seriously, which is a rare leadership talent, which is much stronger than Toko.
Last season, Morant led the Grizzlies to beat the Warriors into the playoffs, announcing that the Grizzlies had officially completed their rebuilding revival.
Although the playoffs were swept by the Jazz 4:1 Gentleman, Morant really surprised everyone.
Breaking NBA history with 47 points in the second game of his playoff career, the highest single-game individual scoring record in the playoffs under the age of 22, a record that previously belonged to James, who scored 45 points against the Wizards in Game 5 of the 2006 Eastern Conference Semifinals.
Fifteen years later, Morant completed the transcendence of legend, a generation of new people for the old.
Not only that, but Morant averaged 30.2 points in the first five playoff games of his career, making him one of only 8 players in NBA history to average 30+ in the first five playoff games of his career.
Morant has accumulated 151 points and 41 assists in the first five playoff games of his career, making him the first player in NBA history to have at least 150 points and 40 assists in the first five playoff games of his career. If the Grizzlies enter the top four in the West this season, the probability of getting an MVP is very large, and you are the most eye-catching presence in the rookie, often getting more extra points, and it will be easier to get the MVP.
The spring breeze on the court is triumphant, soaring, and the off-court is also very filial, after signing a big contract, give dad a Dodge FrameR SRT, play in the playoffs and buy an Audi A8 for mom.
At that time, Morant's mother was so excited that she showed a dance step on the spot, soaring freely on the court, bravely moving forward, and filial piety outside the stadium, which is a high-quality idol for us.
Many times we complain about the environment, complain about the family situation, but do not complain about ourselves, even if the dove moves to the east, it is still hated.
Even if we are still powerless in the end, we can best survive in this environment, and the gold is not as good as the well-being of our families.
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