Ja Morant (born Aug. 10, 1999 in Dalzell, South Carolina) is an American professional basketball player who plays as a point guard for the NBA Memphis Grizzlies.
Since June 21, 2019, in the 2019 NBA Draft, Ja Morant was selected by the Memphis Grizzlies with the second pick in the first round. Morant has been in the league for three seasons, and his performances can be described as eye-catching year by year, and surprising the team and fans year by year.
In the 2019-2020 rookie season, he averaged 17.8 points, 3.9 rebounds and 7.8 assists per game, which is indeed remarkable for a rookie who has just entered the league, and the Grizzlies' managerial team and coaching team are also wise heroes, and the first round of no. 2 picks can also be regarded as earned.
In the 2020-2021 season, the regular season statistics have improved slightly from the previous season, averaging 19.1 points, 4 rebounds and 7.4 assists per game, and also led the Grizzlies to the playoffs. Although the regular season statistics are still stable, but 5 playoff games let Morant shine, averaging 30.2 points, 4.8 rebounds and 8.2 assists per game, becoming the absolute core player of the team and proving his own value. Just like when he was in college, he averaged only 12.7 points, 6.5 rebounds, 6.3 assists and 0.9 steals in his freshman year, while he could get 24.5 points, 5.7 rebounds, 10 assists and 1.8 steals in his sophomore year. As long as he is given time to adapt to the environment, he can bring more surprises and energy.
In the 2021-2022 season, the Grizzlies have completed seven regular season games, 4-3, and are fifth in the West. With 28.3 points, 5.4 rebounds and 7.7 assists, Morant is currently scoring just below the Warriors' Curry and Clippers' George, ranking third, and definitely has the potential to hit the league's leading scorer this season. In 7 games this season, only one has scored less than 20, just to say that the young people are so fierce. Morant was stronger, scoring 40 and 30 points against the Lakers and Warriors.
Morant's playing style is very similar to Iverson, whether it is a difficult breakthrough layup, an emergency stop jump shot, a second pass connection, a big heart performance, etc., all of which have the shadow of the answer in the court, and the most similar should be the same untamed personality as the answer, and the spirit of not being afraid of losing the battle to the end.