Has Ja Morant Figured It Out?

The Grizzlies are one of the hottest teams in the NBA right now, led by a very talented and hard working young core of players. Coach Nick breaks down Ja Morant's performance since he returned from a knee injury and explain how they've been so unbeatable.
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[fk-czpz]

Memphis did the small market rebuild perfectly. They’ll be a solid playoff team this year. The core of Ja, JJJ, Bane, and Brooks needs to be together for at least 3 seasons. The more time they have together the better they’ll get and eventually solidly themselves as a contender in the West.

[-ASTROMAGIC]

He definitely has, he's been playing like a bonafide superstar and top 5 PG this year. He's smart with his game and tries not to force anything. I thought his 3 ball saw a bit of improvement as well but his attempts per game are kept under control. His future is very bright

[ghostaccountlmao]

Ja is one of those players that's so advanced it's much better to listen to others talk about him than talk about him yourself - because I still haven't figured it out yet. I'm not sure of many who have.

[patrickpagaduan]

I know it's a long shot but jaylen brown to the memphis is an absolutely perfect scenario ngl

[JahNuhThunDeeTheOneAndOnly]

Only big thing Ja need to really improve are his landings

[jeanavos]

He's like Russell Westbrook with a greater basketball IQ and awareness. He reads the defense and drives accordingly. Russell drives and hoping to collapse the defense.

[georgiosyiannakou]

Definitely one of the most entertaining players to watch this year. Hoping he gets voted in the top 5 of the Western Conference All Star team

[WutTheDeuceGaming]

Best PG in the game imo, continuing to prove he should have been drafted #1. Kid is an amazing player.

[btrflyefct]

What I think is most impressive about Ja is that he looks like one of the boys playing basketball in the neighborhood court.

[kaidzz]

when the Bass starts you know Coach will show another masterpiece.

[ChanBoogie]

He one of those players that shut you up with his game a team player but not afraid to take over and has a will to win and has a style of play that is very old school attacking the rim, floaters and mid range shots but you have to respect his 3pt shot. And he playmaking more.

[xavierjdesigns]

Thinking Basketball also recently did an extremely high quality analysis of Ja's game and value

[ixyn]

I'm a Grizzlies fan and I'm stoked that Ja is in Memphis. It matches his whole vibe, looks good in that jersey too! We've been playing well for years without superstar talent, just straight gritty all heart basketball for years and I'm glad it's Ja to be the guy to show the haters wrong once again going from not even getting offers from colleges to being an absolute animal on the big stage. It's nice to see this guy have fun on a team with other plays like him too. Grit, defense, and team ball.

[ashle]

I hope he stays for an entire generation to be inspired by him

[scottjohnston]

Adam’s brick wall screens are a deadly combo

[pault]

He's got that sick hard dribble right b4 his

[_ftreiv]

Crazy how their rebuild only took them like 2 or 3 seasons at most. Prolly the quickest since the Spurs rebuild to get Timmy.

[wt]

Ja is becoming a monster. Athleticism of Westbrook in the PG position but with an actual basketball brain

[SonnyK]

It's crazy how Ja was a second year colleage player who not many people knew until March Maddness of his second year and now he's Ja Morant. He's become one of those rare second pick draft steals like Durant.

[moreala]

I still can't believe we passed on ja pick Zion I swear I knew he was going to be the next Greg Oden