Ja MorantPortland Trail Blazers · #1
Ja Morant is the explosive All-Star franchise point guard of the Memphis Grizzlies — one of the NBA's most electrifying downhill scorers and dunkers. Drafted 2nd in 2019 out of Murray State, he won Rookie of the Year (2020) and Most Improved Player (2022), made two All-Star teams, and earned All-NBA Second Team. His career has been shaped by injuries and, in 2023, two documented NBA suspensions.
Ja Morant — the report card
Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades from the DNA model + real production.
Where Ja Morant stands
Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.
Ja Morant — every number, three levels deep
Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.
How the model sees Ja Morant
Projection = per-minute rate × projected minutes. Rates are recency- and health-weighted, aged along a per-stat curve, and adjusted for live usage/role. No black box — every number shows its work.
Ja Morant career stats, season by season
| Season | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG% | 3P% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-20 | 67 | 31.0 | 17.8 | 3.9 | 7.3 | .477 | .335 |
| 2020-21 | 63 | 32.6 | 19.1 | 4.0 | 7.4 | .449 | .303 |
| 2021-22 | 57 | 33.1 | 27.4 | 5.7 | 6.7 | .493 | .344 |
| 2022-23 | 61 | 31.9 | 26.2 | 5.9 | 8.1 | .466 | .307 |
| 2023-24 | 9 | 35.3 | 25.1 | 5.6 | 8.1 | .471 | .275 |
| 2024-25 | 50 | 30.4 | 23.2 | 4.1 | 7.3 | .454 | .309 |
| 2025-26 | 20 | 28.5 | 19.5 | 3.3 | 8.1 | .410 | .235 |
| Career | 327 | 31.7 | 22.4 | 4.6 | 7.4 |
The Lab
Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.
Are the Portland Trail Blazers built to win?
Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.
The Ballad of Ja Morant
Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.
The beginning
The explosive All-Star franchise point guard — highlight-reel scoring and dunking for the Grizzlies.
Turning pro
Drafted 2nd overall, 2019 as a Guard.
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The explosive All-Star franchise point guard — highlight-reel scoring and dunking for the Grizzlies.
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The first NCAA player to average 20 points and 10 assists, Morant was drafted 2nd in 2019.
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He won Rookie of the Year (2020) and Most Improved Player (2022).
Off the court
- Height
- 6' 2"
- Weight
- 174 lbs
- College
- Murray State
- Experience
- 7th Season
- NBA debut
- 2019
- Draft
- 2nd overall, 2019
- Born
- Dalzell, South Carolina
- Age
- 27
- Jersey
- #1
Morant comes from a close basketball family — his father, Tee, a former player, and his mother, Jamie, a former point guard — and became a father himself in 2019. His rise from an overlooked recruit to a franchise face is one of the league's signature modern stories. In 2023 he served two NBA suspensions related to social-media conduct — documented events, noted here factually and briefly.
His on-court identity is explosive, downhill scoring and playmaking — an elite leaper with rim-attacking creativity, highlight dunks, and pace-pushing vision (around 22 points and 7 assists a game). His perimeter shooting and durability are the variables, but when healthy he is one of the NBA's most electrifying offensive engines and the Grizzlies' cornerstone.
An explosive, athletic point guard — downhill scoring, highlight dunking, and creative playmaking.
Ja Morant — frequently asked
The questions people ask most about Ja Morant, answered.
