Ja Morant is making history. First he was compared to Jordan, and now he’s being predicted for the MVP title.
Jah Morant is a 22-year-old basketball player who has been breaking records since his start. This season was no exception for him, and it only allowed the world to know his name and begin to marvel at his talent. Thanks to his outstanding play, the Memphis Grizzlies finished second in the Western Conference standings with an incredible record. The team even managed to beat Golden State in the win total.
Jah Morant’s personal successes
The young guard is already being touted as the MVP (Most Valuable Player of the Season) for what he does on the floor. Jah started playing for Memphis in 2019 when he was selected number two in the draft. After making a successful debut, the athlete managed to achieve NBA Rookie of the Year honours. Morant has already had two highly successful seasons under his belt. He is averaging 18.6 points, 3.9 rebounds and 3.3 assists.
This season, Jah has raised the bar even higher, showing a completely different level. Thanks to his hard work, the guy even attended his first All-Star Game. Morant is popular both within local championships and around the world. He commands attention due to his plasticity and leaping ability. He displays not only a productive but also aesthetically pleasing play.
Some are already comparing the guy to NBA legend Michael Jordan. Jah bears some resemblance to a young MJ, as confirmed by Kendrick Perkins, as well as experts Max Kellerman and Bill Simmons. As Morant has shown more and more impressive results each new season, he has managed to generate interest in terms of his immediate future.
Records and prospects
In addition to leading his team to victory, Jah is also setting records. Thus, one of the most recent was the result in the regular season game against the Chicago Bulls. Morant scored 46 points, which is a Memphis record. The past impressive total was 45 points, which was scored by Mike Miller. The record had been held for 15 years.
It wasn’t two days before 46 points was no longer “winning”. Ja’s new record is 52 points. This incredible performance was demonstrated in the game against the Spurs. Interestingly, the starting five scored only 18 points at all. That night, Jah made a clean shot from the logo, took a baserunner, received a pass across the floor and pulled a lot of other tricks.
In six games this season, the basketball player has scored more than 40 points. Only in one recent game against Boston did Jah manage to score 38 points, and in games against Orlando and Houston he backhanded slightly, scoring only 25 and 22 points respectively. But the guy’s average statistic was unaffected. It remained a fairy tale.
Another personal record for Morant, and indeed for Memphis, is that Jha is the first player in the history of the club to score more than 50 points for this team in a single game. It is known that the club has been in existence since 1995. Jha is the first player in 27 years to set such a record. But he is also the first player in NBA history to set such a record.
