A season that started with All-Star goals for Memphis guard Ja Morant have grown far beyond that.
The third-year point guard has emerged as an legitimate MVP candidate.
Opposing coaches use words like “special,” a “true All-Star” and “one of the NBA’s best players period” to describe Morant.
“I don’t know any other way to put it,“ Lakers assistant coach David Fizdale said. “The guy is a superstar. I don’t see anybody that’s had a real true answer for the guy. What he’s done against some of the best teams in the league, the best defensive coaches, the best defensive minds, has been really impressive.”
Morant has had high expectations since Memphis drafted him with the No. 2 overall selection in 2019. He helped end a playoff drought leading the Grizzlies to play-in wins over San Antonio and Golden State to earn the No. 8 seed before Memphis lost to Utah in five games to cap his second season.
Now he’s helped Memphis become one of the NBA’s best. The…
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