Ja Morant is the point guard who makes the Grizzlies run — literally. Entering his sixth season in the NBA, the 2020 NBA Rookie of the Year and 2022 Most Improved Player who also earned a spot on the 2021-22 All-NBA team sets the breakneck pace that helped Memphis earn the Western Conference's No. 2 seed in back-to-back seasons.
“When we got the head of the snake out there, everybody’s role is definitely going to change,” Jackson said of Morant.
That may have been a blessing in disguise both for Morant and the Grizzlies. Morant got to sit back and look at what matters most to him. Morant credits the time spent away from basketball working to heal and strengthen his shoulder with also helping rearrange his priorities. Grizzlies coach Taylor Jenkins had to work through much more than just the suspension and injury to Morant last season. He got to see 2023 NBA Defensive Player of the Yearhone his offensive skills along with GG Jackson and Vince Williams, who are both working through injuries that will keep them sidelined when Memphis opens the season Wednesday night at Utah.
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