American professional basketball player who plays in the National Basketball Association for the Memphis Grizzlies. He plays as a point guard. At the student level, he played for the Murray State Racers team of Murray State University. In the 2019 NBA Draft, he was selected as the second pick by the Memphis Grizzlies
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1. Early years
Morant was born in Dalzell, South Carolina. His father, Ty Morant, was a professional basketball player, however, when Jah was born, he ended his basketball career and became a hairdresser. Jha trained in his backyard with his father, who taught him step-back throwing and bought him tractor tires to train soft-landing jumps. As a child, Jha often played against older rivals, to which he always told his mother: "I don't care about big kids". Morant played for the South Carolina Hornets, a small grassroots team based in Columbia, South Carolina. For one season, he was teammates with Zion Williamson, the future number one of the NBA draft
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2. High school
Morant attended Crestwood High School in Sumter, South Carolina. During his first three years on the basketball team, Morant grew from 175 to 183 cm. Morant graduated from the school as the top scorer in its history, scoring 1,679 points, and also set a record for points in one match — 47 in a match with the Sumter School team . In the last two years of school, Jha averaged 27 points, 8 rebounds and 8 assists per game. Also during his time playing for Crestwood, Morant became a 3-time MVP of the state of South Carolina.
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3. Professional career
Morant was selected number two in the 2019 NBA Draft by the Memphis Grizzlies. On July 2, 2019, Morant signed a two-year contract with the Memphis Grizzlies worth $17.9 million. On October 23, 2019, Morant played his first NBA game against the Miami Heat (101:120), scoring 14 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists, as well as one interception and a blocked shot. On February 9, 2020, Morant made his first triple-double in his NBA career in a game against the Washington Wizards and helped his team win with a score of 106:99. In the 2019/20 season, Morant was the NBA rookie leader in assists per game (7.1) and points scored (1,138, 17.8 on average per game). On September 4, 2020, Morant was named the NBA Rookie of the Year, defeating Kendrick Nunn (Miami Heat) and Zion Williamson (New Orleans Pelicans) in the voting .
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Morant has a younger sister, Tenia, who grew up playing basketball with him in his backyard and now plays for Hillcrest High School in Dalzell. Morant has a tattoo on his left arm with the phrase: "beneath no one" — the advice his mother gave him. Morant's favorite artist is rapper Lil Baby. Morant's athleticism is often compared to point guard Russell Westbrook, who, according to Morant, is his favorite player.
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