Ja Morant is known as an American professional basketball player for the Memphis Grizzlies of the National Basketball Association. He is most famous for being the second draft pick in the 2019 NBA Draft.

Background and Age

Temetrius Jamel "Ja" Morant was born on August 10, 1999 in Dalzell, SC. He was born as the child of former basketball player Tee Morant. Ja went to Crestwood High School in Sumter, South Carolina. In his initial three years with the basketball crew, Ja developed to a superb player. In his last two seasons for Crestwood, JA averaged 27 points, 8 rebounds, and 8 assists for every game, winning South Carolina Class 3A All-State respects in the two years. At the point when he left the group, he left as its unequaled driving scorer, with 1,679 points and set a career-high with 56 points against Sumter High School. He likewise left as a three-time All-Region Most Valuable Player (MVP).

He had an immediate effect at Murray State, gaining first-group All-OVC respects as a rookie. Morant had a breakout sophomore season, which saw him win OVC Player of the Year while outperforming the school record for triple-doubles and the record for single-season assists, which likewise drove the whole NCAA that season. He was delicately recruited by NCAA Division I programs and unranked by selecting administrations in spite of acquiring All-State differentiation at Crestwood High School in Sumter, South Carolina.

Career and Net Worth

Ja averaged 12.7 points, 6.5 rebounds, and 6.3 assists per game, starting in every one of the 32 of his games as a first-year recruit for Murray State, and on November 13, 2017, against Middle Tennessee, he appeared with a team high 16 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists.

At the 2019 NBA Draft, Morant was selected by the Memphis Grizzlies with the number two overall pick.

In October 2019, Ja Morant impressed early in the regular season as his Memphis Grizzlies took out the Brooklyn Nets, 134-133. In light of Morant's 30-point, nine-assist blast, the No. 2 pick from Murray State means to stay one of the most attractive on screen players at this next level of basketball. He gained the respect of many fans for outdueling the leader of the Nets, Kyrie Irving.

Marriage, Wife and Kids

Morant is in a relationship with a young lady named KK Dixon who is presently the mother to their infant. The couple has been dating since fall 2018. The lovebirds gave birth to their infant young lady on Sep 7, 2019. The couple reported the birth of their little girl, who is named Kaari J through Instagram. As indicated by a post by KK Dixon, the child showed up two months sooner of the booked date.