Ja Morant
Guard · Portland Trail Blazers · #1
Ja Morant: season analysis
Ja Morant is a 27-year-old guard for the Portland Trail Blazers, wearing number 1. Listed at 6-foot-2 and 174 pounds, Morant has 8 years of NBA experience and played college basketball at Murray State.
In 2026-27, Morant is averaging 15.8 points, 2.5 rebounds and 5.5 assists in 25.8 minutes per game, starting all 4 games. The shooting line reads 54.2% from the field, 42.9% from three-point range and 83.3% from the free-throw line. Morant ranks third on the team in scoring.
Compared with 2025-26 with the Memphis Grizzlies (19.5 points in 28.5 minutes per game), scoring is down by 3.7 points per game and playing time down by 2.7 minutes.
Before this season, Morant played 7 NBA seasons and 327 games, averaging 22.4 points, 4.6 rebounds and 7.4 assists. The best scoring season so far was 2021-22 at 27.4 points per game.
Injury report: Morant is listed as out.
Background
Morant was drafted in 2019 by the Memphis Grizzlies franchise. NBA teams so far: Memphis Grizzlies (2019–2026), Portland Trail Blazers (2026–). Nationality: United States. Honors include the Bob Cousy Award (2019); the Lute Olson Award (2019); the Ohio Valley Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year (2019); the NBA All-Rookie Team; the NBA Rookie of the Year Award.
Background facts: Wikidata (CC0) · Ja Morant on Wikipedia ↗
Injury status
Out · reported 2026-11-08
Profile
| Team | Portland Trail Blazers |
|---|---|
| Position | Guard |
| Jersey | #1 |
| Age | 27 |
| Born | August 10, 1999 · Dalzell, SC, USA |
| Height | 6' 2" (1.88 m) |
| Weight | 174 lbs (79 kg) |
| College | Murray State |
| NBA experience | 8 years |
| Salary | $42,166,510 (2026-27) |
Trail Blazers teammates
Deni AvdijaF · #8
Toumani CamaraF · #33
Branden CarlsonC · #10
Sidy CissokoG · #91
Donovan ClinganC · #23
Yang HansenC · #16
Scoot HendersonG · #00
Jrue HolidayG · #5
Jayson KentG · #29
Vit KrejciG · #27
Damian LillardG · #0
Micah PotterC · #9
Shaedon SharpeG · #17
John TonjeF · #2
Robert Williams IIIC · #35
Chris YoungbloodG · #11
Last 4 games
| Date | Opponent | Result | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-29 | vs MEM | L 103-124 | 23 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6-14 | 2-5 | 0-0 | -7 |
| 2026-10-27 | @ LAL | W 136-129 | 31 | 23 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9-13 | 1-1 | 4-4 | +8 |
| 2026-10-23 | @ SAC | W 128-120 | 27 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5-13 | 1-5 | 1-2 | +7 |
| 2026-10-21 | vs PHX | W 124-83 | 23 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6-8 | 2-3 | 0-0 | +33 |
Season-by-season averages
| Season | Team | GP | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG% | 3P% | FT% | OR | DR | FG | 3PT | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | portland trail blazers | 4 | 4 | 25.8 | 15.8 | 2.5 | 5.5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 54.2 | 42.9 | 83.3 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 6.5-12.0 | 1.5-3.5 | 1.3-1.5 |
| 2025-26 | memphis grizzlies | 20 | 20 | 28.5 | 19.5 | 3.3 | 8.1 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 3.6 | 41.0 | 23.5 | 89.7 | 0.4 | 2.9 | 6.6-16.1 | 1.0-4.3 | 5.3-5.9 |
| 2024-25 | memphis grizzlies | 50 | 50 | 30.4 | 23.2 | 4.1 | 7.3 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 3.7 | 45.4 | 30.9 | 82.4 | 0.7 | 3.4 | 8.1-17.8 | 1.8-5.7 | 5.3-6.4 |
| 2023-24 | memphis grizzlies | 9 | 9 | 35.3 | 25.1 | 5.6 | 8.1 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 3.0 | 47.1 | 27.5 | 81.3 | 0.7 | 4.9 | 8.9-18.9 | 1.6-5.7 | 5.8-7.1 |
| 2022-23 | memphis grizzlies | 61 | 59 | 31.9 | 26.2 | 5.9 | 8.1 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 3.4 | 46.6 | 30.7 | 74.8 | 1.0 | 4.9 | 9.3-19.9 | 1.5-4.9 | 6.1-8.1 |
| 2021-22 | memphis grizzlies | 57 | 57 | 33.1 | 27.4 | 5.7 | 6.7 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 3.4 | 49.3 | 34.4 | 76.1 | 1.4 | 4.4 | 10.2-20.6 | 1.5-4.5 | 5.5-7.3 |
| 2020-21 | memphis grizzlies | 63 | 63 | 32.6 | 19.1 | 4.0 | 7.4 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 3.2 | 44.9 | 30.3 | 72.8 | 0.9 | 3.1 | 6.8-15.2 | 1.2-3.8 | 4.3-5.9 |
| 2019-20 | memphis grizzlies | 67 | 67 | 31.0 | 17.8 | 3.9 | 7.3 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 3.3 | 47.7 | 33.5 | 77.6 | 0.8 | 3.1 | 6.7-14.0 | 0.9-2.7 | 3.6-4.6 |
Profile, injury status and averages from ESPN's public NBA data, refreshed daily. MIN, PTS, REB… are per-game averages; OR/DR = offensive/defensive rebounds; FG, 3PT, FT = made-attempted per game.