Temetrius Jamel "Ja" Morant (born August 10, 1999) is an American basketball player. He plays for the Portland Trail Blazers. This is a team in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for Murray State University. In 2019, he was an All-American college basketball player.
Morant was picked by the Grizzlies in the 2019 NBA draft. He was picked second in the draft. He was the NBA Rookie of the Year in 2020. In 2022, Morant was in the NBA All-Star Game, and was put on the All-NBA Team.
