This is absolutely obvious, and it obviously does not shock anyone in the NBA sphere as elsewhere. After an exceptional start to his career with the Grizzlies, incredible performances in a well-established collective and who knows which boss to count on, Ja Morant should logically extend to Memphis this summer. The tarot? Maximum, therefore 186 million dollars over 5 years… with some possible bonuses.
One and one make two.
The sun rises on the East.
The French are eating bread and Ja Morant will extend to Memphis.
Here is a sequence that seems to work perfectly, and which we should have confirmation in the coming weeks. A few days ago, we spoke to you in detail regarding the potentially less obvious situation in New Orleans, concerning the extension of Zion Williamson with the Pelicans. Let’s go ? We’re not going? Max or not max the contract? If the debate still exists in many cottages, the number 1 pick of the 2019 Draft should extend well in the Bayou as long as he reads the health conditions imposed by the franchise so that everything goes well and as planned over time. A little further north, in Tennessee, the conditions will be much less detailed because the debate simply does not have to be: Ja Morant is a phenomenon who has become a superstar this year, he is at the top of his health, the Grizzlies are in love with him, the leader adores Memphis, in short, take a room and close the door behind you.
It was Adrian Wojnarowski, just before Game 4 of the NBA Finals between Warriors and Celtics, who quickly returned to this file, taking much more time on the Zion case. Woj’s words on TV? A “contract extension should be signed fairly quickly” between Ja Morant and the Grizzlies, on the famous max contract which will be put on the table. Official Tarot: $186 million over 5 years, but with a nice bonus that can push the total up to $223 million if he ticks certain individual boxes. Which ones? Well it’s simple, be All-NBA once more or smash the competition and finish MVP of the regular season. We have seen these conditions, say designated player, integrate more and more regularly on the contracts of young very good players. Luka Doncic and Trae Young, to name a few, for example, sought their bonus by achieving a great 2021-22 season, which Ja Morant also hopes to achieve in order to receive the maximum amount that his contract offers him.
We want to say, all we need is for Ja to do the same thing to us as this year and everything should be fine. True darling official of the NBA, Morant had not waited for the start of the season to announce the leases. I’m one of the top 5 point guards in the NBA, chanted the marsupial in the middle of summer. If the sneers initially accompanied these remarks, they were very quickly replaced by a terrifying silence when they saw the leader riding on the competition. More than 27 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists on average at nearly 50% shooting success, for a Memphis team that finished Top 2 in the Western Conference…? Beyond the numbers, the impact on the game, the spectacular actions, this bewitching and striking side that attracted many eyes to Tennessee, a direct tenure for its 1st All-Star Game, a daily place in the Top 10 of the night and three of the five craziest actions of the whole season… Stop, don’t throw away the cup is full, not only has Ja Morant joined the elite of superstars but he has also confirmed in his own way in the Playoffs with some outstanding performances. Everyone still remembers his game with 47 points and 8 assists in Game 2 of the semi-finals once morest the Warriors, the tone was set for the rest of his career. It is therefore absolutely obvious that Ja will continue his adventure with the Grizzlies, just as obvious that Memphis will lock in the most spectacular and individually dominant player in his young history. When we see the future prospects in the franchise, we are just waiting for the official Woj tweet in early July, and it just is.
Next July 1, a few minutes following the start of the Free Agency, Ja Morant and the Grizzlies will extend for 5 years while waiting to see if it will be 186 or 223 million dollars that will be paid into the point guard’s account. Nothing more logical, and nothing more exciting for the future in Memphis. Ride youth, and see you next October for season 4 of Ja smashes the codes of the NBA.
Source : ESPN – Adrian Wojnarowski
