I respect how he turned down calls from major schools and chose Murray State because he respected their relationship and how they gave him a chance first.

@pierregibson6699

2 жыл бұрын

That is the definition of Real!

@Kasciukaitis

2 жыл бұрын

@@pierregibson6699 I think Murray State respected him to. For real.

@pierregibson6699

2 жыл бұрын

@@Kasciukaitis exactly loyalty is always a two way street

Him coming from a “small” school makes his story even bigger and better!!! Everyone was focusing on Zion and whatnot but he kept his head down and now is competing with the western conference heavyweights!!

@LeStephanie69

2 жыл бұрын

OMG YESSS JA MORANT IS SO DADDY

@Woozlewuzzleable

2 жыл бұрын

@@LeStephanie69 Chill.

@LeStephanie69

2 жыл бұрын

@@Woozlewuzzleable you chill.

@duffal0

2 жыл бұрын

Funny that now Zion is the underrated one and Ja is the overrated one.

@FunWithMemesFunWithMemes

2 жыл бұрын

@@Woozlewuzzleable He has a point

Through hard work and dedication, Ja went from unranked to the #2 pick. And now he’s one of the bright stars this league has to offer👏🏾

@cookingwitchefzayy8830

2 жыл бұрын

It sounds corny but they can never measure heart and hardwork

@ProfessorWumbology

2 жыл бұрын

and luck

@wazzup233

2 жыл бұрын

And imagine if the Pelicans picked him over Zion and the Pels would return as a playoff contender today

@GameChanger-xi4iy

2 жыл бұрын

@@wazzup233 No they wouldn't have. People need to stop saying this, Ja would not have fit in with the pelicans he's not a floor raiser. in 2019 draft the pels already had Lonzo why would they draft another PG and they had to fill the forward spot and they got Zion it makes sense. And if you think about it Ja went to the perfect situation, a team that needed an offensive creator and a tema that could cover up his terrible defense with good defenders.

Ja was such a great leader in college and his leadership and electrifying play style that has captured the world and he will lead the grizzlies to a championship and future dynastic run I do believe something special is brewing in Memphis I love ja morant and the grizzlies have the brightest future in the nba

@jakebuchsbaum3348

2 жыл бұрын

As a warriors fan he’s one of my favorite players to watch and his rise is honestly similar to Steph curry

@ja4309

2 жыл бұрын

@@jakebuchsbaum3348 He's gonna be great (as if he wasn't already). The Warriors and Grizzlies already have the word "rivalry" in the air since last year

@jakebuchsbaum3348

2 жыл бұрын

@@ja4309 once Steph and cp3 retire he will take the torch as best point guard in the western conference

Im really really hoping that we get to see this guy remain injury free and ball out for years and years to come. He reminds me so much of what Derrick Rose was back in the day

@alwayyssgone

2 жыл бұрын

Bro rs

@Joshua-fr1xp

2 жыл бұрын

He is nothing like Derrick Rose.

@ryan5752

2 жыл бұрын

@@Joshua-fr1xp yes hes better

@ivanbravomunoz1305

2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely. I'd say he's a better shooter and better passer than him.

@spiegeltn

2 жыл бұрын

I'm watching the Timberwolves game right now and he took a really nasty stride and hurt his hip. He was out for about 15 minutes and I was really worried but he's back in the game now and getting through this game. What a relief!

One of the most exciting players in the league. Doesn't hesitate to go for dunks and highlight plays ever after getting blocked multiple times, his attacking mindset is so fun to watch.

I remember reading Ray Allen’s autobiography and found out that Ja Morant’s dad was actually his high school teammate!

@cedricasdfghjkl9151

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I'm reading it too right now, and when I read the name Morant, I raised my eyebrows, but wasn't sure if it really was his dad, because I forgot his name and the connection to South Carolina.

I live 10 mins from Memphis so this video hits fr. I’ve seen Ja play a few times and I must say it’s a experience like no other. The mans ability to jump and get to the basket is insane. Everyone here feels blessed to have Ja on the Grizzlies for sure 🔥

@TheBsheep

2 жыл бұрын

Where you stay?

@noskii5397

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheBsheep weird

I really hope he fixes his landings sometimes. Don't want to see Derrick Rose 2.0 because of bad landings.

@thebestcentaur

2 жыл бұрын

That's exactly what I'm afraid of too. D-Rose will probably be the first MVP not to make the HoF. I don't want Ja to end up in the same kind of situation

@silversoulken

2 жыл бұрын

I feel like when Rose retires here soon he’ll mentor Ja on that very thing to make sure Rose’s case never happens again. He’s been doing relatively well health wise lately even with restricted minutes.

@DKtrek21

2 жыл бұрын

If you look closely, Ja is not a flat footed athlete. Which btw is one of the major problems of so many injury prone athletes. Just look at DWade, DRose and Yao.

@thebestcentaur

2 жыл бұрын

@@DKtrek21 difference is, two of those three are HoFers. Ja is on that same trajectory as long as he can avoid what derailed Rose's journey there

@DKtrek21

2 жыл бұрын

@@thebestcentaur correct, but I don't see Ja going down anytime soon because of his mechanics on landing. He always land in a good posture. I am a Physical therapy student and my professor pointed out this one session. Ja is the opposite of Zion in landing and movement in general because Ja is only using his front part of his foot whereas Zion uses his full foot and the pressure is taking a toll on his whole lower limb esp his knees, that is why Ja is not injury prone while Zion is a walking time bomb, same with AD. Also their BMI also plays a part of thag. Sorry for the nerdy reply my man

Shows you that if you give the right person the opportunity, they can make the most of it with hard work

Went to the same high school as him! After he left they were in the rebuilding stage. He was the man! I don’t know him personally our dads know each other but me and him have never officially met! I’ve seen him and said what’s up and he did the same lol it’s so cool having someone from my hometown making it big!

@johndavis9321

2 жыл бұрын

Is it true his dad is a mason?

@rickysyndab8447

2 жыл бұрын

@@johndavis9321 that’s something that I’m not too aware of it but I wouldn’t be surprised if he is because my pops is a mason.

@johndavis9321

2 жыл бұрын

@@rickysyndab8447 I see and was that something that runs in your family or was your father the first in your family to become a mason?

@rickysyndab8447

2 жыл бұрын

@@johndavis9321 it’s runs in the family

@johndavis9321

2 жыл бұрын

@@rickysyndab8447 I see are u a mason?

Awesome to hear a story where the dad just does everything he can to make his son better. As a father myself, I’m looking forward to doing this with anything my son needs help with

I remember he played a game at my university in southern Illinois and I saw him play and still one of the most athletic people I have seen period. Such speed and explosion.

This man has a strong chance at the HoF as long as he stays healthy. Guaranteed. One of the best PGs in the league, and the hops are a beautiful touch to his overall game.

@duffal0

2 жыл бұрын

Idk about one of the best pgs in the league. Cant forget about Steph, Dame, Luka, CP3, Harden, Kyrie, Trae, SGA, and others. Ja will get there one day tho

@NasJuiced

2 жыл бұрын

@@duffal0 forget getting there one day, he’s already one of the best pgs in the league

@thebestcentaur

2 жыл бұрын

@@duffal0 fine, don't believe me. He's already there. Half the guys you mentioned, while heavy hitters in the league, will be retired or in the twilight of their careers within the next 5-7 years. His work ethic should be proof enough, and hopefully he'll go to a club that can reasonably contend for something in the near future. Like I said, as long as he stays healthy, hungry, and humble, he's going places

@thebestcentaur

2 жыл бұрын

@@NasJuiced my point exactly

@duffal0

2 жыл бұрын

@@thebestcentaur Memphis is the 3 seed and went 10-2 without him why would he go somewhere else wtf😂

Damn dude, I didn't think I could like Ja even more, but hearing the details of his journey to the NBA cemented him as my fav player in the league right now

Man absolutely I’m stunned tho , like legit , not even ESPN even hyped this kid much , but through much hard work and dedication, went from unranked to the #2 pick in the 2019 NBA Draft , and now one of the bright stars in the NBA

Two words: Hard work 😤

@tuneunleashed

2 жыл бұрын

3 words hard work and opportunity. If that coach didn't see him...you will never hear of Ja Morant. There are many like him out there but not seen or heard. There is a Giannis out there selling shoes in the streets that has the talent to be greater but lack of opportunity.

NBA stories like these are the best ones

Thanks for this video, dude! Morant is my favorite player on the league by far, and this was one of the best (if not the best one) videos that I've watched about he.

Saw him play once in college, not even realizing who he’d become. My college (Missouri State) was in the same conference.

Dude is explosive and quick he is such a good player. He's someone I want to see how great he could be.

Such an inspiring story. Thanks, Andy!

As a Memphis fan, this video makes me really happy. He stuck with Murry St. even when the bigger schools came around. Memphis is the Murry St. of the NBA and I have little doubt that he will be there for the long run! He is amazing ! GO GRIZZ

Best genuine basketball content hands down🙌🏿no click bait and excellent basketball analysis

Ja still comes to Murray State games in support, in fact I saw him in their most recent game against Austin Peay

Absolutely love his game and his attitude towards it. Probably will be my favorite player once steph retires.

@itsyezterday6350

2 жыл бұрын

My thoughts exactly!

Watched him play the other day... he is like a video game character... speed and agility on different level... he is going to be a superstar. stay healthy

He has a great family also good dad

@mokushmasmo6009

2 жыл бұрын

I've heard they have issues

been a huge fan of ja for years its cool to see a video about all this.

Love 2 see it 🙌🏽💯Great Vid

Ja morant’s hard work and efforts paids off☺️☺️

A true inspiration. Cannot agree more with u that Ja - without seriously bad luck - will come down as one of the greatest. Thank u for making this video!

His playstyle really resembles Drose before the injury imo..such an entertaining player and has the old school attitude.

And right now he leads the Memphis Grizzlies to their best season yet and IMO should be in the MVP conversation.

@dmking26

2 жыл бұрын

Except they have a higher win percentage in games he doesn’t play.

@Joshua-fr1xp

2 жыл бұрын

@@dmking26 And that's good silly.

@dmking26

2 жыл бұрын

@@Joshua-fr1xp Not for Ja’s MVP chances. Can’t be MVP when your team is better without you.

@Joshua-fr1xp

2 жыл бұрын

@@dmking26 That argument is just stupid. I guess we should take away LeBron's MVPs (Miami), Steve Nash (Phoenix), Jordan (Bulls), I could go on. Sit down man.

@dmking26

2 жыл бұрын

@@Joshua-fr1xp Were their team’s win percentage, offence & defensive rating better with them out? Nope. Ja’s a part of a good team, not the reason they’re good.

Best content! Loved it!

Love his work ethic and his drive to continue to get better. Kudos to those that gave Ja a chance.

i look at Morant as a smoother, more controlled and better overall version of Westbrook. As weird as it sounds his approach to the game reminds of young Kobe, a player who completely loves competition and thrives through it

@clampzzz

2 жыл бұрын

Better overall 💀 peak Russ wipes the shit out of him it’s not even funny. Don’t get ahead of yourself buddy

@kingaye372

2 жыл бұрын

@@clampzzz think before you speak. Ja is doing all of this and he's not even in his prime yet. You must be a major Westbrook fan that's stuck in the past due to your ignorance. Yes I've witnessed Westbrooks mvp season, but ja is that with more basketball iq and a better playmaker. And he's still improving. Hate all you want but right now he's better than russ and if he stays healthy and gets better he will be better than prime russ hands down

@jayow3391

2 жыл бұрын

I wouldnt necessarily say better overall. atleast not yet . Peak russ was Godly. It makes sense tho, Ja's fav. player or one of his favorite players was westbrook

@jayow3391

2 жыл бұрын

@@clampzzz fax but i think morant can reach that peak too, even surpass it

Great video. Ja is so fun to watch and totally an awesome player. Maybe top 10 soon? Cheers y’all. 🏀🍻🍄

First time I saw him was when he was up against Kyrie back in his rookie season. When I watched him just assert his dominance in that game, I thought to myself "he's gonna be a star that no one wants to be against". Fast forward to 2 seasons later and I wasn't disappointed

Great video

My school just knocked crestwood out the playoffs a few days ago. But i could tell they definitely hold themselves up to a certain standard since ja went there. Its like his competitiveness rubbed off on the entire area cuz them and the fans were pissed😭😭

Ja is such a great story hard work gets u far and he definitely has had all his work paying off. He himself as a young star is bringing the grizzlies to be one of the top teams in the west and he's only gonna get better not to mention the grizzlies have a lot of exciting young talent that's just gonna get better with him like my boi Dillion Brooks and bane ja is gonna be exciting to watch for the next coming decade and as a pelicans fan I feel pretty sad that we missed out on him because of the Zion hype and all that rip.

As a guy who's been involved wit basketball for a little over 50 years, to me Ja is one of the most exciting, explosive and impact making players to come into the NBA since Michael Jordan. And the way he plays, he's not a ball hog, either.

Living in the same city as him growing up hooping, I never heard of him till he went to Murray State. His story is very remarkable. It’s sad because city’s like what we live in with good schools gets overlooked and it’s a lot of talent in these small cities. With Ja making it, I hope it open up eyes for colleges not to look pass the small cities, and also his story should make anyone not to wanna give up on your dreams.

He reminds me of a young athletic Vince Carter

Future MVP!

@reidb6327

2 жыл бұрын

Let’s go kangs kangs in 4

@mokushmasmo6009

2 жыл бұрын

Hell nah

@forgottenson3411

2 жыл бұрын

@@mokushmasmo6009 Hell yes

Crazy story... so happy for him

I just love Ja. Truly an underdog story

JA is a sensational player he has this Ora about him that screams HOPE! ✊🏾

Ja was noticed in HS. He was on sports center at Murray St. unknown is a stretch lol

Love this guy. Love his story and what he has done for the Grizzlies. 💯

Difference between Rose and Ja is the excitement and enjoying while playing the game. Most of the time you can see ja smiling and enjoying on the court, a thing i didnt see much on rose. Im a big fan of rose to be honest, supported him all the way, through his ups and downs but the way ja is playing i can see that he has a better play style and leadership than rose.

i wonder how many undiscovered talented athletes are out there that are just like ja

@djten7446

2 жыл бұрын

Like the video said, many dozens of thousands.

Ja Morant got these college scouts out here working a lil bit harder now.

great story. definitely deserves the success he’s seen

Here in Memphis we feel so fortunate and so blessed to be able to witness some of greatest basketball highlights in the history of the sport for at least 80 + games each and every season. This young man entertaining skill level is completely through the roof. In Memphis it is rare and almost unheard of for the lottery balls to fall and bounce in the correct order that would allow us to acquire such a transcended generational talent like Ja. That kind of luck just don't happen around here very often. But having said that...WE ARE MEMPHIS AND IN JA WE TRUST!! GO GRIZZLIES AND TIGERS!!!

Awesome story, didn’t know his background beside balling out at Murray State

Seeing Ja’s journey from an unknown prospect to a star in the making with Memphis is great to see. The Grizzlies are on a tear right now spearheaded by Ja.

The best highlight player nowdays.

That's what I like when undiscovered talent is found 🏀🏀🏀 if he keeps his head high he's gonna be a force to be reckoned with

Live in 20 minutes away from Murray and went to watch several games. We always knew he was special the day he started playing

Reminds me of kawhi when it comes to being under the radar, nobody really knew who kawhi was and kawhi never even got to play in an McDonald's all-american game. However Im happy kawhi and ja Morant finally got noticed as they are among the best players in the NBA.

The first time I saw him playing my jaw just dropped. A rookie ist simply not supposed to be that good.

@elijahtownsend6225

2 жыл бұрын

he is not a rookie

Loved his hustle

Andy be like Ja (Djzcha) Morant lol I love it

His performance during March madness shot him up the draft board so quickly

Now i understand why Ja always got that "chips on his shoulder" attitude on him. He literally came from actual obscurity where everybody knew little to nothing about him back then.

I was a fan since the draft I knew this guy was gonna be a star

If Ja puts on a bit more muscle and doesn’t get injured I think he could be a HoF point guard

I just imagine how many talented guys get lost because they don't have connections

@tuneunleashed

2 жыл бұрын

Crazy thing is....that could had been Giannis too. If Giannis brother didn't push him to play basket ball and wasn't discovered you will never hear from Giannis.

I’m glad I watch all type of level of college basketball even tho sometimes I could be wrong I’m glad. I was right on ja I watched his early days in college and knew he was going to be good while everyone else kind of wrote him off for playing at a small school

Ja is living that NBA 2k story that it’s not cringe

I went to crestwood when Ja went, and I'm just letting everybody know that our school was, and as far as I know, still is, bummy as fuck. You don't expect anything major at all to come out of our school, or even our county for that matter. So seeing Ja's success and seeing people talk about his time at the school is always completely mind blowing to me.

I cried as a Knicks fan when we got the third pick. I wanted Ja 😭

morant idol ko tlga bgo pa mg college ngayon nba na

Ja Murray 💜💛

Real talent is really found anywhere in the world.

I'm cheering for this kid, just feel like he is the next best thing

Grizzlies are not even my team but I copped a Ja Morant city jersey !! He is fun to watch

Hey andy, can u make a video about Caris Levert? Thanks.

Work ethic and determination can take you on a long successful journey

I became a fan since he stood up and barked hard against Igoudala not playing. Kid turned into a Man leading the team saying they don't need any distractions like that. No fear indeed.

Nice.

The obv #1 choice from his draft. No hindsight required

my most favorite player in NBA today

Damn....proving doubters wrong

So Andy believes in multiverse theory too. :)

2:04 the first coach in the front is my coach right now for aau

I didn’t know about this until the announcers in the NBA 2K game mentioned it

Sad thing is that there are plenty of kids just like him right now in high school/college that needs to recognition to show that they’re great

I hope Morant gets a ring before he retires. Hope he doesn't have a career ending injury as hes only 23. I hope he continues to be a special piece to the Grizzlies. Shit i be hyped if he came tl the Knicks lol.

Jaylen Brown next video Andy Hoops 🙏🙏🙏

Scoring More than anyone in The paint, while being so small, its easy for scouts just declare that this won't work in The big leagues. I could imagine Tony Parker dominating college and being completely ignored with this Logic.

Can we see a Trae Story Andy?

Ja morant is the best young player i ever seen

I'm in your walls

@jordanstar4899

2 жыл бұрын

hey man.. get out of there

JA is a future NBA superstar

Ja proved that it's a/b hard work & determination not those fancy🏀youth program's. I love the fact he's poked holes in the theory u need to go through those programs to get notification......Ja is the next big thing & Zion can't get on the court!

It’s still insane that he was a complete UNKNOWN until he played in Murray State , like not even the big sports channels like ESPN even hyped this kid until he was in college , even the high school Ja Morant went was like obscurity

Ja Ja Morant