“The next Giannis of the NBA!”- Kendrick Perkins calls Ja Morant “the next superstar”, who might bring titles to his team


“The next Giannis of the NBA!”- Kendrick Perkins calls Ja Morant “the next superstar”, who might bring titles to his team

Kendrick Perkins and Ja Morant

Memphis Grizzlies point guard Ja Morant is undoubtedly one of the best upcoming players of this generation. He is the most exciting to watch and as he brings the spirit of a beast on the court it is not far that this player might shine among the bests in the league. 

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He is highly athletic and a great finisher at the rim. Alike anyone in the league his ability to think while he’s in mid-air is the most fans crave of him. Ja Morant was out for 12 games in the league in which his team stood at 10-2 but since his return things have started to turnaround.

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Ja Morant
Ja Morant

Memphis Grizzlies currently is at the fourth position on the Western Conference Standings, behind Utah Jazz. They’ve had 22 wins and 14 losses over a total of 36 games played.

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Kendrick Perkins praises Grizzlies point guard Ja Morant unlike any other in the league

NBA analyst Kendrick Perkins, in a discussion on ESPN‘s latest episode, was unable to hide his love and consideration for the Grizzlies point guard Ja Morant. It was not late when he was seen arguing that Ja Morant should have been a no-1 pick above Zion for the Grizzlies. Now he feels that the player can actually bring title’s back home. 

Earlier he was also quoted of saying that Ja Morant is a generational talent and he is a combination of most of the best players in the league.  

“I’m looking at Ja Morant and he’s going to be, in my opinion, the next Giannis of the NBA!”

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Perkins further goes on to explain why Ja Morant is going to be a leader of a franchise in the future. As he says “he gave us the sample size, last year they were in the play end and they were had to go into the playoffs in the game against the Warriors. And when you look at what he’s doing he has up his average in points and i mean he’s doing it all.” 

The fact is not hidden how much of show-off player Ja Morrant is and it seems Perkins loves that thing about the Grizzlies point guard. Remarking on the same Perkins said, “here’s the thing I love about Ja, he’s gonna flex on you, he’s gonna dance on you, he’s gonna post on ends of the ground, he’s gonna talk his noise and then he’s gonna back it up he gives them swagger and he is coaching that’s how I feel about Ja Morant”.

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Ja Morant
Ja Morant

Currently Ja Morant is been averaging 24.5 points, 5.7 rebounds and 6.6 assists per game in the league. In the last game against the Los Angeles Lakers Ja Morant collected 41 points, 10 rebounds and 2 assists leading his team to the victory by 104-99 on the final board.

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