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with the second pick in the draft... who are you taking?
Ja Morant or RJ Barrett?
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Player Spotlight: Ja Morant
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Ja Morant became the 8th player in NCAA Tournament history to record a triple-double as he led his 12 seeded Racers in an upset over 5 seeded Marquette defeating them 83-64.
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Coming out of high school Morant was unranked by ESPN, 247Sports, Rivals, and by pretty much every major recruiting service. The only major D-1 offer he received came from South Carolina.
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This was probably due to the fact that Morant couldn’t dunk until he was a senior, which could potentially limit the upside of a prospect in a scout’s mind. That notion is COMPLETELY hysterical as he’s now viewed as a dynamic & explosive athlete.
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He eventually committed to Murray State where he is now playing out his sophomore season. This season he has taken a jump. And when I’m talking about a jump, I’m talking about an absolutely eye popping transformation:
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Freshman (2017-2018)
Stats: 12.7 ppg, 6.5 rpg, 6.3 apg, 0.9 spg, 0.4 bpg
Percentages: 45.9 FG%, 30.7 3PT%, 80.6 FT%
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Sophomore (2018-2019)
Stats: 24.4 ppg, 5.7 rpg, 10.2 apg, 1.8 spg, 0.8 bpg
Percentages: 50.4 FG%, 34.4 3PT%, 81.4 FT%
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His 10.2 apg leads the entire nation. His spectacular campaign this season has had him SKYROCKETING up draft boards as he’s currently projected as a top 3 pick. Here’s a breakdown of his top performances:
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vs. Missouri State (11/24): 29 pts, 13 reb, 12 ast
@ Alabama (11/26): 38 pts, 9 reb, 5 ast
@ UT-Martin (1/10): 36 pts, 4 reb, 18 ast
@ SIU-Edwardsville (1/19): 40 pts, 3 reb, 11 ast, 5 stl
vs. Eastern Kentucky (1/5): 34 pts, 8 reb, 10 ast
@ Eastern Kentucky (2/16): 25 pts, 8 reb, 14 ast
vs. Austin Peay (3/2): 27 pts, 6 reb, 13 ast
N Belmont (3/9): 36 pts, 7 reb, 3 ast
N Marquette (3/21): 17 pts, 11 reb, 16 ast
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Ja Morant possesses the type of physical tools & skill set that make him an electric & tantalizing NBA prospect. The fearlessness & unselfishness he plays with are things that can’t be taught, the guy simply makes everyone around him better.
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Ja Morant should be the FIRST name you hear after Zion Williamson when Adam Silver is calling names in June.
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What do you think is Morant’s ceiling?
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@NationalBasketballAnalyst
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