LaMelo Ball, Ja Morant among 10 next-generation point guards

LaMelo Ball and Ja Morant have been impressive three weeks into the 2021-22 season.There’s a treat in Memphis on Wednesday and it has nothing to do with barbecue or the blues. The Hornets are in town to meet the Grizzlies (8 ET, NBA League Pass), which means those lucky enough to attend will get served a double-scoop of hoop pleasure: Ja Morant and LaMelo Ball on the same floor.

They haven’t even reached 23 years old and yet both are already household names and highlight fixtures. NBA League Pass wasn’t invented for them but it explains them. Morant is amazingly fluid on the fast break, especially if he’s finishing at the rim. Ball is much the same when he’s throwing the pass that finishes…