Ja Morant’s 2020-21 season will likely be remembered by his first NBA Playoff appearance, where the second-year guard broke the Memphis Grizzlies‘ franchise record for points per game in a hurry with 30.2 in four games against the Utah Jazz.
Between the NBA Play-In Tournament and the aforementioned series, Morant instantly became “that dude” in Memphis.
But one storyline that slowly faded away near the end of the season was Morant’s struggles shooting the ball from beyond the three-point line. After a subpar but acceptable year where Morant knocked down 33.5% of his long-range shots, he hit a brutal slump in the 2020-21 season.