Ja Morant – and the rest of the 2019 NBA Draft Class – hit the rookie wall unlike any before them.
Shelved by the COVID-19 outbreak, the Memphis Grizzlies’ stud rookie saw a historic campaign halted. Just as Zion Williamson was making both the Rookie of the Year and West Playoff hunts an intriguing late season storyline, everything went up in smoke.
At this point, we can probably assume the NBA’s regular season is over. Some hypothetical versions of a season reboot include a truncated playoffs, such that the Grizzlies may not be involved.