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Memphis Grizzlies: Ja Morant snubbed from list of stars to build around

The Memphis Grizzlies 2021 offseason comes on the heels of their best season since the beginning of the team’s rebuild. The Grizzlies finished 38-34 on the season and made a push for the NBA Playoffs in the NBA’s Play-In Tournament. They’d eventually be knocked out by the Utah Jazz, but put up a fight along the way.

At the center of that fight was Ja Morant, who averaged 30.2 points per game in the contest and looked like a seasoned NBA All-Star when it mattered for the Grizzlies. Even in the play-in tournament, Morant made clutch buckets for his team and put up impressive stat lines,

Morant posted 35 points, six assists, and four steals en route to a Grizzlies victory over the Stephen Curry-led Warriors.