Ja Morant is entering his seventh season in the NBA with the Memphis Grizzlies and has achieved great highs and lows throughout. His low points, mostly his injuries the last two seasons, have been a talking point for the Grizzlies' success this season and his contract extension status with the team.
Most pundits believe the Grizzlies will forgo the October 20th deadline to extend Morant's current five-year, $197 million contract until next offseason. While his availability and play on the court are likely the top reasons for that thinking, the fact that he has three years remaining on his rookie-scale extension gives them time to make a decision.