It looks like the New York Knicks won’t have the opportunity to draft Ja Morant this summer. According to Jonathan Givony of ESPN, the Memphis Grizzlies are “locked in on” Morant with the No. 2 pick.
That means that the Knicks will miss out on Morant and Zion Williamson. The Duke product was a household name from the moment he stepped on campus in Durham.
Morant rose to stardom at mid-major Murray State. The sophomore flew up draft boards as soon as the season began. Now he finds himself as the presumptive No.