1 day Ago By Joe Krasnowski
A rival GM in a recent ESPN story did not mince words when talking about Memphis Grizzlies’ star Ja Morant. "Does he sell tickets? Yes," the rival GM told ESPN . "Is he a top-25 player when healthy? Yes.
Can he win multiple series as the best player? No. Not sure most years you can win even one. Plus he is always hurt.
" Yup, it was that brutal. There’s certainly some backing to the hot take, but its shocking to see a rival general manager speak their mind on one of the league’s biggest stars. The take comes days after Kendrick Perkins took to the airwaves to voice his opinion on the Grizzlies’ star as well.
"If you look at the firing of Taylor Jenkins, this came from the front office because they couldn’t see eye-to-eye as far as Taylor Jenkins wanted to run his own offense,” Perkins said. “So all of a sudden you have a front office, B.C.
, that hired his coaching staff, right? Which Memphis had one of the best offensive teams in the league, but they run the least pick and rolls in the league, right? Ja Morant thrives better in what—when he has the ball in his hands.” Morant’s tenure on the Grizzlies is certainly one of the biggest stories in the league as of now — Memphis firing head coach Taylor Jenkins last week certainly has had NBA pundits talking as well. “This firing also shows me we don’t care what you think, Ja,” Perkins said.
“So I think from this point forward, Ja Morant is auditioning. Follow The Sporting News on WhatsApp After this season, Morant will have three years and upwards of $120 million remaining on his current deal..
