Ja Morant’s growth timeline with Grizzlies now in motion
Rookie point guard will get the minutes to improve fast
Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant (12) shoots the ball against Miami Heat guards Tyler Herro (14) and Goran Dragic (7) during the first half of an NBA basketball game Wednesday, Oct. 23, in Miami. (Brynn Anderson/AP)
Rookie Ja Morant's first NBA game was occasionally spectacular and ultimately uneven, but he has 81 more games of runway in front of him.
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Don Wade has been a Memphis journalist since 1998 and he has won awards for both his sports and news/feature writing. He is originally from Kansas City and is married with three sons.
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