How future superstars Ja, Zion landed on the same AAU team
New Orleans Pelicans forward Zion Williamson, left, and Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant, former AAU teammates, exchange jerseys on Jan. 31, 2020. (Gerald Herbert/AP file)
One practice linked Ja Morant and Zion Williamson on the same South Carolina Hornets 17-and-under team. The rest is history.
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Drew Hill
Drew Hill covers the Memphis Grizzlies and is a top-10 APSE winner. He has worked throughout the South writing about college athletics before landing in Memphis.
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