What are the ingredients that make a great signature star? Is it the shoes? Is it solely on the name? Is it the market a player plays in? Whatever it is, Ja Morant should be next in line to receive the honor.
Tuesday night will be remembered as one of those nights that Morant took flight, in more ways than one. With Memphis on the verge of going down 3–2 to the Timberwolves in the first round of the NBA playoffs, the All-Star broke out one of the most spectacular performances of this postseason. Morant finished with 30 points, 13 rebounds and 9 assists in Memphis’s 111–109 win in Game 5. He struggled through the first three quarters but erupted in the fourth quarter, scoring 18 points and the game-winning layup.
