Ja Morant
- Age
- 27
- Height
- 6'2"
- Weight
- 174 lb
- Experience
- 7 yrs
Ignore his worst category (turnovers) and he's worth 0.49.
All upside, all risk — and now in Portland after the Memphis trade. An elbow injury wiped out most of last year (20 games) and our 42-game line is a flat refusal to trust the durability. Even healthy the profile is flawed for 9-cat: 3.4 turnovers, a .43 FG, almost no defensive stats behind the points and assists. Chase the ceiling late, never build around it.
Ja Morant enters 2026-27 at #103 on our board — Round 9 value in a standard 12-team draft, projected for 20.4 points, 3.7 rebounds and 7.6 assists in 28.8 minutes a night. The value is built on assists and free-throw percentage, with turnovers the soft spot in the profile. He's a natural fit for punt-turnovers builds — take that category out of the equation and his value climbs. Availability is the swing factor — we expect about 42 games, which is priced into his draft value.
GP = expected games this season (availability model + analyst judgment), not last year's total. DRAFT VAL = draft-day value (round/window-paced), used for draft decisions. MPG = projected minutes per game.
| Season | ValueG-score | GP | Projected per-game stats | Category value · G-score | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MPG | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | 3PM | FGM | FG% | FTM | FT% | TO | USG% | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | 3PM | FG% | FT% | TO | |||
| 2026-27projected | -0.96 | 42 | 28.8 | 20.4 | 3.7 | 7.6 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 6.9 | 42.9% | 5.0 | 86.8% | 3.4 | 27.8% | 0.51 | -0.80 | 1.58 | 0.04 | -0.61 | -0.22 | -0.80 | 0.79 | -1.45 |
Share of team plays a player uses while on the floor. The highlighted bar is our 2026-27 projection.
| Season | ValueG-score | GP | Per-game stats | Category value · G-score | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MPG | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | 3PM | FGM | FG% | FTM | FT% | TO | USG% | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | 3PM | FG% | FT% | TO | |||
| 2019-20MEM | -1.37 | 67 | 31.0 | 17.8 | 3.9 | 7.3 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 6.7 | 47.7% | 3.6 | 77.6% | 3.3 | 26.1% | 0.24 | -0.69 | 1.54 | -0.13 | -0.53 | -0.54 | 0.05 | -0.14 | -1.17 |
| 2020-21MEM | -2.45 | 63 | 32.6 | 19.1 | 4.0 | 7.4 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 6.8 | 44.9% | 4.3 | 72.8% | 3.2 | 27.4% | 0.34 | -0.61 | 1.43 | -0.14 | -0.67 | -0.45 | -0.39 | -0.83 | -1.15 |
| 2021-22MEM | 0.99 | 57 | 33.1 | 27.4 | 5.7 | 6.7 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 1.5 | 10.2 | 49.3% | 5.6 | 76.1% | 3.4 | 33.8% | 1.57 | -0.06 | 1.17 | 0.28 | -0.39 | -0.15 | 0.38 | -0.54 | -1.26 |
| 2022-23MEM | -0.14 | 61 | 31.9 | 26.2 | 5.9 | 8.1 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 9.3 | 46.6% | 6.1 | 74.8% | 3.4 | 34.9% | 1.17 | 0.02 | 1.61 | 0.17 | -0.47 | -0.14 | -0.43 | -0.80 | -1.28 |
| 2023-24MEM | 0.94 | 9 | 35.3 | 25.1 | 5.6 | 8.1 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 8.9 | 47.1% | 5.8 | 81.3% | 3.0 | 31.1% | 1.10 | -0.12 | 1.65 | -0.25 | -0.17 | -0.11 | -0.28 | 0.14 | -1.02 |
| 2024-25MEM | -0.49 | 50 | 30.4 | 23.2 | 4.1 | 7.3 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 1.8 | 8.1 | 45.4% | 5.3 | 82.4% | 3.7 | 32.6% | 0.88 | -0.59 | 1.42 | 0.19 | -0.70 | -0.02 | -0.38 | 0.25 | -1.55 |
| 2025-26MEM | -1.50 | 20 | 28.4 | 19.5 | 3.3 | 8.1 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 6.6 | 41.0% | 5.3 | 89.7% | 3.6 | 32.3% | 0.35 | -0.91 | 1.78 | -0.08 | -0.56 | -0.55 | -1.12 | 1.09 | -1.50 |
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What round should I draft Ja Morant in 2026-27 fantasy basketball?
Our board has Ja Morant at #103 overall — Round 9 value in a standard 12-team draft. That already weighs expected games (about 42), not just the per-game line.
Is Ja Morant a good fantasy basketball pick?
In the right build — he projects as a late-round value at #103, helping most in assists and free-throw percentage, with turnovers the main cost.
How many games will Ja Morant play in 2026-27?
We project about 42 games — an expected-games estimate from our availability model plus analyst judgment, rather than a repeat of last season's total.
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