NBA · 2026-27
Ja Morant
#12 · G·
Portland Trail Blazers
- Height
- 6-2
- Weight
- 174 lb
- College
- Murray State
- Country
- USA
- Draft
- 2019 · Rd 1, Pick 2
- Seasons
- 2019–2026
Injury status
Reported Sep 4
Day-To-DayElbow — Arm — SprainEst. return Oct 1
Morant is set to share the playmaking duties with Damian Lillard in Portland's starting backcourt after being traded from Memphis.
Chris Haynes of NBA TV reported when the trade went down that the Trail Blazers had a Morant and Lillard backcourt pairing in mind, so it'll be interesting to see how the ball-handling responsibilities are divvied up in 2026-27 should they stick to that plan. Morant endured yet another injury-plagued campaign in 2025-26 with the Grizzlies, making just 20 appearances while shooting a career-low 41.0 percent from the floor and 23.5 percent from deep, and he's reached the 60-game mark just one time over his past five seasons. With plenty of questions surrounding his fit in his new digs, the dynamic 27-year-old point guard is shaping up as a difficult fantasy player to rank as a high-risk, high-reward gamble in the second half of drafts.
Season averages
2026-27
No games played in 2026-27.
Rest and travel splits
20 final games · 2025-26
Situation table7 situations
| Situation | GP | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | TS% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SeasonEvery final box score | 20 | 28.4 | 19.4 | 3.3 | 8.1 | 52.1% | −2.5 |
| Back-to-backs0 full local rest days | 2Small sample | 31.1+2.7 | 18.5−0.9 | 4.0+0.8 | 9.0+0.9 | 48.8%−3.3 | +1.0+3.5 |
| Long travel1,500+ miles since the prior scheduled game | 4Small sample | 28.40.0 | 18.5−0.9 | 2.8−0.5 | 9.0+0.9 | 47.9%−4.2 | −11.0−8.5 |
| Body-clock shift2+ hours from home time | 5 | 28.7+0.3 | 20.6+1.2 | 4.4+1.2 | 8.8+0.8 | 53.2%+1.1 | −1.2+1.3 |
| Dense windowEnds a 3-in-4, 4-in-6, or 5-in-7 | 6 | 31.8+3.4 | 21.0+1.6 | 4.8+1.6 | 9.2+1.1 | 48.8%−3.3 | +2.0+4.5 |
| Extended rest3+ full rest days | 2Small sample | 27.0−1.5 | 28.0+8.6 | 3.5+0.3 | 6.5−1.6 | 60.1%+8.0 | +0.5+3.0 |
| High-fatigue spotsFatigue Index 7+ of 10 | 1Small sample | 31.3+2.9 | 23.0+3.6 | 3.0−0.2 | 9.0+0.9 | 44.1%−8.0 | −16.0−13.5 |
| Road gamesAway from home; neutral floors excluded | 7 | 26.0−2.4 | 17.6−1.9 | 3.0−0.2 | 7.1−0.9 | 52.5%+0.4 | −9.6−7.1 |
True shooting drops 3.3 points in dense windows — 6 games.
How it's counted
Each situation shows this player's numbers in those games, with the difference from their full-season line in parentheses. The definition sits under each situation name. Situations overlap: one game can count in several.
True shooting is one shooting number that folds in threes and free throws; its differences are in points of TS%. Every final box score counts — there is no minutes cutoff. Fewer than 5 games reads as a small sample. These splits describe what happened. They do not prove the schedule caused it.
Game log
2026-27
No games played in 2026-27.