Fantasy basketball: Ja Morant joins crowded Blazers backcourt - ESPN

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Moody: The Ja Morant era in Memphis is over, and from a fantasy standpoint, this trade creates more uncertainty than excitement. Morant heads to the Portland Trail Blazers after being traded by the Grizzlies for Jerami Grant and Kris Murray. The talent is obvious, but the red flags are just as clear.

Morant has played in only 79 of a possible 246 games over the past three seasons. He has reached 65 games only once in his seven-year career, and that came as a rookie. Availability has become the biggest issue. When Morant is on the floor, he is still productive. He averaged 19.5 PPG, 8.1 APG, 3.3 RPG and 1.0 SPG last season. Without a games-played minimum, those 8.1 APG would have ranked fifth in the league. Morant also averaged 15.7 drives per game, sixth in the league, and has ranked in the top six in drives every season of his career.

The concern is that his efficiency has slipped. Morant shot a career-low 23.5% from 3-point range last season, generated a career-worst 0.97 points per drive and shot under 50% in the paint for the first time in his career. The Trail Blazers' rotation suddenly becomes congested. Morant joins a backcourt that already includes Damian Lillard, Jrue Holiday, Scoot Henderson and Shaedon Sharpe, while Deni Avdija also handled playmaking duties last season. That hurts Morant's fantasy ceiling unless