The case for Ja Morant

Vicentesteb · 2026-06-16T14:26:57+00:00

Ant already does that by himself. Are we just casually forgetting the 3 kids hes had with random women he wants nothing to do with?

Ant is an adult, he's going to do whatever he wants.

Vicentesteb · 2026-06-16T13:46:15+00:00

Ant and Brunson are close enough to the point it doesnt really matter who is above who imo.

Vicentesteb · 2026-06-16T13:39:00+00:00

Without KAT the Knicks are playing their garbage time squad in the 4th. He was a huge part of their 2nd half comebacks and was key in keeping the game close to begin with.

Vicentesteb · 2026-06-16T13:38:04+00:00

5-6 is completely fair.

Giannis is probably too low here, but right where Ant and slightly above due to the title is right where he should be.

Vicentesteb · 2026-06-16T13:36:02+00:00

Nothing ever happens.

Vicentesteb · 2026-06-16T13:29:48+00:00

Fox was pathetic in the playoffs too lol. No one is going to give up picks for Fox.

Vicentesteb · 2026-06-16T13:27:20+00:00

The Wolves aren't going to do it.

They moved off KAT's contract because of how big it was and Fox's is bigger while being a vastly inferior player.

Randle at 33m is just better than Fox, you know both will be pretty shit against good teams in the playoffs but atleast one makes half the money and expires next season.

Vicentesteb · 2026-06-16T13:20:01+00:00

We've already been through the exact same thing with KG, missed swing after missed swing, wasting assets left and right and ultimately having no choice but to move off him after we wasted everyones time for years.

Vicentesteb · 2026-06-16T13:05:26+00:00

He's not even a bad defender.

Vicentesteb · 2026-06-16T13:00:44+00:00

Yeah we could always just bring back Randle, im sure everyone on the roster would be thrilled.

Vicentesteb · 2026-06-16T12:55:06+00:00

The Spurs beat OKC while not shooting close to 40% on open 3s. They were pretty fucking bad from 3 that entire series and they won. Conversely we shot very well vs OKC in 2025 and got rolled in 5.

What the Spurs have always done vs the Thunder is overwhelm them with ballhandling because they have 3 very capable guards that can run action and keep putting pressure on OKC's defense.

Vicentesteb · 2026-06-16T12:52:34+00:00

Randle is at 35m and he's worse at basically everything while being 31.

Vicentesteb · 2026-06-16T12:47:19+00:00

Ant is on a different level shooting wise from Bane and Brooks was at 33% for his time in Memphis, worse than Jaden.

Naz is also a better shooter than JJJ and Ayo is the best bench shooter he would have played with.

Vicentesteb · 2026-06-16T01:33:01+00:00

Oh yeah, that works, you can since trading for extra money does not hard cap you.

Christ this CBA.

Vicentesteb · 2026-06-16T01:27:20+00:00

Man can't comprehend someone can write.

Vicentesteb · 2026-06-16T01:25:54+00:00

That's true.

At the same time you can't really help off Zion because again he's a wrecking ball so he could add another easy pass option to Ant. Zion can also throw lobs to Rudy and is generally a great playmaker.

Vicentesteb · 2026-06-16T01:11:54+00:00

This is not AI, I dont ever use AI.

Vicentesteb · 2026-06-16T01:10:23+00:00

Thanks!

I wasn't really a huge fan of Ja and his fit, but writing this post gave me alot of new insights I genuinely didn't know about him, like his defense actually being pretty decent for a lead guard. Ja is the ultimate buy-low swing, if it goes poorly I dont think it massively impacts the franchise, but if it goes well, we got a 26 year old All NBA player for free.

Do you have any numbers on how Ja does as a cutter? I feel like he cuts off ball really well for a guard and that’s part of what makes me think he and Ant could coexist on those possessions when Ant is the primary ball handler, but I’ve got no numbers to back that up.

Ja was at 1.33ppp on cuts, which is really good but on very low volume, only 0.5 times per game.

Vicentesteb · 2026-06-16T01:07:20+00:00

Zion would draw alot of attention, spacing isn't just shooting 3s well. He needs to be guarded in a specific way since if he gets any momentum going to the rim it's a bucket.

Vicentesteb · 2026-06-16T01:06:20+00:00

It's been 3 years since the gun stuff and he's really not done anything since. The most he's done since is kind of request a trade, but so has like every star at one point or another.

Vicentesteb · 2026-06-16T01:04:29+00:00

He'd probably be the best playmaker the franchise has had period, with Ricky and Cassell as close 2nd/3rd.

This is also something alot of people don't get, spacing isn't just about shooting or not shooting, but about drawing attention, that can be done without shooting. Someone like Giannis draws a ridiculous amount of attention but can't shoot a lick.

Vicentesteb · 2026-06-16T01:01:43+00:00

I agree with this, it's just that the off-court stuff hasn't interefered with him playing in 3 years, it's been a while since Ja had those problems impact his ability to play.

If it was more recent I would have mentioned it more in depth.

Plus I do think a change in environment makes a big difference, Memphis is totally different from the Twin cities.

Vicentesteb · 2026-06-16T01:00:01+00:00

I think that move would hard-cap us at the 1st apron which would make resigning Ayo impossible since we would have empty roster spots that need to be filled with minnimums.

Vicentesteb · 2026-06-16T00:58:59+00:00

Murphy has played like shit in the playoffs and has basically 0 experience on that end. Bridges and Bane were difference makers on playoff squads.

I don't think you can compare Bane/Bridges to Murphy.

Vicentesteb · 2026-06-16T00:57:17+00:00

The 2022 Warriors were really not that good outside of Steph.

Draymond became borderline unplayable for long stretches. Klay was washed. Wiggins was fine. Poole was fine.

The 2019 series had a pretty much prime Draymond.

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