Player Dossier

Ja Morant

MEM · 2025-26Franchise engineMixed coverage

Pick-and-roll handler · Primary creator · Rim-pressure finisher · Helper / rotator

What does Ja Morant actually supply on the floor?

Ja Morant's strongest evidenced functions are creation, passing, rim pressure; the weakest available areas are shooting, rebounding, event creation. The profile is tied to MEM for 2025-26.

Function profile

2025-26 — eleven separate readings on a league scale. They are not additive.

Creation71

Rim pressure57

Shooting37

Passing68

Screening*—

Interior finish52

Point of attack*—

Switch coverage*—

Rim protection49

Event creation48

Rebounding48

* limited evidence for that function. A dash means the evidence was insufficient — not a zero. Use the separate function strengths to evaluate role and roster fit; do not treat them as one player-value score. POA or switch conclusions require lineup, matchup, and assignment evidence beyond this profile.

Season by season

Every governed season profile on record.

Season	Team	Role	Evidence	Creation	Rim pressure	Shooting	Passing	Screening	Interior finish	Point of attack	Switch coverage	Rim protection	Event creation	Rebounding
2025-26	MEM	Franchise engine	Mixed coverage	71	57	37	68	—	52	—	—	49	48	48
2024-25	MEM	—	High evidence	83	60	48	84	—	52	57	58	36	56	23
2023-24	MEM	—	Mixed coverage	61	64	46	58	—	46	39	39	49	40	41
2022-23	MEM	—	High evidence	75	66	45	72	47	49	57	62	45	55	42
2021-22	MEM	—	High evidence	84	70	52	80	—	53	50	51	43	58	54
2020-21	MEM	—	High evidence	84	67	44	86	—	57	48	44	30	40	40
2019-20	MEM	—	High evidence	89	65	49	87	—	42	—	—	32	41	26

What teams depended on him for

Seasons where a team's situation report named him a dependency case.

MEM · 2025-26Player function-loss evidence unavailable

MEM did not have enough reliable function-loss evidence to judge dependence on Ja Morant.

rotation 15%

Replacement evidence

Best observed five without him

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope · Jock Landale · Santi Aldama · Cam Spencer · Jaylen Wells

shrunk net 3.0510 over 160 possessions

on floor 1074 possessions · off floor 6051 possessions

MEM · 2024-25Single-skill dependence

MEM did not have strong functional backup for Ja Morant in passing; removing him cost about 26.2% of the team's production in that area. The next observed option was Scotty Pippen Jr..

rotation 40%loses 26.2% of passing

Replacement evidence

Best observed five without him

Luke Kennard · Jaren Jackson Jr. · Desmond Bane · Zach Edey · Jaylen Wells

shrunk net -1.0500 over 202 possessions

on floor 3176 possessions · off floor 4712 possessions

MEM · 2022-23Lineup performance dependence

MEM lineups performed 4.2 points per 100 possessions better with Ja Morant than without him. The best supported alternative was [Tyus Jones, Dillon Brooks, Jaren Jackson Jr., Xavier Tillman, Desmond Bane] over 328 possessions.

rotation 50%loses 31.3% of creation

Replacement evidence

Best observed five without him

Tyus Jones · Dillon Brooks · Jaren Jackson Jr. · Xavier Tillman · Desmond Bane

shrunk net 2.4190 over 328 possessions

on floor 4039 possessions · off floor 3927 possessions

MEM · 2021-22Single-skill dependence

MEM did not have strong functional backup for Ja Morant in creation; removing him cost about 28.2% of the team's production in that area. The next observed option was Steven Adams.

rotation 49%loses 28.2% of creation

Replacement evidence

Best observed five without him

Steven Adams · Tyus Jones · Dillon Brooks · Jaren Jackson Jr. · Desmond Bane

shrunk net 6.5200 over 457 possessions

on floor 4120 possessions · off floor 4268 possessions

MEM · 2020-21Lineup performance dependence

MEM lineups performed 3.3 points per 100 possessions better with Ja Morant than without him. The best supported alternative was [Jonas Valanciunas, Kyle Anderson, Tyus Jones, Dillon Brooks, Brandon Clarke] over 153 possessions.

rotation 62%loses 29.2% of passing

Replacement evidence

Best observed five without him

Jonas Valanciunas · Kyle Anderson · Tyus Jones · Dillon Brooks · Brandon Clarke

shrunk net -3.0330 over 153 possessions

on floor 4338 possessions · off floor 2593 possessions

MEM · 2019-20No supported replacement lineup sample

MEM did not have a sufficiently supported observed replacement lineup for Ja Morant. The database keeps the functional-loss evidence but does not invent a replacement plan.

rotation 59%loses 35.3% of creation

Replacement evidence

No replacement lineup is supported by the available evidence.

on floor 3933 possessions · off floor 2688 possessions

Known contract calendar

Governed contract events naming this player — dates carry their honest quality.

MEM · 2024-25Contract control horizonJun 30, 2028

Ja Morant has a reported contract-control horizon through the 2028 season. The June 30 date is a season-boundary planning proxy, not proof of exact free-agency status. No extension-review trigger is applied yet.

Function scores, roles, dependence records and contract events are separate evidence. No combined player value, trade value or ranking is computed from them, and none of them is a causal impact claim.