On January 15, a Ja Morant highlight (No. 1 out of 49) was purchased off the platform’s secondary marketplace for a then-record $35,000. According to The Action Network, the Morant highlight’s original owner got it out of a pack and sold it in November for just under $2,000. That new owner then sold it last week for $35k, making an exceptional return on investment in less than 50 days. Four days after the Morant sale, a group of investors bought a LeBron James dunk highlight (No. 23 out of 59) for $47,500, capping off a 24-hour stretch in which the site saw more than $1 million in sales. Then, on Friday, a collector purchased a No. 1 LeBron James moment from Top Shots’ From The Top Series 1 set for a whopping $71,455, shattering the record.
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Position: G
Born: 08/10/99
Height: 6-3 / 1.91
Weight:174 lbs. / 78.9 kg.
Salary: $9,166,800
Born: 08/10/99
Height: 6-3 / 1.91
Weight:174 lbs. / 78.9 kg.
Salary: $9,166,800
Zion Williamson among players added to USA Basketball pool
Tim Reynolds: AP sources: Duncan Robinson, Zion Williamson, Trae Young and Ja Morant among players being added to USA Basketball consideration pool for Tokyo Olympics. They’ll be in addition to Olympic vets like LeBron James, Kevin Durant and almost all others who were in the pool a year ago.
Now that they’re in, it’s going to be very hard to get some players to opt out. “I love the game of basketball, so if I have the chance to play it, I will,” Grizzlies star guard Ja Morant told me on a Zoom Monday. “I also feel like COVID is a big thing going on right now. We still have to be safe. I feel like the league’s doing a great job, from last season to even this season, trying to stop it, make sure we keep the games going and everybody staying safe and healthy. I feel like as long as everybody locks into it, hold each other accountable and also their self, I feel like the season will be fine to continue to go on.”
Duane Rankin: Monty Williams said he thought he could’ve helped the team by taking a timeout with #Suns down 103-100 late, but trusted Chris Paul with the ball in that situation. Then he thought about challenging the offensive foul on Paul that Ja Morant drew on that possession.
Gerald Bourguet: Final: MEM 108, PHX 104 Ayton: 18 Pts, 16 Reb, 7-14 FG Paul: 16 Pts, 7 Ast, 3 Stl Booker: 12 Pts, 5-21 FG Morant: 17 Pts, 10 Ast
Kellan Olson: Monty Williams said Ja Morant is a one-man fastbreak. Generates offense when he gets into the paint. Suns have to get back in transition and control the glass. Monty emphasized offensive efficiency. Need to space the floor well and get good possessions.
So it came as little surprise to Morant, or anyone else in Memphis, that the emerging star guard was able to come back Saturday night in less than that initial three-week timeline, as he scored 17 points and dished out six assists to lead the Grizzlies to a 106-104 win over the Philadelphia 76ers. “It was huge, in the fact that he wanted to come back so fast,” said rookie forward Xavier Tillman, who had 15 points and 4 rebounds in 28 minutes. “For a guy who .. is a franchise kind-of-guy, they’re usually able to take their time and make sure they are 110 percent before they come back. I’m not saying he wasn’t 110 percent, but he was dying and itching to come back and help us win games. “To see that from your head guy motivates everybody else, including me, being one of the rookies on the team. It’s like, ‘Hey man, forget nicks and bruises. The dude looked like he broke his ankle and he’s itching to get back. If I have nicks and bruises, I can play, and I can give my heart.'”
