“Can You Buy Me a Car Or Something?”: Ja Morant’s Epic 1 Word Flex to a $231 Million Decision Has NBA Fans In Utter Disbelief

The NBA teams are in the preparation stage for the next season. Every team wants to build a competitive side and challenge for a better finish next season. They are working on their teams and they know they need to improve to challenge for the play-in, playoffs, and the NBA championship. As such, the Memphis Grizzlies have started their conquest to get better. On the road to getting better, their first and foremost move is to keep the sensation who took the league by storm last season, Ja Morant.

Grizzlies are a young side. In the 2020-21 season, they became the youngest side to qualify for the playoffs since the Oklahoma City in 2010-11 season. Last season, their average went down even more. From 24.2 to 23.9. And amazingly, their winning percentage increased from .528 to .683. So it was natural from their perspective that they would secure their young squad and continue the good work. Especially when they have one of the most exciting youngsters in the NBA within their roster.

Ja Morant had his own way of announcing his decision to sign the contract extension.He is someone who likes to interact with fans and stay active on Twitter. With one worded tweet, ?Damn? and a picture, he had NBA fans going gaga.

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The Memphis Grizzlies certainly know Ja Morant?s worth. They know that Ja Morant is one of the most valuable players in the league. Moreover, he just might be the most valuable at his age. Consequently, the Grizzlies have decided to offer him a max deal. Ja Morant is set to sign a 5 year extension. It is a rookie maximum extension where he would earn $193 million. This figure can go up to a whopping $213 million.?

NBA fans react to massive extension deal for Ja Morant

NBA fans are stunned by the massive money Ja is about to make from designated rookie max extension. Moreover, it would be worth more than 200 million dollars, which is just astounding for the 22-year-old Ja Morant. NBA fans had appreciation, jokes and trolls, all of it on Ja?s tweet.

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Ja Morant was certainly one of the top performers of the last season. They crashed out of the playoffs against the Warriors, but the Warriors did not have it easy. Ja Morant and his young side made it through for the title winning side. They showed passion, character, talent, and capability to shock any opponent. Moreover, this is just a sign of things to come and how we can expect tremendous things from the team.

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Ja averaged 27.4 points per game with 5.7 rebounds and 6.7 assists in the regular season. In the playoffs, he averaged 27.1 points with 8 rebounds and 9.8 assists per game. His performances in all the three years he has played in the league give justice to the massive money he is about to earn. However, the Grizzlies might just hope that these performances continue and even improve. And we can see the great player Ja Morant has the potential to be.