The Rise & Fall of Ja Morant: Can He Rebuild in Portland?

Ja Morant was supposed to be the next face of the NBA. From an unknown guard at Murray State to the No. 2 pick in the 2019 NBA Draft, Morant's rise happened fast. He became Rookie of the Year, an All-Star, an All-NBA player and one of the most explosive players in basketball. Then everything changed. Suspensions. Injuries. Missed games. A career that suddenly couldn't maintain the momentum it had built. And in 2026, Memphis finally moved on — trading Ja Morant to the Portland Trail Blazers. Now, at 27, Ja is starting another chapter. This is the story of how one of basketball's most exciting young stars rose to the top, watched his career take a completely different direction, and ended up with one more chance to rewrite the story. But the biggest question remains: can Ja Morant become the player everyone once believed he could be? Watch until the end. #JaMorant #NBA #Basketball #MemphisGrizzlies #PortlandTrailBlazers #NBAStory #BasketballStory #SportsDocumentary #NBAHistory #JaMorantStory