Scase wrote:Except for him being a better version of RJ getting to the rim, and overall a better defender, only lacking in shooting the 3.
Is he better at getting to the rim than RJ?
He certainly drives more, but as his volume has gone up, his ability to get all the way there has declined. Which is somewhat normal, to be fair, but does him no favors as far as scoring efficiency and the like. He's been around a 56% TS guy in his last two seasons of more than 9 GP, which isn't far better than RJ. And at 16.9 FGA/g, RJ got to the rim on 35.4% of his attempts this year, compared to Morant's 28.9 and 23.3% in 2023 and 2025, on 19.9 and 17.8 FGA/g.
He's a better penetrate-and-pitch guy, but we also have weaker shooting.
I dunno, man. Better defender, no doubt. Is the difference large enough on O to go with all the risks and flaws he has?
I don't know. Ja is good, he's a good example of how an inefficient dude can drive an offense with rim pressure and passing, but he's not a playoff marvel, he's not a dude you WANT supporting large volume and he has so many issues.