Is Ja Morant a tier 3 star or tier 4 at this point?

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Is Ja Morant a tier 3 star or tier 4 at this point? 

Post#1 » by The Servant » Fri Nov 7, 2025 6:31 pm

What tier is 2025 Ja in?

Tier 1: Luka, SGA, Giannis, Jokic, Wemby

Tier 2: Jaylen Brown, Booker, Brunson

Tier 3: KAT, Jalen Williams, Banchero, Cade

Tier 4: Zach Lavine, James Harden, Siakam
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Post#2 » by DusterBuster » Fri Nov 7, 2025 6:32 pm

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Re: Is Ja Morant a tier 3 star or tier 4 at this point? 

Post#3 » by 52-12-7 » Fri Nov 7, 2025 6:33 pm

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Re: Is Ja Morant a tier 3 star or tier 4 at this point? 

Post#4 » by Woodsanity » Fri Nov 7, 2025 6:37 pm

He is tier 5 or lower at this point. He is a shell of his former self with cancer issues.
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Re: Is Ja Morant a tier 3 star or tier 4 at this point? 

Post#5 » by KGtabake » Fri Nov 7, 2025 6:49 pm

He's not in top4 tiers at the moment but that can change if he goes to another team.
It's not working in Memphis (ofc it's his fault).
If he goes elsewhere though, he can easily be top10 player(tier 2 on this thread).
Talent ain't an issue with him.

Edit. Lavine doesn't belong in any of these.
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Post#6 » by Slim Tubby » Fri Nov 7, 2025 6:52 pm

Tier 5...and where is Ant?

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Post#7 » by jg77 » Fri Nov 7, 2025 6:54 pm

Slim Tubby wrote:Tier 5...and where is Ant?

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Tier 1 imo...back to back WCF appearances.
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Post#8 » by Shock Defeat » Fri Nov 7, 2025 7:07 pm

Zach Lavine????
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Post#9 » by garlic » Fri Nov 7, 2025 7:24 pm

Shock Defeat wrote:Zach Lavine????


That's "Tier 4 Superstar Zach LaVine" to you, buddy.
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Re: Is Ja Morant a tier 3 star or tier 4 at this point? 

Post#10 » by Pattycakes » Fri Nov 7, 2025 7:37 pm

The Servant wrote:What tier is 2025 Ja in?

Tier 1: Luka, SGA, Giannis, Jokic, Wemby

Tier 2: Jaylen Brown, Booker, Brunson

Tier 3: KAT, Jalen Williams, Banchero, Cade

Tier 4: Zach Lavine, James Harden, Siakam

I hope this thread isn’t all encompassing cause there’s some guys much better than the ones you left here
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Post#11 » by Cavsfansince84 » Fri Nov 7, 2025 7:39 pm

Woodsanity wrote:He is tier 5 or lower at this point. He is a shell of his former self with cancer issues.


Ya, he's been declining every single year since 2022. His % of shots near the rim have gone way down as has his 3pt%. He's on track to be out of the league in a few years despite some people thinking he's still a star.
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Post#12 » by Chuck Everett » Fri Nov 7, 2025 7:43 pm

Insulting to Siakam and Harden to be lumped with Lavine.
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Post#13 » by dolphinatik » Fri Nov 7, 2025 7:51 pm

We talking game? He is tier 1.5. Off the court and behavior antics lowest tier.
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Re: Is Ja Morant a tier 3 star or tier 4 at this point? 

Post#14 » by Black Jack » Fri Nov 7, 2025 8:10 pm

Leaving off court idiocy aside...Ja is tier 3 with a better franchise that has shooters and a good coach.

On Memphis, 4.
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Post#15 » by tsherkin » Fri Nov 7, 2025 8:38 pm

Could use a poll.

I'd say 4. Evaluating him right now is probably a little unfair, because he's in a system which isn't maximizing him the way he wants, though he is being pouty about it. But he's an inefficient volume scorer who isn't a strong defender and has a lot of availability issues. He's a guy who wants to be a volume scorer and isn't a good choice for that role.
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Post#16 » by LarsV8 » Fri Nov 7, 2025 8:52 pm

He is in the Lavine, Melo, Fox, KAT, Lauri group of:

"Wait, do I actually even want this" level of stars.
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Post#17 » by Cavsfansince84 » Fri Nov 7, 2025 8:59 pm

I would say there is no such thing as tier 4 stars. At that point you are just a starter/6th man with some positive impact. There's tier 1 who are mvp caliber(roughly top 5-7 in the league). Tier 2 who are all nba caliber(top 15) & tier 3 who are all star caliber(top 30-35). Tier 4 is just good role player territory. For reference Ja was last an all star in 2023 and likely will not be this season either.
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Post#18 » by Woodsanity » Fri Nov 7, 2025 9:17 pm

dolphinatik wrote:We talking game? He is tier 1.5. Off the court and behavior antics lowest tier.

He peaked at 22-23 years old and was never the same after. Maybe he was a tier 1.5-tier 2 player back then but now he is nowhere close.
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Post#19 » by kobe_vs_jordan » Fri Nov 7, 2025 9:31 pm

Tiers kind of wonky after tier 1. I’ll take booker or Cade over Ja. The rest of the list I’m not sure better than a motivated Ja.
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Re: Is Ja Morant a tier 3 star or tier 4 at this point? 

Post#20 » by DusterBuster » Fri Nov 7, 2025 9:34 pm

Woodsanity wrote:He is tier 5 or lower at this point. He is a shell of his former self with cancer issues.


I mean, if Zach LaVine is 4... even with all his issues, I can put Ja at that tier.

Granted... these tiers the OP laid out are completely arbitrary.
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