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Ja Morant

RANK #492025-26 RESULTS · PTS LEAGUEG222025-26 9-CAT #123 8-CAT #64G · Portland Trail BlazersAge 266' 2"2025-26 seasonPROP GUIDE →

19.5

Points / game

3.3

Rebounds

8.1

Assists

28.5

Minutes

41.0%

FG%

35.9

FPTS / game

+4.4

vs G median

TIER 6 · #49 OVERALLDepth piece — #22 among guards

Ja Morant is ranked #22 among 198 eligible NBA guards. He profiles as a bench or matchup-based option — draft late or stream when the schedule lines up. He closed the season hot — 7.6 points per game above his average over the final five games, driven by a bigger role: 30 minutes/game vs 28.4 season-long. Volume gains tend to stick.

Percentile89%

2025-26 season results · Computed from official box scores · Points scoring: PTS + 1.2×REB + 1.5×AST + 3×STL + 3×BLK − TO · updated July 27

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Ja Morant 2026-27 fantasy outlook

DAY TO DAY

35.7Proj FPTS/G · ~1392 / 39 games

26.6–48.1Typical game · middle 50%

#49Projected rank

44.4ADP (ESPN drafts)

The market drafts him around #30; we rank him #49. Let someone else pay the premium. Projection drivers: growing workload (30 minutes/gm late vs 28.4 season), late-season gains in per-minute production.

INJURY RISK High^?AGE/WORKLOAD RISK Low^?ROLE SECURITY Unsettled^?How we grade risk

Projection updated July 27 · ESPN ADP updated July 27 · Range = 25th–75th percentile of his 2025-26 game log

Ja Morant consistency and floor

20 GAMES

21.7

Floor (p10)

35.9

Average

50.4

Ceiling (p90)

Consistency75%+ of average delivered70%

Boom rate125%+ of average25%

Bust rateunder half of average5%

35.8

Season avg FPTS

35.6

Last 10 FPTS

43.5

Last 5 FPTS

Morant vs other guards

PERCENTILE · 199 RANKED

Points19.589

Rebounds3.363

Assists8.198

Steals1.069

Blocks0.371

Minutes28.572

Fantasy PPG35.989

Percentile among all ranked NBA guards · 99 = best

Morant fantasy points, last 15 games

2025-26 · ■ BOOM · ■ BUST

SEASON HIGH 50.5SEASON LOW 10.2LAST 5 AVG 43.5

Ja Morant game log — 2025-26

■ BOOM · ■ BUST

DATE	OPP	RESULT	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FPTS
Jan 22	ATL	L 124-122	30	23	2	12	1	3	5	7-15	1-4	50.4
Jan 18	ORL	W 126-109	28	24	5	13	1	0	2	7-13	3-4	50.5
Jan 3	@LAL	L 128-121	31	16	3	11	2	0	3	7-18	0-3	39.1
Dec 31	PHI	L 139-136 OT	34	40	2	3	2	0	4	16-22	0-2	48.9
Dec 28	@WSH	L 116-112	27	21	0	7	0	0	3	8-16	3-5	28.5
Dec 27	MIL	W 125-104	25	17	4	10	1	0	4	6-11	0-0	35.8
Dec 16	@LAC	W 121-103	21	12	3	4	1	1	1	4-12	1-2	26.6
Dec 13	UTAH	L 130-126	25	21	4	10	0	1	4	7-20	2-5	39.8
Nov 15	@CLE	L 108-100	6	7	1	2	0	0	1	2-2	0-0	10.2
Nov 12	@NY	L 133-120	34	16	3	10	0	0	8	4-14	2-6	26.6
Nov 9	OKC	L 114-100	34	11	3	8	1	0	3	3-18	2-7	26.6
Nov 8	DAL	W 118-104	32	21	5	13	3	0	7	7-20	0-4	48.5
Nov 6	HOU	L 124-109	34	17	5	8	1	1	6	6-19	1-7	35
Nov 4	DET	L 114-106	35	18	5	10	1	0	5	5-16	0-4	37
Nov 1	LAL	L 117-112	31	8	1	7	1	0	1	3-14	0-6	21.7
Oct 30	@PHX	W 114-113	32	28	8	7	2	0	6	10-19	3-8	48.1
Oct 28	@GS	L 131-118	31	23	3	9	1	0	3	8-23	0-6	40.1
Oct 26	IND	W 128-103	27	19	3	8	1	0	0	5-14	0-2	37.6
Oct 25	MIA	L 146-114	22	12	2	6	0	0	3	4-16	0-4	20.4
Oct 23	NO	W 128-122	29	35	3	3	1	0	2	13-20	2-6	44.1

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QIs Ja Morant a good fantasy pick?

He's a depth option, not a priority pick: #49 overall, #22 at his position. Draft late or stream based on matchups.

QWhat round should Ja Morant be drafted in?

His current ADP in ESPN drafts is 44.4 (roughly round 5 in a 10-team league). We rank him #49, so he is priced above our projection.

QHow many fantasy points will Ja Morant score in 2026-27?

We project 35.7 points per game across an expected 39 games — approximately 1392 points for the season. His typical game last season landed between 26.6 and 48.1 (middle 50% of results), and that puts him #49 in projected scoring.

QHow does Ja Morant rank in category leagues?

Based on 2025-26 production, Ja Morant finished #123 in 9-cat and #64 in 8-cat leagues by per-game z-score value, versus #49 in points formats. High turnovers cost him in 9-cat — he climbs to #64 when turnovers are excluded.

QHow consistent is Ja Morant for fantasy?

He delivered at least 75% of his average in 70% of games, with a floor of 21.7 and a ceiling of 50.4 fantasy points. He boomed (125%+ of average) in 25% of games and busted (under half his average) in 5%.

Answers computed by HoopSplit from official box scores.