Ja Morant
#1 · Portland Trail Blazers · 6-2 (188 cm) · 174 lb · Murray State
Ja Morant plays for the Portland Trail Blazers. On the depth chart he's listed as starter at shooting guard and #2 at point guard. Ja Morant is out. He's expected back on 2026-12-01. In the 2026-27 season he has played 4 games, 4 as a starter, averaging 25.9 minutes per game. He plays most of his minutes at point guard (100 %). In the 2025-26 season he averaged 19.5 points, 3.3 rebounds and 8.1 assists per game. In the 2026-27 season he mostly guards Darius Acuff Jr., Matisse Thybulle, and Cedric Coward, who score 31.1 points per 100 possessions with him on them. The player who guards him most is Darius Acuff Jr.
Next game
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Out: won't play.
Trail Blazers vs Kings → Trail Blazers schedule → Probable starters →
Injury update
8 Nov.: El entrenador jefe, Micah Nori, afirmó que Morant se reunió con un médico en Los Ángeles, quien le dio buenas perspectivas sobre su recuperación de la lesión en el tendón de la corva. Aunque Nori no quiso dar detalles sobre el plazo de recuperación de Morant, añadió que «quizá no esté de baja tanto tiempo como pensábamos», según informa Sean Highkin, de Trail Blazers Insider.
On the depth chart
- Shooting Guard Starter
- Point Guard 2nd
Positions he can play: Point Guard
See the full Trail Blazers depth chart →On-court role
2026-27 season, based on the lineups he has played in.
- Games
- 4
- Min/game
- 25.9
- Starts
- 4
Minutes by position
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Point Guard100 %
Stats
Per-game averages and percentages for the whole regular season, with all his teams (stats.nba.com).
| Season | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG% | 3P% | FT% | TS% | USG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | 4 | 25.9 | 15.8 | 2.5 | 5.5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 54.2 | 42.9 | 83.3 | 62.2 | 21.8 |
| 2025-26 | 20 | 28.4 | 19.5 | 3.3 | 8.1 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 41.0 | 23.5 | 89.7 | 52.1 | 30.5 |
Game log
His latest games of the 2026-27 season.
Best games of the season: 23 pts @ Lakers (Oct 27) · 5 reb vs Suns (Oct 21) · 8 ast vs Suns (Oct 21)
Injury history
Each stretch listed as out or questionable on the injury report, with the team games he missed. Tracked since October 2026.
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Out Since Oct 30 (15 days) 7 games missed Expected return: Dec 1
8 Nov.: El entrenador jefe, Micah Nori, afirmó que Morant se reunió con un médico en Los Ángeles, quien le dio buenas perspectivas sobre su recuperación de la lesión en el tendón de la corva. Aunque Nori no quiso dar detalles sobre el plazo de recuperación de Morant, añadió que «quizá no esté de baja tanto tiempo como pensábamos», según informa Sean Highkin, de Trail Blazers Insider.
Compare with another player
vs Zach LaVine (Kings)
vs Jrue Holiday (Trail Blazers)
Who guards whom
2026-27 season, based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.
Who he guards
- Possessions
- 206
- Pts/100 poss.
- 31.1
- FG%
- 55%
Opponents he guarded most in 4 games:
| Opponent | Poss. | PTS | FG |
|---|---|---|---|
| Darius Acuff Jr. | 33 | 3 | 1/1 |
| Matisse Thybulle | 19 | 6 | 2/3 |
| Cedric Coward | 18 | 8 | 3/5 |
| Jalen Green | 15 | 0 | 0/0 |
| Jaylen Wells | 14 | 0 | 0/1 |
Who guards him
- Possessions
- 196
- Pts/100 poss.
- 21.0
- FG%
- 43%
Defenders who guarded him most in 4 games:
| Defender | Poss. | PTS | FG |
|---|---|---|---|
| Darius Acuff Jr. | 29 | 8 | 3/5 |
| Jalen Green | 20 | 1 | 0/2 |
| Matisse Thybulle | 15 | 2 | 1/4 |
| Jaylen Wells | 15 | 5 | 2/4 |
| Austin Reaves | 15 | 0 | 0/2 |