Ja Morant
NBA 2K26 Rating
Nationality: United States 
Team: Memphis Grizzlies
Jersey: #12
Archetype: Blow-By Dual Finisher
Height: 6'2" (188cm)
Weight: 174lbs (78kg)
Wingspan: 6'7" (201cm)
Season Salary: $39,446,090
Year(s) in the NBA: 7
Birthdate: August 10, 1999
Hometown: Dalzell, South Carolina
Prior to NBA: Murray State
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About Ja Morant
Ja Morant is a 26-year-old American professional basketball player who plays at the Point Guard or Shooting Guard position for the Memphis Grizzlies in the NBA. He is 6 feet 2 inches (188cm) tall, weighs 174 pounds (78kg), and has a wingspan of 6 feet 7 inches (201cm).
Ja played college basketball for two seasons at Murray State University. He joined the Murray State Racers for the 2017-2018 season and played through the 2018-2019 season before declaring for the NBA Draft. He was selected as the 2nd overall pick by the Memphis Grizzlies in the 2019 NBA Draft.
For the 2025-26 NBA season, Ja Morant's base salary is $39,446,090.
Ja Morant on NBA 2K26
On NBA 2K26, the Current Version of Ja Morant has an Overall 2K Rating of 87 with a Blow-By Dual Finisher Build. He has a total of 18 Badges in which 1 of them are Hall of Fame Level and 12 are Gold Level. The best aspect of Morant's game on 2K is his Playmaking. With an outstanding 95 Speed with Ball Rating, he can get to the basket quickly for a layup or kick-out pass when he has the ball especially during a fast break. In addition, his 96 Driving Dunk Rating allows him to dunk the ball in a spectacular manner especially on an open lane to the basket.
The above line graph shows his NBA 2K26 Rating Season Movement while below are his Attributes, Badges, Hot Zones and 2K Rating Over the Years.
The +/- symbol (when present) denotes the change in attribute values from the player's previous 2K Rating. Click here to view all NBA 2K26 Attributes Definitions.
Posterizer
Inside ScoringIncreases the chances of throwing down a dunk on your defender.
Aerial Wizard
Inside ScoringIncreases the ability to finish an alley-oop from a teammate or a putback finish off an offensive rebound.
Ankle Assassin
PlaymakingIncreases the ability to break down the defender or cross them up.
Break Starter
PlaymakingAfter grabbing a defensive rebound, deep outlet passes made up the court are more accurate. Passes must be made quickly after the defensive rebound.
Dimer
PlaymakingWhen in the half-court, passes by Dimers to open shooters yield a shot percentage boost.
Float Game
Inside ScoringImproves a player's ability to make floaters.
Handles For Days
PlaymakingA player takes less of an energy hit when performing consecutive dribble moves. allowing them to chain together combos quicker and for longer periods.
Layup Mixmaster
Inside ScoringImproves a player's ability to finish fancy or acrobatic layups successfully.
Lightning Launch
PlaymakingSpeeds up launches when attacking from the perimeter.
Physical Finisher
Inside ScoringImproves a player's ability to battle through contact and convert contact layups.
Pogo Stick
All AroundAllows players to quickly recover and go back up for another jump upon landing. This could be after a rebound, block attempt, or even jump shot.
Unpluckable
PlaymakingDefenders have a tougher time poking the ball free with their steal attempts.
Versatile Visionary
PlaymakingImproves a player's ability to thread and fit tight passes, including alley-oops, quickly and on time.
Bail Out
PlaymakingPassing out of a jump shot or layup yields fewer errant passes than normal. Additionally, it helps with passing out of double teams.
High-Flying Denier
DefenseBoosts the speed and leaping ability of a defensive player in anticipation of a block attempt.
Strong Handle
PlaymakingReduces the likelihood of being bothered by defenders when dribbling.
Deadeye
Outside ScoringJump shots taken with a defender closing out receive less of a penalty from a shot contest.
Set Shot Specialist
Outside ScoringBoosts chances of knocking down stand-still jump shots.
Deadeye
Outside ScoringJump shots taken with a defender closing out receive less of a penalty from a shot contest.
Set Shot Specialist
Outside ScoringBoosts chances of knocking down stand-still jump shots.
Posterizer
Inside ScoringIncreases the chances of throwing down a dunk on your defender.
Aerial Wizard
Inside ScoringIncreases the ability to finish an alley-oop from a teammate or a putback finish off an offensive rebound.
Float Game
Inside ScoringImproves a player's ability to make floaters.
Layup Mixmaster
Inside ScoringImproves a player's ability to finish fancy or acrobatic layups successfully.
Physical Finisher
Inside ScoringImproves a player's ability to battle through contact and convert contact layups.
Ankle Assassin
PlaymakingIncreases the ability to break down the defender or cross them up.
Break Starter
PlaymakingAfter grabbing a defensive rebound, deep outlet passes made up the court are more accurate. Passes must be made quickly after the defensive rebound.
Dimer
PlaymakingWhen in the half-court, passes by Dimers to open shooters yield a shot percentage boost.
Handles For Days
PlaymakingA player takes less of an energy hit when performing consecutive dribble moves. allowing them to chain together combos quicker and for longer periods.
Lightning Launch
PlaymakingSpeeds up launches when attacking from the perimeter.
Unpluckable
PlaymakingDefenders have a tougher time poking the ball free with their steal attempts.
Versatile Visionary
PlaymakingImproves a player's ability to thread and fit tight passes, including alley-oops, quickly and on time.
Bail Out
PlaymakingPassing out of a jump shot or layup yields fewer errant passes than normal. Additionally, it helps with passing out of double teams.
Strong Handle
PlaymakingReduces the likelihood of being bothered by defenders when dribbling.
High-Flying Denier
DefenseBoosts the speed and leaping ability of a defensive player in anticipation of a block attempt.
Ja Morant has no Rebounding Badges.
Ja Morant has no General Offense Badges.
Pogo Stick
All AroundAllows players to quickly recover and go back up for another jump upon landing. This could be after a rebound, block attempt, or even jump shot.
Ja Morant's NBA 2K Ratings Over the Years
The ratings of Ja Morant over the years, including NBA 2K20, NBA 2K21, NBA 2K22, NBA 2K24 and NBA 2K25, leading up to NBA 2K26, are shown below.
| Game | Rating |
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| NBA 2K26 | 87 |
| NBA 2K25 | 90 |
| NBA 2K24 | 92 |
| NBA 2K23 | 93 |
| NBA 2K22 | 85 |
| NBA 2K21 | 85 |
| NBA 2K20 | 79 |
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Other Version of Ja Morant in NBA 2K26
| Player | OVR | 3PT | DNK |
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| 89 | 79 | 95 |
