Ja Morant is an All-Star for the first time in his three-year career, assembling an MVP-type season and leading the Memphis Grizzlies to a fantastic 40-18 record, good for a surprising third-place in the Western Conference.
Zion Williamson hasn’t played this season for the New Orleans Pelicans and may miss the remainder of the season, has played in just 85 games in two-plus seasons in the NBA and the Pelicans are on the outside of the play-in game, in 11th place in the West.