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What Is Ja Morant Salary? How Much Is Ja Morant Nike Contract?

By Olivia Hensley

American basketball player, Ja Morant, who plays as point guard for the Memphis, earns a salary of $231 million.

Morant who formerly earned $193 million, averaged 27.4 points (on 49/34/76 shooting splits), 6.7 assists and 5.7 rebounds in 33.1 minutes over 57 games last season, leading the 56-win Grizzlies to the league’s second-best record.

He had suffered a knee injury during that season.

How Much Is Ja Morant Nike Contract?

Morant’s Nike contract is worth $12.01 million.

After turning pro he had signed a multiyear, multimillion dollar deal with the footwear and apparel company.

“All my life my parents worked for a check,” Morant had said on social media. “Now I’m proud to say I work for the check. #Nike #NikeBasketball”.

Who Is Ja Morant?

Morant was born on August 10, 1999 and was drafted 2nd overall by the Memphis Grizzlies in the 2019 NBA Draft.

He sighed a four-year contract $39.6 million with the Memphis the same year.

While in college, he played basketball at Murray State University, for the Murray State Racers.