CHICAGO – With his value assured as a top three pick in next month’s NBA Draft, Ja Morant couldn’t have done anything more to improve his stock at the Lottery and Combine.
He showed up, went to work and handled his business anyway.
If you expected Morant to alter his approach now, with the bright lights, massive media swarm and intense spotlight of the entire league descending on the top draft prospects in Chicago this week, then you really don’t know Ja.
And, for now, that’s still OK with him. Relative anonymity has had its privileges for Morant, who was the only of the consensus top three draft prospects to address the national media at the Combine.