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MikeCheck: Morant or Barrett? Or will debate even develop in Grizz draft options for No. 2 pick?

MEMPHIS – With the second overall pick in the 2019 NBA Draft, the Memphis Grizzlies select ... ?

The early and solid frontrunner is Murray State explosive point guard Ja Morant. Most believe he’ll be the one slipping on a Grizzlies cap, sliding across the stage on June 20 and shaking Commissioner Adam Silver’s hand when the No. 2 pick is announced at Barclays Center in Brooklyn.

But what about Duke prolific swingman RJ Barrett? Didn’t he enter this past season as the consensus top NBA draft prospect and then only cemented his stock by setting the ACC freshman scoring record?