You never know until you know. That’s just how things work in sports: You draft a player; you sign a big free agent; you make a trade for that missing piece. You do your due diligence, you research and you study and watch film and talk to coaches and teammates and friends and family, and then when you feel as good as you can feel, you make the call and acquire the player. And then all you can do is hope for the best.
The Memphis Grizzlies used the second overall pick in the 2019 NBA Draft on Ja Morant, a 20-year-old point guard listed at 6-2 and 174 pounds.