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Ja Morant appears to be ahead of schedule in his recovery from shoulder surgery, Damichael Cole of the Memphis Commercial Appeal reports.
According to Grizzlies coach Taylor Jenkins, Morant and several other players who suffered significant injuries are making good progress. Desmond Bane, Jaren Jackson Jr., Ziaire Williams, Vince Williams and Marcus Smart were among the other Grizzlies players who missed chunks of time due to injury this season.
“Everything is going well,” Jenkins said on Tuesday. “Ja is the only one when June rolls around, he’s going to be pretty close to full go on the court. Everything that everyone was dealing with towards the end of the season is in a good place right now.”
Morant’s season was essentially a washout.
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He missed the first 25 games of the season due to an NBA suspension. Morant averaged 25.1 points, 8.1 assists and 5.6 rebounds in nine games after the suspension, including a game-winning shot against New Orleans on Dec. 19 in his return to action.
Morant was then diagnosed with a labral tear in his right shoulder after a training session. At the time on his January surgery, the recovery process was outlined as a six-month process.
Grizzlies GM Zach Kleiman said in April that their wasn’t a timeline on Morant’s full availability, but that he was “expected to be fully cleared for basketball activities maybe halfway through the offseason.”
Morant will be entering the second year of his five-year, max contract.
