Ja Morant Net Worth, Salary: How Much Is The Grizzlies Star Earning?

KEY POINTS

Ja Morant was selected by the Grizzlies as the second overall pick in 2019
He signed a four-year, $39.6 million contract extension with the Grizzlies last year
Since 2019, he has earned a total of $27.5 million in salary

Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant, who was declared doubtful to play for the rest of the 2022 NBA playoffs this week due to a knee injury, is one of the rising players in the league today. Here's a look at his NBA salary and net worth.

The 22-year-old South Carolina native comes from a family of athletes. His father, Tee Morant, was a high school teammate of Ray Allen and played basketball for Claflin University, while his mother, Jamie, played point guard in high school and semi-professional softball in college.

Morant played for Crestwood High School in his teenage years before going on to play college basketball for the Murray State Racers.

Morant was selected by the Grizzlies as the second-overall pick in the 2019 NBA Draft and signed a two-season, $17.8 million contract. At the end of the 2019-20 season, he was voted NBA Rookie of the Year.

In 2021, he signed a four-year, fully-guaranteed extension worth $39.6 million with the Grizzlies.

Since joining the league, Morant has earned a total of $27.5 million in salary, according to Spotrac.

In the 2022-23 season, Morant is set to earn a base salary of $12.12 million.

The athlete's net worth is estimated to be around $7 million, according to Celebrity Net Worth.

Aside from his court earnings, Morant also makes money through endorsement deals.

In 2019, after turning professional, Morant signed a multi-year, multimillion-dollar footwear and apparel endorsement deal with Nike.

"All my life my parents worked for a check," he posted on Instagram at the time. "Now I'm proud to say I work for the check."

He also signed an endorsement deal with sports drink BodyArmor in 2020.

Morant appeared to injure himself during the second half of the Golden State Warriors' 142-112 Game 3 win over the Memphis Grizzlies at Chase Center Saturday night, NBC Sports reported.

After the game, Grizzlies coach Taylor Jenkins accused Warriors guard Jordan Poole of malicious intent by injuring Morant on a play in which he "yanked" the star guard's knee.

Morant has been diagnosed with a bone bruise on his right knee and is considered doubtful to return for the remainder of the 2022 NBA playoffs, Shams Charania of The Athletic reported.