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Ja Morant and Anthony Edwards Tied Atop Major NBA 2K Rating Category

Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant and Minnesota Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards are tied in this big category

Joey Linn

Apr 29, 2022; Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA; Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant (12) and Minnesota Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards (1) during game six of the first round for the 2022 NBA playoffs at Target Center.
Apr 29, 2022; Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA; Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant (12) and Minnesota Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards (1) during game six of the first round for the 2022 NBA playoffs at Target Center. / Brad Rempel-USA TODAY Sports
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Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant has fully recovered from a shoulder injury that cost him all but nine games last season after returning from a 25-game suspension. One of the most exciting players in the NBA, Morant is looking to remind the basketball world who he is.

Emerging into one of the future faces of the NBA, some believe Morant has to now reclaim that status from Minnesota Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards.

"We know Anthony Edwards is not trying to give up his seat," NBA champion and ESPN analyst Kendrick Perkins said earlier this summer. "... I'm looking at Ja Morant to go get his seat back from Anthony Edwards."

Like Morant, Edwards is one of the NBA's most electric players. Both high-fliers, Morant and Edwards have career highlight tapes more extensive than many players who have been in the league much longer.

Recently revealing their game's top dunkers, NBA 2K shared that Morant and Edwards are tied atop that list with a 97 Driving Dunk rating:

Both Morant and Edwards have some of the best in-game dunks in recent memory.

Edwards had the NBA's dunk of the year last season over Utah Jazz forward John Collins:

Morant has similar posters in his NBA career, including this one in 2023:

While some have already begun putting Morant and Edwards against each other in this perceived battle for the league's future face of the league status, the two players can co-exist as leaders of the next generation.

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Joey Linn

JOEY LINN

Title: Credentialed writer covering the NBA for Sports Illustrated's FanNation Email: joeylinn52@gmail.com Education: Communication Studies degree from Biola University Location: Los Angeles, California Expertise: NBA analysis and reporting Experience: Joey Linn is a credentialed writer covering the NBA for Sports Illustrated's FanNation. Covering the LA Clippers independently in 2018, then for Fansided and 213Hoops from 2019-2021, Joey joined Sports Illustrated's FanNation to cover the Clippers after the 2020-21 season. Graduating from Biola University in 2022 with a Communication Studies degree, Joey served as Biola's play-by-play announcer for their basketball, baseball, softball, and soccer teams during his time in school. Joey's work on Biola's broadcasts, combined with his excellence in the classroom, earned him the Outstanding Communication Studies Student of the year award in 2022. Joey covers the NBA full-time across multiple platforms, primarily serving as a credentialed Clippers beat writer.

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