Ja Morant joins Lift Sports Management's Mike Miller. 

[{"selector":"#anim-1788ce18-6d31-4fe6-a676-487ccd9eb827","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-e5a5e6ca-f819-4733-b162-1c2e179d22a4 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":4000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] Ja Morant, the standout player for the Memphis Grizzlies, has recently acquired the services of a new agent. And it is a name that is well-known.

[{"selector":"#anim-e64df854-a45f-424e-acc3-229e23c3cbbd","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-a09164a6-c6bb-4f23-9e13-7fe11ba8b8ac [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":4000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] Lift Sports Management, overseen by ex-NBA player Mike Miller, declared on Thursday morning that Morant has officially joined their agency.

[{"selector":"#anim-96ed6b65-1a79-4ec0-a406-07cf1f924470","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-be6f29fb-8712-49ca-b1e5-742e95710567 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":4000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] He required a new representative following his separation from Jim Tanner earlier this month.

[{"selector":"#anim-2466089f-d23c-4161-b95d-0aff95c2dd5e","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-e6056bb2-a833-4951-bb41-2c376a088be8 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":4000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] The announcement was made through a video that Lift uploaded on social media. Morant shared the video on his account by retweeting it.

[{"selector":"#anim-1a65c6dd-4016-4439-b165-db0e3309ef02","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-d7068c51-a623-4795-b85a-b5d2e790d549 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(10.267857222963517%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":4000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] In Memphis, Miller is well-known. After an 18-year NBA career that included two stints with the Grizzlies, he retired and joined Penny Hardaway's Memphis coaching staff as an assistant coach.

[{"selector":"#anim-a6393b05-6471-4f9e-a9eb-2f6b9cc36786","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-d3357036-510e-40b6-beaf-5b09069a7f92 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":4000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] Prior to becoming a sports agent, he was Houston High School's head coach.

[{"selector":"#anim-e13e8d01-8daa-49f4-a512-8a92a48c6310","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-bf7d670a-6f40-4bdd-a63f-ee789c53965d [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":4000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] After a season in which he hardly played for the Grizzlies in 2023–24, Morant is returning.

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Ja Morant joins Lift Sports Management's Mike Miller.

The April 12, 2024 Edition of Your Daily FinanceScope

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