{"id":"damian-lillard-vs-ja-morant","slug":"damian-lillard-vs-ja-morant","title":"Lillard vs Morant: Careers and 2026-27","shortAnswer":"Damian Lillard's per-game averages are 25.1 points, 4.3 rebounds, and 6.7 assists in 900 games. Ja Morant's are 22.4 points, 4.6 rebounds, and 7.4 assists in 327 games. Both are with the Portland Trail Blazers (Basketball-Reference). NBA.com's story, updated June 30, 2026, says Portland and Memphis agreed on a trade Monday that sent Morant to Portland. That Monday was June 29, 2026. As of October 3, 2026, neither has played a 2026-27 regular-season game. There is no 2026-27 forecast.","verdict":"Career per game: Lillard 25.1 points, 4.3 rebounds, and 6.7 assists in 900 games. Morant 22.4 points, 4.6 rebounds, and 7.4 assists in 327 games.\n\n2025-26: Lillard missed 2025-26 with an Achilles injury. Morant played 20 games for Memphis at 19.5 points, 3.3 rebounds, and 8.1 assists.\n\n2026-27 season: Both are with Portland. The trade story updated June 30, 2026 says the teams agreed Monday, June 29, 2026. As of October 3, 2026, neither has played a regular-season game. The Suns are at the Trail Blazers on October 21, 2026, at 10:00 pm ET. Neither is named the winner of that game, and there is no forecast for it.","category":"sports","entities":[{"id":"damian-lillard","slug":"damian-lillard","name":"Damian Lillard","shortDesc":"Career 25.1 points, 4.3 rebounds, and 6.7 assists in 900 games. 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Memphis received Jerami Grant and Kris Murray. Damian Lillard is on Portland's roster with Jrue Holiday and Scoot Henderson. The Blazers' post and the Grizzlies' post on that story are dated June 30, 2026."},{"question":"What day was the Morant trade?","answer":"The NBA.com story was updated June 30, 2026, and it says the teams agreed on the trade Monday. June 29, 2026 was a Monday. It names the players: Ja Morant to Portland, Jerami Grant and Kris Murray to Memphis."},{"question":"What are their career scoring lines?","answer":"Lillard's per-game averages are 25.1 points, 4.3 rebounds, and 6.7 assists in 900 games over 13 years. Career points total 22,598 (Basketball-Reference). Morant's per-game averages are 22.4 points, 4.6 rebounds, and 7.4 assists in 327 games over 7 years. Career points total 7,331 (Basketball-Reference). Shooting is .439 / .371 / .899 for Lillard and .466 / .311 / .773 for Morant, field goals, threes, and free throws."},{"question":"Did Lillard play in 2025-26?","answer":"Lillard missed the 2025-26 season with an Achilles injury (Basketball-Reference). His last season is 2024-25 with Milwaukee: 58 games, 24.9 points, 4.7 rebounds, and 7.1 assists."},{"question":"What did Morant average in 2025-26?","answer":"With Memphis, 20 games, all starts, 19.5 points, 3.3 rebounds, and 8.1 assists. NBA.com's trade story has the same 19.5 points and 8.1 assists over 20 games, and a career average of 22.4 points. He has 2 All-Star selections, 2021-22 All-NBA, 2019-20 Rookie of the Year, and 2021-22 Most Improved (Basketball-Reference)."},{"question":"When do the Trail Blazers play the Suns?","answer":"NBA.com schedules Phoenix at Portland on October 21, 2026, at 10:00 pm ET, regular season. Both teams are at 0-0. As of October 3, 2026, Morant has not played a 2026-27 regular-season game."}],"relatedComparisons":[{"slug":"lebron-vs-jordan","title":"LeBron vs Jordan","category":"sports"},{"slug":"kobe-bryant-vs-lebron-james","title":"Kobe vs LeBron","category":"sports"}],"relatedBlogPosts":[],"expertAnalysis":"Damian Lillard's per-game averages are 25.1 points, 4.3 rebounds, and 6.7 assists in 900 games. Ja Morant's are 22.4 points, 4.6 rebounds, and 7.4 assists in 327 games. Both are with the Portland Trail Blazers. There is no 2026-27 forecast.\n\n2026-27 season. Stats as of October 3, 2026. Neither player has played a 2026-27 regular-season game. NBA.com schedules Phoenix at Portland on October 21, 2026, at 10:00 pm ET. Lillard missed the 2025-26 season with an Achilles injury. NBA.com's June 30 trade story has him on Portland's current roster.\n\nThe trade. The story says Portland and Memphis agreed Monday. The story was updated June 30, 2026, and June 29, 2026 was that Monday. Portland received Ja Morant. Memphis received Jerami Grant and Kris Murray. The same story says Grant averaged 18.6 points and 3.5 rebounds over 57 games last season, and Murray averaged 5.8 points and 3.6 rebounds over 56 games. Lillard made 9 All-Star teams, with 7 All-NBA selections, 2012-13 Rookie of the Year, and 2023-24 All-Star Game MVP. Morant made 2 All-Star teams, with 2021-22 All-NBA, 2019-20 Rookie of the Year, and 2021-22 Most Improved.","quickAnswer":{"tldr":"Damian Lillard's per-game averages are 25.1 points, 4.3 rebounds, and 6.7 assists in 900 games. Ja Morant's are 22.4 points, 4.6 rebounds, and 7.4 assists in 327 games. Both are with the Portland Trail Blazers (Basketball-Reference). NBA.com's story, updated June 30, 2026, says Portland and Memphis agreed on a trade Monday that sent Morant to Portland. That Monday was June 29, 2026. As of October 3, 2026, neither has played a 2026-27 regular-season game. 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