Get to know Ja Morant, Phoenix.

He is a top five overall talent and the best NBA draft prospect at point guard, which is your Suns’ most pressing need.

The 6-foot-3, 175-pound freak of a player approaches the game like Russell Westbrook, his favorite player and the player to whom he is most frequently likened.

At first, Morant was a two-star recruit who received very few scholarship offers from mid-majors and was not even ranked by 247 Sports, ESPN, or Rivals.

He is an All-American now.

No other NCAA Division I player has ever averaged as many points and assists as Morant does each game. Murray State has advanced to its second consecutive NCAA Tournament with the help of the sophomore sensation. On Thursday at 1:20 p.m. on TBS, the No. 12-seeded Racers (27-4) take on No. 5 Marquette (25-9) in Hartford, Conn.

“Although my name has grown, my objective has remained the same: I want to be the best leader I can be here and help this team achieve many of its goals,” stated Morant, who averages 5.5 rebounds per game and shoots 50.3 percent from the field and 33.6 percent from three.

Although Zion Williamson, a freshman at Duke, is predicted to draft first overall and is being hailed as the future LeBron James, you still need to keep an eye on Morant throughout March Madness.

“He knows it.”

Phoenix selected Morant in the mock drafts; the player seemed to be adjusting to his newfound national prominence, which began to shine brighter following a summer in which he excelled at CP3 Elite Guard Camp.

The NBA is currently abuzz with talk about him due to both his skill and potential.

According to an NBA scout, “He’ll be an All-Star”. “This child is unique.”

The Naismith Trophy finalist is very appealing to the Suns.

The Suns traveled to Murray, Kentucky, a small town, to observe interim general manager James Jones in action and scout his games, which included the Ohio Valley Conference Tournament. They have firsthand experience of how his skill set can translate to the NBA right away.

Former NBA point guard and head coach Avery Johnson praised the player’s “athletism and court vision, ability to shoot the ball, break down defenses, and get to the free throw line” for Alabama. “Everything he does is on a higher level.”

Reaching the free-throw line is the most crucial of Morant’s skills.

Seeing Morant get the whistle time and time again has left rival college coaches scratching their heads. In a game, he attempts 8.3 free throws on average.

Belmont head coach Rick Byrd described him as “one of those guys that draws calls when he gets fouled and draws calls when he doesn’t get fouled.”

The Suns feature two rookies at the point in De’Anthony Melton and Elie Okobo, as well as Tyler Johnson, whom they acquired just prior to the trade deadline on February 7. Phoenix has been stabilized by Johnson, and Melton and Okobo have shown signs of promise. 

However, Morant has an advantage over those three.

“He possesses “it,” Bruce Pearl, coach of Auburn, remarked. “With the NBA, there’s a ‘it’ factor.” I have several guys who I could play with for the Bulls in the future, but we are discussing the Istanbul(ls) here, not the Chicago Bulls. He possesses ‘it.’ You have an opportunity to become an NBA player if you take “it,” work on it, develop it, and push it. He has “it,” so you can’t blame it all on his work ethic.

The comparisons to Westbrook have come from that “it,” but Morant isn’t the only point guard he enjoys watching.