Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant reportedly isn’t planning to use an agent when he negotiates his next contract.

According to Drew Hill of the Daily Memphian, Morant is instead set to become the first client of a sports advisory firm that “offers an alternative to usual agency practices and fees.”

Morant, 26, signed a five-year, $197.23 million extension with the Grizzlies in 2022, and that contract will not expire until after the 2027-28 season.

Selected second overall by the Grizzlies in the 2019 NBA draft out of Murray State, Morant has had something of an up-and-down career thus far.

Morant was named the 2019-20 NBA Rookie of the Year, and he was named an All-Star in his third and fourth seasons, but both off-court issues and injuries have plagued him since then.

In March 2023, the NBA suspended Morant for eight games after he appeared to flash a gun during an Instagram Live video. Morant did it again in May of that year, resulting in a 25-game suspension to start the 2023-24 campaign.

Morant only ended up playing nine games in 2023-24 after suffering a shoulder injury that required surgery shortly after returning from suspension.

While Morant made it back for the start of the 2024-25 season, he missed 32 games due to various injuries.

Still, Morant was productive when healthy, averaging 23.2 points, 7.3 assists, 4.1 rebounds, 1.8 three-pointers made and 1.2 steals per game, while shooting 45.4 percent from the field and 30.9 percent from beyond the arc.

After making three consecutive playoff appearances, the Grizzlies bottomed out with a 27-55 record in 2023-24, which coincided with Morant missing nearly the entire season.

However, Memphis bounced back with a 48-34 mark, only to get swept out of the first round of the playoffs by the eventual NBA champion Oklahoma City Thunder.

For this season, the Grizzlies are returning mostly the same core of Morant, Jaren Jackson Jr., Zach Edey, Jaylen Wells and Santi Aldama, although they added guard Ty Jerome in free agency and acquired veteran guard Kentavious Caldwell-Pope as part of a trade that sent Desmond Bane to the Orlando Magic.

Memphis seemingly has the depth and talent needed to vie for a playoff spot once again in 2025-26, but much of that depends on Morant’s health.

Morant has reached the 60-game mark only once over the past four seasons, and he has never played in more than 67 games in a single season.

Regardless of his representation, if Morant wants to be paid like one of the premier players in the NBA when it is time to negotiate his next contract, improving his durability could be key.