Ja Morant’s father Tee personally put him through “TTG camp” in their South Carolina backyard when he was a little child. It represented Train To Go. Tee Morant wants his kid to put in a lot of work and be prepared to prove to everyone that he could overcome any challenge.

In an effort to prepare the rookie sensation of the Memphis Grizzlies for the NBA season’s July 30 start date, Pops just revived the TTG camp out of their suburban Memphis, Tennessee, home.

Tee Morant said to The Undefeated, “They locked in.” He was obviously eager to return outside. He was dying inside from it. However, the entire process was quite beneficial to him. He appeared to have an offseason. He did make the most of his vacation time. grew more powerful. further examined the game. It was excellent and really effective. He wasn’t merely lounging around munching on food.

Over the course of two weeks starting on June 14, the Morants held their own basketball and weight conditioning sessions, while the Grizzlies planned voluntary and individual workouts from their downtown Memphis practice facility from June 23 to June 30 before leaving for Orlando, Florida on July 1.
The Morants flew in IMG assistant basketball coach Jonathan “Coach JT” Thomas and strength and conditioning coach Uranius “U.J.” Johnson to aid with the exercises. Johnson and Thomas, who stayed at the Morants’ residence during this visit, had assisted Morant in getting ready for the 2019 NBA draft out of Murray State.

Johnson visited a store after arriving to purchase equipment such as battle ropes, weight balls, and kettlebells. In addition to making Morant stronger, Johnson wanted to better prepare him for the beating his small physique would receive in the NBA.

We often joke among ourselves, saying things like, ‘Look, we had to get you stronger this summer because you can’t pull up that arm sleeve every play, every turnover.’ Johnson stated, “We want to keep it up there.”

Thomas used NBA movies on YouTube to conduct film training sessions with Morant. In addition, he worked with Morant on shooting, reading and responding offensively, and dribbling off ball screens. Prior to the season being banned, Morant had averaged 17.6 points, 6.9 assists, and 3.5 rebounds in 59 games.