Ja Morant will wear No. 1 with the Portland Trail Blazers, the team announced Thursday. The two-time NBA All-Star is changing his uniform number from No. 12, which he had worn since Crestwood High School in South Carolina and at Murray State and during his NBA career with the Memphis Grizzlies.
Portland acquired Morant from Memphis in a trade Monday. The Trail Blazers shared the number change on social media with the caption: “12 turns to 1.”
Ten players in franchise history have worn No. 1. Blake Wesley was the most recent to do so last season. Anfernee Simons (2020 to 2025) and Evan Turner (2017 to 2019) also wore the number, and Portland traded Simons to the Boston Celtics in June 2025.
No Trail Blazer has donned No. 12 since LaMarcus Aldridge wore it from 2007 to 2015. Aldridge ranks third in points scored and fifth in games played in franchise history, and after his retirement in 2021 teammate Damian Lillard called for the franchise to retire Aldridge’s No. 12.
This past season Morant played 20 games, the second fewest of his career, and averaged 19.5 points per game, his lowest scoring average since the 2020-21 season. The number change comes as he begins his tenure with Portland.
