Player Facts
Height: 6'7"
Weight: 213lbs.
Date of Birth: Mar. 12, 1994
College Experience: Syracuse (2 years)
Selections
All Star: 0
All-NBA: 0
All-Defensive: 0
Player Grades
Speed/Explosiveness: 9
Physical Strength: 6
Positional Size: 7
Positional Wingspan: 10
Paint Scoring: 8
Midrange Scoring: 7
Three-Point Scoring: 7
Dribbling: 7
Passing: 4
Perimeter Defense: 7
Interior Defense: 7
Rebounding: 5
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STRENGTHS
Intro
The 6-foot-7 hybrid forward Jerami Grant has shown he can be an impactful option in both the role player and featured scorer positions. He has somewhat of an unorthodox game, but checks many boxes as a swingman with size. Grant pairs his competent three-level scoring with versatile above-average defense as of 2025-2026.
Starting Off
Up until he sought out an expanded role in 2020-2021, Grant spent years as a strong complementary piece. He played off of numerous stars such as Russell Westbrook, Paul George, Nikola Jokić, and Jamal Murray. Jerami's growth as a shooter with his feet set was clear, allowing him to space the floor for these All-Stars.
Following years of being a player that teams would not close out to beyond the arc, the Syracuse product worked himself into a nice catch-and-shoot threat. His 2018-2019 Thunder campaign saw him hit a shade under 40% of these shots. In Denver, he drilled an even 39% of his spot-up three-balls.
His 6'7" fame, packed with loads of athleticism, has paved the way for his top-end cutting ability. The lob-catching specialist was in the 81st percentile scoring on cuts in 2019-2020. While this has slowed down with the ball in his hands more as a Piston and now a Blazer, the ability is still there.
Expanded Role in Detroit
Upon arrival in the Motor City, Jerami's scoring volume exploded – the main catalysts being a couple of growth areas. For one, his foul shot attempts climbed up to 6.4 per contest. The more impressive feat is that he nailed 84.5% of these despite firmly being a sub-80% guy his entire career before this.
Grant's scoring surge was also permitted by such an increase in shot attempts. He nearly doubled his nightly field goals taken from 8.9 to 17.3, going from Denver to Detroit. The scoring average followed in these near-twofold footsteps.
The Syracuse product now settles in as a Portland Trail Blazer, oscillating between the extreme role poles he has established within his own career. He can play and space beside creators like Deni Avdija or Jrue Holiday. Grant could also still take his on-ball reps as a half-court floor raiser.
Slashing Scorer
Jerami Grant uses his rising isolation chances to attack the hole, draw fouls, or pull up from the midrange. His simple dribbling package lets him focus on using a dynamic first step to beat his man.
Jerami mercilessly goes at slower bigs on the switch, with some post-up ability to attack smalls. At the cup, he uses length, wide shoulders, size, and a springy lower half to finish against help defense.
Make no mistake, Jerami is an absolute high-flyer with some striking in-game dunks under his belt. At 213 pounds, he is not all that heavy but has the wiry strength needed to dunk through people. He makes great use of his bounce as both an on-ball slasher and when attacking closeouts.
Swelled aggression allowed him to apply consistent and dangerous downhill pressure on the defense in 2020-2021 and into 2025-2026. He is also pretty good at changing direction on his 1-2 around the paint or even hop-stepping to dodge defensive jerseys. Grant drove more often per game than Jaylen Brown, Stephen Curry, and Anthony Edwards back in '21.
Through an advanced statistical lens, Jerami fared somewhat surprisingly well within his '21 iso sequences. His blend of production and efficiency placed him in the NBA's 70th percentile here. The forward's 119 points here outpaced Ja Morant, Jordan Clarkson, and Jimmy Butler.
Midrange Ability
As mentioned, he pierces into the midrange on his isolations but can also get there via either end of the screen-and-roll. Regardless, Jerami has turned himself into a volume midrange bucket-getter on palatable efficiency. His 2020-2021 midrange figures paralleled those of the star Jayson Tatum (shooting percentage nearly identical).
More recently in 2025-2026, Grant has begun to stray away from the midrange to source scoring from. Instead, he has changed some of these out for threes. Lowered scoring primacy in this environment also tells the ale - the midrange is the zone reserved mostly for scoring stars.
Open Court Mayhem
Though previously more of a pitch-ahead receiver than a fast break leader, Grant has always been a rock-solid transition player. He can grab-and-go or leak out for outlets. Jerami can beat even some guards down the floor, generally running the lane extremely hard.
Defensive Versatility
Grant is an effective cross-positional defender. This malleability is what props up his defensive value. His man defense in a vacuum is solid but unspectacular.
He spent 200+ minutes checking guards and wings, respectively, in 2020-2021. It can be said with confidence that he can capably guard two through four. Length and standout stamina are a couple of pillars of his defensive identity.
Jerami's surplus value as a wing comes from his athletic shot-blocking. Those same athletic tools used for dunking on opponents are employed once again to erase their shot attempts. He covers ground quickly to pounce on the interior shots, to the tune of 1.1 blocks/night in 2020-2021. He even gets a piece of some triples with that elongated 7'2.75" reach.
WEAKNESSES
Growing Pains
It took a while to work out the kinks as a top-two option with the Pistons. Jerami's efficiency is and at times remains suboptimal, and he posted an unsightly AST/TO ratio in his first Motor City campaign. The shot selection over that season left a lot to be desired, with subpar pick-and-roll initiator statistics as well.
Jerami must continue to iron out his pull-up three-point shooting to be closer to a true reliable scoring option. In Detroit, he had begun to take many more of these, but his accuracy here is a far cry from his spot-up numbers. Grant only hit 26.9% of his 1+ dribble treys in 2020-2021. He can detrimentally twist in mid-air and land multiple inches away from where he leaves.
Another, more difficult to develop skill needed to become a legitimate number one guy is playmaking for others. Grant's speciality is not exactly elevating his teammates, never touching 3+ helpers per contest. He makes basic reads off the catch and in P&R, but overall, this remains a clear weakness for the Portland native.
Shabby Steals/Boards Rates
With a near 7-3 wingspan and strong closing speed, one would expect Grant to be a big-time defensive counting stats hoarder. In actuality, his steals rates are low in part because of middling off-ball instincts. Centers like Jakob Poeltl, Clint Capela, and Steven Adams averaged more swipes than him in 2020-2021.
His rebounding is also lacking, considering his size and time spent at all three frontcourt positions over his career. His offensive rebounding is especially weak, though it's the lack of D-board-getting that is more negatively impactful to his team. Merely three or four defensive rebounds per game is not going to cut it as a big-minute 3/4 man.
Defensive Drop
His overall defensive impact is not where it was as a full-time role player. That is reasonable, with much more energy being expended on the offensive end. To round into a two-way force, though, Jerami will need to bring back that consistent defensive effect.
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