For two hours, they dined and talked in a South Carolina steakhouse, and what Portland Trail Blazers coach Micah Nori noticed most about his lunch partner was the sincerity of his words, the seriousness of his facial expressions, and the excitement that was unable to be contained. Ja Morant told his new coach that he couldn’t wait to play for the Blazers. “I think we are going to get the best version of Ja,” Nori said.