With the NBA trade deadline now over and done with and Ja Morant still in a Memphis Grizzlies uniform, the franchise focus now shifts squarely to what his continued presence means for the rest of the 2025-26 season and beyond.
The Memphis Grizzlies have decided to reset. The Grizzlies added three draft picks in the trade for Jaren Jackson Jr. Did they get enough for one of the top defensive players in the NBA?
The Memphis Grizzlies made a big trade right before the deadline, but it involved Jaron Jackson Jr., and not Ja Morant. In fact, it sounds as though Morant got little to no interest from teams around the league.
The Sixers will trade veteran guard Eric Gordon and a second-round pick swap in 2032 to the Grizzlies, sources tell ESPN’s Shams Charania (Twitter link).
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The Memphis Grizzlies are continuing to get involved in the NBA traded line, making a small move with the Philadelphia 76ers to help them with some roster flexibility.
The Memphis Grizzlies got their heavy lifting around the trade deadline out of the way early. Jaren Jackson Jr., who was tied to the organization via a contract extension set to kick in this offseason, was moved to Utah for more draft capital and a couple of players still on their rookie contracts.
Ja Morant’s name keeps popping up in trade chatter, but Sacramento does not appear to be a serious landing spot. According to Kelly Iko of Yahoo Sports, Morant and his camp have little interest in a move to the Kings.
Ty Jerome put up a game-high 28 points, Cam Spencer hit two key late 3-pointers, and the Memphis Grizzlies held off the host Sacramento Kings for a 129-125 victory Wednesday night.
The Memphis Grizzlies have nearly as much separation from the sixth seed as they do from the 15th. There are 34 games left, but after Wednesday’s trade sending Jaren Jackson Jr.
Ja Morant has a good chance of being traded before Thursday’s deadline, and one team may be emerging as a likely landing spot. The Sacramento Kings are most strongly connected to Morant in trade rumors, according to Kevin O’Connor of Yahoo Sports.
The Utah Jazz made a big splash by trading three future picks and two prospects to the Memphis Grizzlies for Jaren Jackson Jr., a trade that gives the Jazz both a star and one of the biggest starting lineups in the NBA.
The NBA trade floodgates are officially open, with teams finally making deals and rumors continuing to fly on where the league’s star players will land.