Ja Morant wants out of Memphis. That shouldn't be considered a crime. He’s been great about not poisoning sentiment against him by playing when he’s 100 percent and is even practicing with the Grizzlies in Germany ahead of the team’s first of two matchups against the Orlando Magic in a few days.
The Lakers have agreed to a 10-day deal with guard Kobe Bufkin, reports Shams Charania of ESPN (Twitter link). The 15th overall pick in the 2023 NBA draft, Bufkin spent his first two professional seasons with the Hawks before being traded to the Nets this offseason.
The NBA rumor mill is churning as the days leading up to the trade deadline go by. The Memphis Grizzlies have begun shopping Ja Morant, but the one Grizzlies player that opposing teams are reportedly monitoring, and have been since early in the season, is Jaren Jackson Jr., as per ClutchPoints’ NBA insider Brett Siegel.
As we near the halfway point of the NBA season it's time to hand out grades for the middling Memphis Grizzlies. The Grizzlies have dealt with countless injuries, rumors, and currently find themselves at a crossroads.
Part of what makes the NBA, or any pro sports league, so compelling to watch is the narratives, especially those centered on rivalries. Throughout the decades, the NBA has fostered a number of rivalries, some long-lasting and others short but sweet.
As the trade rumors surrounding Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant keep swirling, one of the few teams that have been linked to the guard is the Miami Heat.
Ja Morant’s standing in the NBA has never been more confusing. The Memphis Grizzlies’ star guard is still one of the most explosive talents in the league, but now his name is being mentioned in spaces whose futures are far more unsettled than the last few years have indicated.
The tension between Ja Morant and the Memphis Grizzlies has become impossible to ignore. When a franchise cornerstone and the organization that built around him start butting heads, the clock starts ticking on a potential rupture that could define both parties for years to come.
One prominent NBA team may be going all-in on a roster teardown. Rival executives believe that the Memphis Grizzlies could trade away star big man Jaren Jackson Jr.
Ja Morant’s future with the Memphis Grizzlies is cloudy as the NBA trade deadline gets closer. The Grizzlies are reportedly “entertaining offers” for a possible Morant trade, and now a “dark-horse” team has emerged as a potential suitor, according to Kelly Iko of Yahoo Sports.
The Memphis Grizzlies scored the game's final 13 points to erase an eight-point deficit with three minutes remaining and defeat the visiting Brooklyn Nets 103-98 Sunday.
With no Shai Gilgeous-Alexander or Chet Holmgren in the lineup on Friday evening, the Oklahoma City Thunder trailed the Memphis Grizzlies by 19 at halftime inside FedEx Forum.