With the stunning trade of franchise cornerstone Jaren Jackson Jr. to the Utah Jazz, Ja Morant’s Memphis Grizzlies have officially pivoted to a rebuild before the NBA Trade Deadline.
Miami continues to keep multiple big-game irons in the fire. The Heat have shown “some level” of interest in Grizzlies point guard Ja Morant in recent weeks, according to Anthony Chiang of the Miami Herald, though league sources stress that the organization’s primary focus remains on Giannis Antetokounmpo.
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Thursday’s deadline is nearly upon us. Giannis Antetokounmpo continues to be the hottest name to monitor as teams are throwing their all-in offers to the Bucks.
The Memphis Grizzlies sent shockwaves throughout the league by trading star big man Jaren Jackson Jr. to the Utah Jazz. The Jaren Jackson Jr. trade marks a franchise reset for Memphis, signaling a clear shift in priorities, timeline, and team identity.
With the NBA trade deadline less than 48 hours away, the Utah Jazz and Memphis Grizzlies struck a surprise blockbuster deal on Tuesday afternoon. The trade centers around two-time All-Star Jaren Jackson Jr.
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 Memphis Grizzlies are moving on from Jaren Jackson Jr., who was dealt to the Utah Jazz in the first big blockbuster deal of the trade deadline season.
The Ja Morant era with the Memphis Grizzlies peaked with two second-place Western Conference finishes and a second-round exit. Now Morant remains, but the Grizzlies have completed a dramatic and lucrative teardown of their team.
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.
The Memphis Grizzlies are a team to watch with the trade deadline inching even closer. The team is now in the lottery sector of the Western Conference standings, and things could be looking bleak for them for the future.
You could practically hear the collective exhale inside FedExForum on Monday night. For a Memphis Grizzlies squad that has been battered by injuries and burdened by a six-game skid, the weight was becoming heavy.
Jaren Jackson Jr. had 30 points, Ty Jerome added 19 points with eight assists, and Jaylen Wells scored 18 to lead the Memphis Grizzlies to a 137-128 victory Monday night over the visiting Minnesota Timberwolves to snap a six-game losing streak.
With their season drifting in the wrong direction and the Western Conference standings tightening by the day, Tuomas Iisalo’s Memphis Grizzlies are increasingly looking for relief valves.
It took Ty Jerome 40 seconds to put 46 missed games behind him. The Memphis Grizzlies guard made his season debut in Saturday's 131-114 loss to the visiting