Not finding his joy, a dust-up with head coach Tuomas Iisalo, and now the recent bickering with his teammate. Ja Morant’s decline from being the face of the franchise to now being a trade candidate has been pretty evident.
Things did not fall apart overnight in Memphis. They finally snapped into view. According to Brett Siegel of ClutchPoints, tensions between Ja Morant and the Grizzlies reached a breaking point in late October, when Morant was issued a one-game team suspension.
Tuomas Iisalo’s Memphis Grizzlies did not set out to replace Ja Morant. Not publicly, anyway. Morant remains the franchise’s most electric talent, its most recognizable face and, when healthy and available, its emotional engine.
The Berlin setting was grand, but the ending felt all too familiar for the Memphis Grizzlies. In the first of two NBA Europe events, Tuomas Iisalo’s squad squandered a 20-point lead against the Orlando Magic, wasting a dominant first from Jaren Jackson Jr.
The Ja Morant and Vince Williams Jr. incident is slowly becoming one of those “WTF” stories. It happened during a Grizzlies practice in Berlin and quickly went viral after audio leaked online.
It's hard for everything to go right in the NBA, whether that's due to managerial decisions, bad luck with injuries, or other factors. In league history, there are some moments that stand out, moments that could have gone in a completely different direction and drastically changed the league.
The Memphis Grizzlies might be acting a bit unrealistic when it comes to a potential trade of Ja Morant. Memphis is asking for a first-round draft pick as well as a young player in exchange for their star point guard Morant, veteran NBA writer Marc Stein reported Thursday during the “Deals and Dunks” podcast on SiriusXM.
The Memphis Grizzlies are disappointed after a 118-111 loss to the Orlando Magic inside Uber Arena in Berlin. The Grizzlies started the game off strong, pulling out to a double-digit lead early.
The Memphis Grizzlies have been mired in the trade rumor mill recently, with ESPN NBA insider Shams Charania reporting that the team was open to trading star point guard Ja Morant.
As the Miami Heat have been surrounded by rumors with Ja Morant of the Memphis Grizzlies, the question remains of what the team will have to give up to get the talented guard.
Memphis Grizzlies center Zach Edey has everything it takes to be one of the NBA’s most dominant big men. At 7-foot-3 and over 290 pounds, he controls the paint.
If the Memphis Grizzlies’ end game is to ruin Ja Morant’s reputation on the way out the door, that ship has sailed. There weren’t many passengers on board.
The Memphis Grizzlies are in position to make a big splash ahead of the trade deadline with Ja Morant smothered in rumors about a possible dismissal. CBS Sports writer Sam Quinn added fuel to the fire by suggesting a trade that would send Morant to the Heat for Tyler Herro and Simone Fontecchio.
As soon as the Memphis Grizzlies made Ja Morant available for a trade, plenty of suitors emerged. One of the quiet potential destinations could be the Phoenix Suns.
The Memphis Grizzlies hoped the worst was behind them after a rough start to the season. Injuries have already tested their depth, and the road trip to Europe added another layer of strain.
LeBron James had to walk back comments that his agent made about the Los Angeles Lakers trading his longest-tenured teammate. Still, Rich Paul may be right about the future of Austin Reaves in Los Angeles.
Three injured Grizzlies players will remain sidelined for several more weeks, the team announced today in a press release (Twitter link). Memphis’ update on starting center Zach Edey is the most notable of the bunch.
If the Lakers want to build toward a deep playoff run, they'll need to find reliable shooters. While they're expected to be active ahead of the Feb. 5 trade deadline, it seems that the Purple and Gold will look in their backyard first for a potential solution.