Ja Morant is with the Memphis Grizzlies for their European trip, but his name continues to surface in trade rumors ahead of the NBA's deadline next month.
A split between Ja Morant and the Memphis Grizzlies now appears increasingly inevitable. Reportedly, both the star guard and the organization share a mutual openness to moving on from one another.
Memphis Grizzlies guard Jaylen Wells will play in his first-ever overseas game as they go up against the Orlando Magic at Uber Arena in Berlin on Thursday.
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Ja Morant is apparently trying to do what his fellow star guard Damian Lillard couldn’t — successfully force his way to the Miami Heat. The disgruntled Memphis Grizzlies guard Morant reportedly wants to be traded to the Heat.
As the Trae Young trade saga ends in a whimper, the NBA star guard trade market has been reset. How do teams value high-usage offensive-minded star guards who are negatives defensively?
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.
The whispers connecting Jaren Jackson Jr. to the Boston Celtics have circulated through NBA trade rumor mills, but Memphis Grizzlies fans can rest easy.
If the chatter is accurate, Ja Morant has a destination in mind. Morant wants the Grizzlies to trade him to the Heat, Rachel Nichols said on the SI Now Open Floor Show with Chris Mannix (via DallasHoopsJournal’s Ashish Mathur).
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.