Unpacking Ja Morant's future with Grizzlies after injury, trade deadline
An elbow injury for Ja Morant could impact the Memphis Grizzlies' decision to trade him before the deadline.
An elbow injury for Ja Morant could impact the Memphis Grizzlies' decision to trade him before the deadline.
The injury will not impact his trade market much because there was not much of a market to begin with.
Grizzlies star guard Ja Morant will miss at least three weeks due to a UCL sprain in his left elbow, the team announced Saturday morning, meaning that he will be sidelined through the Feb. 5 trade deadline.
Jalen Johnson delivered the most complete performance of his season as the Atlanta Hawks edged the Memphis Grizzlies 124-122 on Wednesday night at FedExForum. Johnson finished with 32 points, 15 rebounds, and a decisive basket in the final minute, helping Atlanta survive a back-and-forth contest that featured 21 lead changes and 14 ties. The Hawks […] The post Johnson’s 32-point double-double lifts Hawks past Grizzlies in thriller appeared first on TalkBasket.net .
In recent weeks, Ja Morant has looked the most likely to be the next high-profile trade in the NBA, with a host of teams across conferences being linked to the 26-year-old superstar. However, Tim Bontemps may have ruled out two of the most prominent teams being linked to the two-time All-Star, who only recently claimed […] The post Grizzlies news: Insider all but rules out Heat, Bucks as Ja Morant trade destinations appeared first on ClutchPoints .
Morant market is tepid, with teams more interested in buying low.
When idols become your rivals. That could be a good sentiment for Phoenix Suns star Devin Booker and Houston Rockets star Kevin Durant. The two were teammates for two and a half seasons before Phoenix sent Durant away in a massive trade that landed them Dillon Brooks, Jalen Green, and the No. 10 pick. (Khaman […] The post Suns’ Devin Booker’s truth bomb on losing game-winner battle to Kevin Durant appeared first on ClutchPoints .
Here are the latest rumors from around the league as the trade deadline approaches
Giannis Antetokounmpo and Ja Morant are the biggest NBA stars mentioned as 2026 trade deadline candidates. Here are the 10 best players available:
Warriors GM Mike Dunleavy told reporters he has no plans to move Jimmy Butler's contract at the trade deadline, despite the veteran forward suffering a season-ending ACL tear.
In the wake of the season-ending injury to Fred VanVleet before the season began, the Houston Rockets have reportedly been in the market for guard help in the weeks leading up to the NBA trade deadline. After the Trae Young trade, Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant is the biggest backcourt name available, but is he […] The post NBA rumors: Rockets’ guard trade targets, Ja Morant unlikely appeared first on ClutchPoints .
Although Ja Morant‘s time with the Grizzlies has been on a downward trajectory for a few years, tensions reached a boiling point at the end of October, when Morant received a team-issued one-game suspension, writes Brett Siegel of ClutchPoints. Head coach Tuomas Iisalo reportedly challenged Morant’s “leadership and effort” following a loss to the Lakers […]
Jimmy Butler is out for the season, and the Warriors' trade deadline just got even more complex
The Toronto Raptors have maintained trade interest in Dallas Mavericks center Anthony Davis, but any firm offer is expected to be built around the contract of Immanuel Quickley or Jakob Poeltl alongside RJ Barrett, sources say. Even with a future first-round pick attached, such a deal would provide minimal financial relief for Dallas. Quickley is in the second year of a five-year, $162.5 million contract with three full seasons remaining at $32.5 million annually. Poeltl signed a veteran exte...
As more teams show an interest in Ja Morant, an insider suggests how the Warriors could acquire the two-time All-Star.
NBANBA fans make their feelings known after Ja Morant shoves a Hawks player and gets into a scuffle with him during the second quarter of the Grizzlies game.
NBAIt did not take long for Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant to get into another scuffle. But this time, it is not with his teammate. The Grizzlies faced the Atlanta Hawks at FedExForum on Wednesday, and things got heated in the second quarter. Morant tried to attack the rim but was bodied up by Hawks […] The post Grizzlies’ Ja Morant nearly gets into a brawl with Hawks’ Mouhamed Gueye appeared first on ClutchPoints .
We've also got updates out of Minnesota and Toronto, not to mention Dallas and Anthony Davis.